Re: Utterly Gutted

["ianh1000" <ianh1000@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Phil

I guess it depends what the data is. If you have 3TB it may well be
DVD and Music data that even if it is a real pain you still have the
originals and given a few weeks/months you can replace. for data such
as digital photos or commercial data you can't just load it back on
again as it was the only copy.

Your suggestion of mirroring will only help you in the event of a
hardware (disk) failure. Mirroring data doesn't help at all of you or
someone else deletes that data, both copies are deleted at the same
time.

If you do indeed have 3TB of your own data that is not off normal
media please mail me off list [ADVERT] as I can back that up for you
[Ok so it will cost the same as a small car].

Regards
Ian


--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Phil Harris" <phil@a...> wrote:
>
> Unfortunately backing up data isn't always possible...
>
> ...I have somewhere around 3Tb on the server upstairs and there's
no way in
> hell I can back that up - it would in fact be cheaper to mirror it!
>
> Phil
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Christopher Purves [mailto:CHRIS_PURVES@M...]
> > Sent: 29 August 2004 21:41
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Re: Utterly Gutted
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Yes - I always told other people to backup - just never
> > followed my own advice - I thought my raid system removed the
> > requirement - silly me. Oh well I'll get over it no doubt. At
> > least we have hard copies of most of the photos!
> >
> >
> > Chris
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: ianh1000<mailto:ianh1000@y...>
> >   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx<mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> >   Sent: 29 August 2004 21:15
> >   Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Utterly Gutted
> >
> >
> >
> >   Hi Chris, My thoughts are with you, having lost this sort of
data in
> >   the past I know what it is like. I recommend/sell many RAID
> > solutions
> >   at work upt to many tens of TB but you still need to back them
up.
> >   They may offer more protection that a single disk but do not
cover a
> >   RAID control failer or even more often user error. If you
> > delete data
> >   by istake it it taken away from a RAID solution just the same.
> >
> >   Whatever technology you use, BACKUP! BACKUP! BACKUP!
> >
> >   Regards
> >   Ian
> >
> >   --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Phil Harris"
<phil@a...> wrote:
> >   >
> >   > Didn't Graham Howe have a similar problem about a year
ago?
> >   >
> >   > Shitty luck though - my comiserations.
> >   >
> >   > Phil
> >   >
> >   > > -----Original Message-----
> >   > > From: Christopher Purves [mailto:CHRIS_PURVES@M...]
> >   > > Sent: 29 August 2004 21:00
> >   > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >   > > Subject: [ukha_d] Utterly Gutted
> >   > >
> >   > > Hi All,
> >   > >
> >   > > Just thought I would share this tale of woe with you
so some
> >   > > of you don't make the mistakes I did......
> >   > >
> >   > > I had build a raid 5 system around the promise sx6000
> >   > > hardware raid card with 6 x superstore caddies (not
cheap by
> >   > > any stretch of the imagination) thinking this would
keep my
> >   > > data safe. One of the drives failed yesterday -  I
didn't
> >   > > panic - put in a replacement - the array rebuilt
itself and
> >   > > all the lights went green. Rebooted XP and
nothing..... the
> >   > > array appeared as un-partitioned space. All the data
is gone
> >   > > including all our photos (including those of my
newborn
> >   > > daughter) / videos all our documents. The 500 albums
I
ripped
> >   > > and god knows what else.
> >   > >
> >   > > I just wanted everyone who has raid setup and thinks
they
are
> >   > > in any way safe to get out there by the DVD-r's and
get
> >   > > backing up - Raid as far as I can see is worthless.
The one
> >   > > time I needed it it failed.
> >   > >
> >   > >
> >   > > Chris (Gutted)
> >   > >
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