Re: Logical Logs - store on tape, disk or to /dev/null?

Stephan Stresing wrote: > > Hi, > recently I posted the onconfig of one of our client sites and one > comment I got was, if we were really not interested in the logical > logs because LTAPEDEV is set to /dev/null. This made me post this > message because I want to know how you handle this: are 2 tape devices > connected to your servers or are you storing the logs to disk? We have > set this option to /dev/null because our client only has 1 tape device > (changer) and usually they need it for the regular backup (filesystem > as well as database). > At our site we write the logs to disk and back them up every night, so > if we need them, we could restore them from our normal filesystem back- > up set. > Now, it's your turn... :-) How do you handle this kind of "problem"? > TIA, Hmmmmmm. I don't think it is a problem per se. How mission critical is the data? Are you taking other methods of recovery in to consideration like replication? or mirroring your disks? The recommended configuration is two tape drives, but hey, its your call. The cost of a tape drive is relatively cheap compared to consulting time or other hardware costs. Your the boss and the client pays for your opinion. So now step up to the plate and make a recomendation that you and you client can live with. -Mikey -- #include <std_disclaimer.h> /* Mike Segel (MS385) */ #include <No_Spam.h> #ifdef OFFENDED_BY_CONTENT The author takes no responsibility for this post. Any resembalence to a coherent rational thought is purely coincidence. -The Management. #endif ***************************** * Attention * -*- Due to AGIS's Refusal to Act Responsibly We are blocking all of their domains at the packet level. This block will exist until they modify their policies to conform to existing RFCs and net community standards. We encourage all ISPs and domain holders to do the same. *****************************