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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!zombie.ncsc.mil!news.mathworks.com!udel!gatech!news.sprintlink.net!news.rain.org!port02 From: noah@rain.org (Matt Noah) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Subject: Backups - which method do you prefer? Date: Mon, 10 Jul 95 11:28:46 GMT Organization: Joseph's Father, Moorpark, CA Lines: 8 Message-ID: <3tr2te$de0_002@ventura.rain.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: @port02.ventura.rain.org X-Newsreader: News Xpress Version 1.0 Beta #3 I am starting an ISP and want to backup a server which will almost always be "on-line". What backup method do you use? Do you take the server off-line when doing backups? Methods considered are: 1. dump/restore 2. tar 3. pax