From DLWillson@TheGeek.NU Mon Sep 18 09:51:11 2017 From: DLWillson@TheGeek.NU (David L. Willson) Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2017 02:51:11 -0600 (MDT) Subject: [SFS] Server Status In-Reply-To: <23140869.40.1505724668358.JavaMail.root@thegeek.nu> Message-ID: <11229040.44.1505724671452.JavaMail.root@thegeek.nu> ------=_Part_43_28757616.1505724671450 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I lost a hard drive yesterday. I was able to restore from a backup, but the backup was three weeks old. Affected systems are: - zimbra.thegeek.nu - zimbra.sofree.us - mailman.thegeek.nu - fishes.sofree.us My plan is to configure daily backups today. There's a funny story here about a failing hard drive locking up the system that I had *just* setup backups on, and me diagnosing it as a problem with the backup script, and disabling the backups "until I can re-arrange things", which turned out to be three weeks later, when the hard drive stopped working completely. Lesson: Take the backups. If the system locks up during or near backups, take the backups manually and often. -- David L. Willson Teacher, Engineer, Evangelist COA LFCS CCAH RHCE CLP Mobile 720-333-LANS(5267) http://sofree.us This is a good time for a r3VOLution. ------=_Part_43_28757616.1505724671450 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
<= div style=3D'font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: = 12pt; color: #000000'>I lost a hard drive yesterday. I was able to restore = from a backup, but the backup was three weeks old.<= /blockquote>I lost a hard drive yesterday. I was able to restore from a backup, but th= e backup was three weeks old.
Affected systems are:
- zimbra.thegeek.nu
- zimbra.sofree.us
-= mailman.thegeek.nu=
- fishes.sofr= ee.us
My plan is to configure daily backups today.
There&= #39;s a funny story here about a failing hard drive locking up the system t= hat I had *just* setup backups on, and me diagnosing it as a problem with t= he backup script, and disabling the backups "until I can re-arrange th= ings", which turned out to be three weeks later, when the hard drive s= topped working completely. Lesson: Take the backups. If the system locks up= during or near backups, take the backups manually and often.<= span name=3D"x">--
David L. Willson
Teacher, Engineer, Evangel= ist
COA LFCS CCAH RHCE CLP
Mobile 720-333-LANS(5267)
http://sofree.us
This is a goo= d time for a r3VOLution.
I lost a hard drive yesterday. I was able = to restore from a backup, but the backup was three weeks old.
Affect= ed systems are:
- zimbra.thegeek.nu
- zimbra.sofree.us
- mailman.thegeek.nu
- fishes.sofree.us
My plan is to configure da= ily backups today.
There's a funny story here about a failing hard d= rive locking up the system that I had *just* setup backups on, and me diagn= osing it as a problem with the backup script, and disabling the backups "un= til I can re-arrange things", which turned out to be three weeks later, whe= n the hard drive stopped working completely. Lesson: Take the backups. If t= he system locks up during or near backups, take the backups manually and of= ten.--
David L. Willson
Teacher, Engineer, = Evangelist
COA LFCS CCAH RHCE CLP
Mobile 720-333-LANS(5267)
http://sofree.us
This i= s a good time for a r3VOLution.
Yeah. I screwe= d this up at least 3 ways.
- no regular backups
- no RAID
- po= or problem diagnosis and diagnosis
I'm always grateful when I fi= nd a place that's willing to hire and keep a special fellow like me. --
David L. WillsonTeacher, Engineer, Evangelist
COA LFCS CCAH RHCE CLP
Mobile 720-333= -LANS(5267)
http://sofree= .us
This is a good time for a r3VOLution.Backups are such a pain until you need them.=C2=A0 I'm still r= unning a dump to a usb drive "occasionally" but for the most part= the stuff I care about is somewhere in the cloud: =C2=A0VPS, =C2=A0Gitlab,= Google Drive.=C2=A0 I suppose I land on a different part of the Venn diagr= am that has reliability in one circle and security in another. =C2=A0=On Mon, Sep 18, 2= 017 at 2:51 AM, David L. Willson <DLWillson@thegeek.nu> w= rote:I lost a har= d drive yesterday. I was able to restore from a backup, but the backup was = three weeks old.
Affected systems are:
- zimbra.thegeek.nu
- zimbra.sofree.us
- mailman.thegeek.nu
- fishes.sofree.us
=
My plan is to configure daily backups today.
There's a funny= story here about a failing hard drive locking up the system that I had *ju= st* setup backups on, and me diagnosing it as a problem with the backup scr= ipt, and disabling the backups "until I can re-arrange things", w= hich turned out to be three weeks later, when the hard drive stopped workin= g completely. Lesson: Take the backups. If the system locks up during or ne= ar backups, take the backups manually and often.-= -
David L. Willson
Teacher, Engineer, Evangelist
COA LFCS CCAH RHC= E CLP
Mobile 720-333-LANS(5267)
http://sofree.us
This is a good time for a r3VOLutio= n.
I lost a hard drive yesterday. I was able to restore from a backup, but the backup was three weeks old. Affected systems are: - zimbra.thegeek.nu - zimbra.sofree.us - mailman.thegeek.nu - fishes.sofree.us My plan is to configure daily backups today. There's a funny story here about a failing hard drive locking up the system that I had *just* setup backups on, and me diagnosing it as a problem with the backup script, and disabling the backups "until I can re-arrange things", which turned out to be three weeks later, when the hard drive stopped working completely. Lesson: Take the backups. If the system locks up during or near backups, take the backups manually and often. -- David L. Willson Teacher, Engineer, Evangelist COA LFCS CCAH RHCE CLP Mobile 720-333-LANS(5267) http://sofree.us This is a good time for a r3VOLution.------=_Part_905_1398445692.1505856200595 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Backups are such a pain until you need them. I'm still r= unning a dump to a usb drive "occasionally" but for the most part the stuff= I care about is somewhere in the cloud: VPS, Gitlab, Google Dr= ive. I suppose I land on a different part of the Venn diagram that ha= s reliability in one circle and security in another.On Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 2:5= 1 AM, David L. Willson <D= LWillson@thegeek.nu> wrote:=I lost a ha= rd drive yesterday. I was able to restore from a backup, but the backup was= three weeks old.Affected systems are:
- zimbra.thegeek.nu
- zimbra.sofree.us=
- mailman.thegeek.nu
- fishes.sofree.usMy plan is to configure dai= ly backups today.There's a funny story here about a fail= ing hard drive locking up the system that I had *just* setup backups on, an= d me diagnosing it as a problem with the backup script, and disabling the b= ackups "until I can re-arrange things", which turned out to be three weeks = later, when the hard drive stopped working completely. Lesson: Take the bac= kups. If the system locks up during or near backups, take the backups manua= lly and often.--
David L. WillsonTeacher, Engineer, Evangelist
COA LFCS CCAH RHCE CLP
Mobile 720-333= -LANS(5267)
http://sofree.usThis is a good= time for a r3VOLution.
Backups are such a pain until you need them. I'm still running a dump to a usb drive "occasionally" but for the most part the stuff I care about is somewhere in the cloud: VPS, Gitlab, Google Drive. I suppose I land on a different part of the Venn diagram that has reliability in one circle and security in another. On Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 2:51 AM, David L. Willson < DLWillson@thegeek.nu > wrote:------=_Part_944_627427826.1505856729171 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printableI lost a hard drive yesterday. I was able to restore from a backup, but the backup was three weeks old. Affected systems are: - zimbra.thegeek.nu - zimbra.sofree.us - mailman.thegeek.nu - fishes.sofree.us My plan is to configure daily backups today. There's a funny story here about a failing hard drive locking up the system that I had *just* setup backups on, and me diagnosing it as a problem with the backup script, and disabling the backups "until I can re-arrange things", which turned out to be three weeks later, when the hard drive stopped working completely. Lesson: Take the backups. If the system locks up during or near backups, take the backups manually and often. -- David L. Willson Teacher, Engineer, Evangelist COA LFCS CCAH RHCE CLP Mobile 720-333-LANS(5267) http://sofree.us This is a good time for a r3VOLution.
<= div>Yeah. I screwed this up at least 3 ways.- no regular backups
=
- no RAID
- poor problem diagnosis and dia= gnosisI'm always grateful when I find a place that's wil= ling to hire and keep a special fellow like me.--
David L. Willson
Teacher, Engineer, Evan= gelist
COA LFCS CCAH RHCE CLP
Mobile 720-333-LANS(5267)
http://sofree.usThis is a good time for a r3VOLution.Backups are such= a pain until you need them. I'm still running a dump to a usb drive = "occasionally" but for the most part the stuff I care about is somewhere in= the cloud: VPS, Gitlab, Google Drive. I suppose I land o= n a different part of the Venn diagram that has reliability in one circle a= nd security in another.On Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 2:51 AM, David L. Willson <D= LWillson@thegeek.nu> wrote:I lost a hard drive yesterday. I was able to restor= e from a backup, but the backup was three weeks old.Affe= cted systems are:
- zimbra.thegeek.nu
- zimbra.sofree.us
- mailman.thegeek.nu
- fishes.sofree.usMy plan is to= configure daily backups today.There's a funny story her= e about a failing hard drive locking up the system that I had *just* setup = backups on, and me diagnosing it as a problem with the backup script, and d= isabling the backups "until I can re-arrange things", which turned out to b= e three weeks later, when the hard drive stopped working completely. Lesson= : Take the backups. If the system locks up during or near backups, take the= backups manually and often.--
Davi= d L. Willson
Teacher, Engineer, Evangelist
COA LFCS CCAH RHCE CLP
= Mobile 720-333-LANS(5267)
http://sofree.usThis is a good time for a r3VOLutio= n.
Yeah. I screwed this up at least 3 ways.
- no regular bac= kups
- no RAID
- poor problem diagnosis and diagnosis
I'm = always grateful when I find a place that's willing to hire and keep a s= pecial fellow like me.--
David L. Willson
Teacher, Engineer, Evangelist
COA LFCS CCAH R= HCE CLP
Mobile 720-333-LANS(5267)
http://sofree.us
This is a good time for a r3VOLutio= n.Backups are such a pain until you need th= em.=C2=A0 I'm still running a dump to a usb drive "occasionally&qu= ot; but for the most part the stuff I care about is somewhere in the cloud:= =C2=A0VPS, =C2=A0Gitlab, Google Drive.=C2=A0 I suppose I land on a differe= nt part of the Venn diagram that has reliability in one circle and security= in another. =C2=A0On Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 2:51 AM, David L. Willson <DLWillson@th= egeek.nu> wrote:I lost a hard drive yesterday. I was able to restore from a = backup, but the backup was three weeks old.
Affected systems are:
- zimbra.thegeek.nu=
- zimbra.sofr= ee.us
- mail= man.thegeek.nu
- fishes.sofree.us
My plan is to configure daily backups today.=
There's a funny story here about a failing hard drive locking u= p the system that I had *just* setup backups on, and me diagnosing it as a = problem with the backup script, and disabling the backups "until I can= re-arrange things", which turned out to be three weeks later, when th= e hard drive stopped working completely. Lesson: Take the backups. If the s= ystem locks up during or near backups, take the backups manually and often.=--
David L. Willson
Teacher, Engineer, Evan= gelist
COA LFCS CCAH RHCE CLP
Mobile 720-333-LANS(5267)
http://sofree.us
This is a = good time for a r3VOLution.
<= div dir=3D"ltr">There was a company, I forget the name, that depended on RA= ID for their backups...The lost a drive and didn't notice until th= ey lost the second...They sent an email apologising and announci= ng they were going out of business...
Yeah. I= screwed this up at least 3 ways.
- no regular backups
- no RAID<= br>- poor problem diagnosis and diagnosis
I'm always grateful wh= en I find a place that's willing to hire and keep a special fellow like= me.--
David L. Willson
Te= acher, Engineer, Evangelist
COA LFCS CCAH RHCE CLP
Mobile 720-333-LAN= S(5267)
http://sofree.us<= /a>
This is a good time for a r3VOLution.Backups are such a pain un= til you need them.=C2=A0 I'm still running a dump to a usb drive "= occasionally" but for the most part the stuff I care about is somewher= e in the cloud: =C2=A0VPS, =C2=A0Gitlab, Google Drive.=C2=A0 I suppose I la= nd on a different part of the Venn diagram that has reliability in one circ= le and security in another. =C2=A0On Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 2:51 AM, David L. Willson<DLWillson@thegeek.nu> wrote:I lost a hard drive yesterday. I was able to re= store from a backup, but the backup was three weeks old.= div>
Affected sy= stems are:
- zimb= ra.thegeek.nu
- zimbra.sofree.us
- mailman.thegeek.nu
- fishes.sofree.us
My plan is to configure daily b= ackups today.
There's a funny story here about a failing hard dr= ive locking up the system that I had *just* setup backups on, and me diagno= sing it as a problem with the backup script, and disabling the backups &quo= t;until I can re-arrange things", which turned out to be three weeks l= ater, when the hard drive stopped working completely. Lesson: Take the back= ups. If the system locks up during or near backups, take the backups manual= ly and often.--
David L. Willson
Teacher, E= ngineer, Evangelist
COA LFCS CCAH RHCE CLP
Mobile 720-333-LANS(5267)<= br>http://sofree.us
<= br>This is a good time for a r3VOLution.
<= div>Yeah. I screwed this up at least 3 ways.
- no = regular backups
- no RAID
- poor problem diagnosis and diagnosis
<= br>I'm always grateful when I find a place that's willing to hire a= nd keep a special fellow like me.--
David L. Willson
Teacher, Engineer, Evangelist
CO= A LFCS CCAH RHCE CLP
Mobile 720-333-LANS(5267)
http://sofree.us
This is a good time fo= r a r3VOLution.Backups are such a pain until= you need them.=C2=A0 I'm still running a dump to a usb drive "occ= asionally" but for the most part the stuff I care about is somewhere i= n the cloud: =C2=A0VPS, =C2=A0Gitlab, Google Drive.=C2=A0 I suppose I land = on a different part of the Venn diagram that has reliability in one circle = and security in another. =C2=A0On Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 2:51 AM, David L. Willson <= DLWillson@thegeek.nu> wrote:I lost a hard drive yesterday. I was able to resto= re from a backup, but the backup was three weeks old.
Affected syste= ms are:
- zimbra.= thegeek.nu
- z= imbra.sofree.us
- mailman.thegeek.nu
- fishes.sofree.us
My plan is to configure daily back= ups today.
There's a funny story here about a failing hard drive= locking up the system that I had *just* setup backups on, and me diagnosin= g it as a problem with the backup script, and disabling the backups "u= ntil I can re-arrange things", which turned out to be three weeks late= r, when the hard drive stopped working completely. Lesson: Take the backups= . If the system locks up during or near backups, take the backups manually = and often.--
David L. Willson
Teacher, Engi= neer, Evangelist
COA LFCS CCAH RHCE CLP
Mobile 720-333-LANS(5267)
= http://sofree.us
= This is a good time for a r3VOLution.
Failure is one of the best teachers.=C2=A0 I am als= o moving the way cfedde is and moving more into public repositories and pro= visioning with ansible.=C2=A0 I also have a VPS that backups personal docum= ents although this is a simple rsync and I would like to expand it to backu= p my wife's windows laptop.=C2=A0 Since we are on the topic of backups,= if people on this list have Windows machines, how do they handle backups?<= /div>On Tue, Sep 19, 2017 at= 3:06 PM, David L. Willson <DLWillson@thegeek.nu> wrote:<= br>Yeah. I screwed th= is up at least 3 ways.
- no regular backups
- no RAID
- poor p= roblem diagnosis and diagnosis
I'm always grateful when I find a= place that's willing to hire and keep a special fellow like me.<= br>--
David L. Willson
Teacher, Engi= neer, Evangelist
COA LFCS CCAH RHCE CLP
Mobile 720-333-LANS(5267)
= http://sofree.us
= This is a good time for a r3VOLution.
= Backups are such a pain until you need = them.=C2=A0 I'm still running a dump to a usb drive "occasionally&= quot; but for the most part the stuff I care about is somewhere in the clou= d: =C2=A0VPS, =C2=A0Gitlab, Google Drive.=C2=A0 I suppose I land on a diffe= rent part of the Venn diagram that has reliability in one circle and securi= ty in another. =C2=A0On Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 2:51 AM, David L.= Willson <DLWillson@thegeek.nu> wrote:I lost a hard drive yesterday. I was= able to restore from a backup, but the backup was three weeks old.
= Affected systems are:
- zimbra.thegeek.nu
- zimbra.sofree.us
- mailman.thegeek.nu
- fishes.sofree.us
My plan is to config= ure daily backups today.
There's a funny story here about a fail= ing hard drive locking up the system that I had *just* setup backups on, an= d me diagnosing it as a problem with the backup script, and disabling the b= ackups "until I can re-arrange things", which turned out to be th= ree weeks later, when the hard drive stopped working completely. Lesson: Ta= ke the backups. If the system locks up during or near backups, take the bac= kups manually and often.--<= br>
David L. Willson
Teacher, Engineer, Evangelist
COA LFCS CCAH RHCE CLP
Mobile 720-333-= LANS(5267)
http://sofree.= us
This is a good time for a r3VOLution.
I use either Veeam or Ma= crium for Windows Backups. Note, if you sign up to download Veeam, they wil= l call you every time you download.
Saturday, I= 9;m going to be doing SA work from 12:30pm to 5:30pm.
Sunday, 1PM to 5:4= 5pm.
Stephen Strong, Anthony Sayre, and anyone else interested in he= lping with this kind of thing are welcome to join. Let me know if you want = to help remotely, and I'll try to make that possible.--
David L. Willson
Teacher, Engineer, Evangelist<= br>COA LFCS CCAH RHCE CLP
Mobile 720-333-LANS(5267)
http://sofree.us
This is a good ti= me for a r3VOLution.