Buffalo Terastation Pro II Backup Routines

Previously fang <lf@lf.com> wrote:
> Arno Wagner <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>> Previously fang <lf@lf.com> wrote:
>>> Arno Wagner <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>>>> Previously fang <lf@lf.com> wrote:
>>>>> Arno Wagner <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>>>>>> Previously sauvagii <greig@sauvagii.org> wrote:
>>>>>>> I've just installed a duo of Terastation Pro II 1TB drives on my
>>>>>>> small network at my workplace.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We are using both Terastations in RAID5 mode, straight out the
>>>>>>> box.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The MAIN Terastation is set to perform a backup at several points
>>>>>>> throughout the working day and in the evenings to the BACKUP
>>>>>>> drive, which is used exclusively as a backup point.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Our data mainly consists of MS Access Databases (we have 32 of
>>>>>>> varying sizes) where users access them occasionally throughout
>>>>>>> the day as a point of reference mainly... only occasionally do we
>>>>>>> actually write to these databases.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Beyond that there are many spreadsheets and also a large number
>>>>>>> of Microsoft OneNote notebooks.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In total our "working" data is only approximately 20GB.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Can anyone advise if the Terastations inbuilt backup will
>>>>>>> actually back up successfully open/locked files during the
>>>>>>> working day?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That would only be possible id the files/applications that have
>>>>>> locked/opened them support this. No connection with the backup
>>>>>> software...
>>>>
>>>>> Wrong with the later versions of Win.
>>>>
>>>> See other answer.
>>
>>> Completely useless.
>>
>>>> You are missing the point.
>>
>>> Nope, you are. You havent got a clue about what modern OSs do in
>>> that regard.

>> Oh, but I have.

> Nope.

>> Problem is the OS can do very little.

> Thanks for that completely superfluous proof that you havent got a
> clue about what modern OSs do in that regard.

> Or anything else at all either.

Well, I hope nobody listens to you. Ever heard of data consistency
on disk? No? No wonder you think the application does not matter.

For all others: If your application does not produce corrupt data
on system crash, then snapshot backup is fine. Otherwise it is not.

Arno

Arno Wagner <me@privacy.net> wrote:
> Previously fang <lf@lf.com> wrote:
>> Arno Wagner <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>>> Previously fang <lf@lf.com> wrote:
>>>> Arno Wagner <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>>>>> Previously fang <lf@lf.com> wrote:
>>>>>> Arno Wagner <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>>>>>>> Previously sauvagii <greig@sauvagii.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>> I've just installed a duo of Terastation Pro II 1TB drives on
>>>>>>>> my small network at my workplace.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> We are using both Terastations in RAID5 mode, straight out the
>>>>>>>> box.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The MAIN Terastation is set to perform a backup at several
>>>>>>>> points throughout the working day and in the evenings to the
>>>>>>>> BACKUP drive, which is used exclusively as a backup point.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Our data mainly consists of MS Access Databases (we have 32 of
>>>>>>>> varying sizes) where users access them occasionally throughout
>>>>>>>> the day as a point of reference mainly... only occasionally do
>>>>>>>> we actually write to these databases.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Beyond that there are many spreadsheets and also a large number
>>>>>>>> of Microsoft OneNote notebooks.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> In total our "working" data is only approximately 20GB.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Can anyone advise if the Terastations inbuilt backup will
>>>>>>>> actually back up successfully open/locked files during the
>>>>>>>> working day?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> That would only be possible id the files/applications that have
>>>>>>> locked/opened them support this. No connection with the backup
>>>>>>> software...
>>>>>
>>>>>> Wrong with the later versions of Win.
>>>>>
>>>>> See other answer.
>>>
>>>> Completely useless.
>>>
>>>>> You are missing the point.
>>>
>>>> Nope, you are. You havent got a clue about what modern OSs do in
>>>> that regard.
>
>>> Oh, but I have.
>
>> Nope.
>
>>> Problem is the OS can do very little.
>
>> Thanks for that completely superfluous proof that you havent got a
>> clue about what modern OSs do in that regard.
>
>> Or anything else at all either.

> Well, I hope nobody listens to you.

No one listens to Acronis either eh ?

> Ever heard of data consistency on disk?

Yep, And Acronis might just have done too.

> No? No wonder you think the application does not matter.

Never ever said anything even remotely resembling anything like that.

> For all others: If your application does not produce corrupt data
> on system crash, then snapshot backup is fine. Otherwise it is not.

Thanks for that completely superfluous proof that you havent
got a clue about what modern OSs do in that regard.