commit 5252991d6ba178d5c67c3f9c6f8a3143e2956473
parent 3069e2490d5586a75206b208853a7ef40c76f319
Author: pyratebeard <root@pyratebeard.net>
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2022 23:55:08 +0000
smoke_me_a_kipper
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1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/entry/smoke_me_a_kipper.md b/entry/smoke_me_a_kipper.md
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ Once the RAID array was reformatted I began the data copy from my external drive
This got me to a relatively good position. Okay I had lost some random downloads and a little bit of code that hadn't been pushed to my git server, but nothing serious. It is a little disappointing though, my backup setup is not good enough.
-I would like to give [zfs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZFS){target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"} a try, or even attempt a mini [ceph](https://ceph.io/en/){target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"} setup, but that would need some planning and some equipment purchases. I needed something in the interim.
+I would like to give [zfs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZFS){target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"} a try, or even attempt a mini [ceph](https://ceph.io/en/){target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"} setup, but that would need some planning and some equipment purchases. I need something in the interim.
-An external drive was purchased, which now sits permanently plugged into my PC. Instead of using `dedup` again I opted for an alternative tool, in this case I went with [BorgBackup](https://www.borgbackup.org/){target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"}.
+An external drive was purchased, which now sits permanently plugged into my PC. Instead of using `dedup` again I opted for an alternative tool, deciding on [BorgBackup](https://www.borgbackup.org/){target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"}.
After installing `borg` I initialised a new repo and kicked off a full backup
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@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ The first time this ran it froze my system after about an hour and a half.
On the second attempt it did the same thing. This was frustrating, and looking at some help online there was indication of a bad disk.
-When I rebooted after the second freeze my system dropped into maintenance mode, unable to mount /home. I checked the RAID array and sure enough one of the disks was missing. I reassembled the array ignoring the faulty disk and got back up and running.
+When I rebooted after the second freeze my system dropped into maintenance mode, unable to mount /home. I checked the RAID array and sure enough one of the disks was missing. I reassembled the array ignoring the faulty disk and got back up and running, then ordered another drive..
I decided to give `borg` another shot so kicked of the backup again. This time it succeeded.
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@@ -136,3 +136,4 @@ I am really happy with these results from `borg`. When I get chance the next st
Another full backup will still be done to the drive in my bug out bag, I just have to be better at doing it more regularly. At least now if I need to restore I will be able to recover all of $HOME and not only the important things.
+My PC has also been moved back onto the desk, away from little button pushers.
