SomeAmateur to sh.itjust.works Main CommunityEnglish · edit-21 year agoWhere it stands now how much does it cost to keep this server running, and how can we help with that?message-squaremessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1123arrow-down11
arrow-up1122arrow-down1message-squareWhere it stands now how much does it cost to keep this server running, and how can we help with that?SomeAmateur to sh.itjust.works Main CommunityEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-squarebaked_tealinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoThat’s the “drive replacements” part I believe
minus-squareBigDanishGuylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-21 year agoDrive replacement != backup Drive replacement = maintenance, a subset of physical security. Backup = logical security. The purpose of backup is to prevent loss of data in general, not only on account of drive failure, but also other sources such as malicious activity
minus-squareformatclinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoAnd what if several drives fail at once or a bad actor deletes the data? :)
What are you doing for backups?
That’s the “drive replacements” part I believe
Drive replacement != backup
Drive replacement = maintenance, a subset of physical security.
Backup = logical security.
The purpose of backup is to prevent loss of data in general, not only on account of drive failure, but also other sources such as malicious activity
And what if several drives fail at once or a bad actor deletes the data? :)