Backup

[NP-HOST]

Hello,


I would like to backup my server every day (is this a good idea?) If I click configure backup what options do I need to enable, e.t.c?


Where do I create the directory for the backup destination?


I only have one harddrive so the backups will go on the same drive as everything else on the server, is that ok?


Thanks for any help.

[webignition]

I only have one harddrive so the backups will go on the same drive as everything else on the server, is that ok?

Not quite. Backups would need to be in a directory within a partition that does not have quotas enabled. Backup files are owned by the account owner and so if backups are on a quota-enabled partition, they would be counted when determining how much disk space a user has used - not a good option!

If you don't already have a partition set aside for backsup, you'd need to create a virtual file system and mount it as a partition. Chirpy has done this for me before and it works a treat.

[NP-HOST]

Not quite. Backups would need to be in a directory within a partition that does not have quotas enabled. Backup files are owned by the account owner and so if backups are on a quota-enabled partition, they would be counted when determining how much disk space a user has used - not a good option!

If you don't already have a partition set aside for backsup, you'd need to create a virtual file system and mount it as a partition. Chirpy has done this for me before and it works a treat.

Ok, Thanks.


Any ideas how I create a virtual file system and mount it as a partition?



Thanks