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> On Dec 14, 2023, at 1:51 PM, David Christensen <dpchr...@holgerdanske.com> > wrote: > > On 12/14/23 08:04, Pocket wrote: >>> On Dec 14, 2023, at 4:09 AM, David Christensen <dpchr...@holgerdanske.com> >>> wrote: >>> Another benefit of ZFS snapshots is that they are are atomic. (Yet another >>> is that they are taken quickly.) So long as your app or service has its >>> files in a consistent state (ideally, closed), restoring from the snapshot >>> should produce a set of files that work correctly. >> Radioactive I see > > > Do not eat files that glow blue. ;-) My files glow Greene so I am safe > > >>> On 12/13/23 10:42, Pocket wrote: >>>> After removing raid, I completely redesigned my network to be more inline >>>> with the howtos and other information. >>> >>> Please elaborate regarding "redesigned my network" with respect to not >>> needing RAID. >> Gave me the impetus fix see the errors of my ways > > > Please explain your ways and perhaps the readers will identity errors. Nothing is broke so fixes not needed > > >>>> I have a "git" server that has all my setup/custom/building scripts and >>>> all my programming and solidworks projects. >>> >>> I assume your git(1) server has a repository and it is on a single disk >>> with rsync(1) backups. If the repository disk crashes, you replace it with >>> another disk, and you restore from backup, what happens to clients who >>> checked out projects after the backup? To clients that checked in changed >>> projects after the backup? Is recovery less work that replacing a bad disk >>> in RAID? >> You assume wrong > > > Please explain how your git(1) server stores content without RAID, how > clients respond to the two scenarios outlined above, and how the recovery > effort compares to RAID recovery. > > >>>> I have DELPHI build apps going back to about 1995. >>> >>> Do you mean: >>> >>> https://www.embarcadero.com/products/delphi >> Nope Borland > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Delphi_(software) > > On February 8, 2006, Borland announced that it was looking for a buyer for > its IDE and database line of products, including Delphi, to concentrate on > its ALM line. Instead of selling it, Borland transferred the development > tools group to an independent, wholly owned subsidiary company named CodeGear > on November 14, 2006. > ... > Borland sold CodeGear to Embarcadero Technologies in 2008. Embarcadero > retained the CodeGear division created by Borland to identify its tool and > database offerings but identified its own database tools under the > DatabaseGear name. > ... > In October 2015, Embarcadero was purchased by Idera Software. Idera continues > to run the developer tools division under the Embarcadero brand. > Nope Borland > >>>> It all backed up to a backup server(master and slave) and also a 4TB >>>> offline external hard drive. I have not "lost" any information since. >>> >>> Please elaborate "master and slave" with respect to not needing RAID. >> Same as DNS > > > Do you mean using a distributed architecture similar to DNS for backups, or > something else? Please explain. Do you understand DNS? > > > David >
