[dba-Tech] Security measures

BTW, I generated a batch file that copies all of the CHANGED files from a
given path to another path.  I then run that from my windows scheduler once
a day.

The batch file looks like:

xcopy d:\dev e:\Backup\dev /E /Y /C /M /I
xcopy d:\C2DbClientBilling e:\Backup\C2DbClientBilling /E /Y /C /M /I
xcopy d:\Clients e:\Backup\Clients /E /Y /C /M /I
xcopy d:\COLBYCONSULTING e:\Backup\COLBYCONSULTING /E /Y /C /M /I
xcopy d:\ColbyConsultingWebNew e:\Backup\ColbyConsultingWebNew /E /Y /C /M
/I
xcopy d:\NVFCNew e:\Backup\NVFCNew /E /Y /C /M /I
xcopy d:\Projects e:\Backup\Projects /E /Y /C /M /I
xcopy "c:\dOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS" "e:\Backup\documents and settings" /E /Y
/C /M /I

As you can see, I am simply doing an XCopy from my D:\Dev to e:\Backup.
This copies the entire directory the first time.  The switches cause the
copy to only copy CHANGED files, thus the second and subsequent times the
xcopy is darned fast.  However if I create a new client directory in my dev
(development) directory, it is automatically backed up.  In this case, the
E: drive is a second physical drive in the same machine.  However there is
no reason why it couldn't be a mapped drive on a completely different
machine, or for that matter even a ftp up to a directory on the net if I
wanted to pay for disk storage out there.

I call this "backup on the cheap"

John W. Colby
www.colbyconsulting.com

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Mitsules,
Mark
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:22 AM
To: '[dba-Tech]'
Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Security measures


Arthur,

Just to be clear, are we talking about your personal computers, or clients?
Because, with today's prices on hard drive storage, why bother with
removable media?  Just put your images on another hard drive.  For personal
use, I would doubt that most people using removable media for backups are
using it as it was intended...off-site storage.  Unless you are storing your
backups off-site, another hard drive serves the same purpose, is faster, and
in the long run, a cost efficient alternative.  I just purchased 2 160GB
disks to go along with my 2 80GB drives.  With all the discounts and rebates
each 7200 RPM, 160GB drive with 8MB cache cost just $100 USD.  That seems
like plenty of room for images;)


Mark


-----Original Message-----
From: Arthur Fuller [mailto:artful at rogers.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 9:09 AM
To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Security measures


My chief problem is that the hard disks are so big now (80GB) that I need a
DVD burner to put the backups on! It reminds of the bad old days when I used
FastBack and about 50 floppies :-) And something would always go wrong at
about disk 37.

Where do you put your ghosts?

Arthur

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Porter, Mark
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 8:56 PM
To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Security measures

Not really.  I do regular windows updates, and the AVG update is on
automatic for every 3 days.  I do backups and ghosts every once in a while
just incase, though.


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