Re^3: OT: Backup Software Recommendations?


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Re^3: OT: Backup Software Recommendations?

by diotalevi (Canon)

on Feb 01, 2007 at 06:02 UTC ( [id://597696]=note: print w/replies, xml )

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If you're backing up files that are in use, you'll want backup software that knows how to work with the application that's using it. Fer instance, lots of server-side applications keep stuff open all the time so server-capable backup software can communicate to the running processes to negotiate a safe backup.

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Re^4: OT: Backup Software Recommendations?
by telcontar (Beadle) on Feb 01, 2007 at 22:41 UTC

They allow the creation of consistent backups of a volume, ensuring that the contents cannot change while the backup is being made, avoiding problems with file locking; because the backup software is using a read-only copy of the volume, it is able to access every file without interfering with other programs writing to those same files.

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