Comments on: ISP-In-A-Box: The $500 Mac mini (Chapter XV: Rock Solid Backups, Rock Bottom Price … Free!) http://nerdvittles.com/?p=28 Ward Mundy's VoIP Technobabblelog Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:52:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Rene Kanters http://nerdvittles.com/?p=28#comment-2288 Rene Kanters Thu, 21 Dec 2006 11:27:57 +0000 http://nerdvittles.com/?p=28#comment-2288 Do you have any suggestions as to how to make sure that the computer is not asleep and the external drive is mounted when the crontab backup is supposed to run? I found that if no user is logged in, the external firewire drive is not mounted under /Volumes, so should one 'hard-mount' the drive (is that even possible, and if so how?) Do you have any suggestions as to how to make sure that the computer is not asleep and the external drive is mounted when the crontab backup is supposed to run?
I found that if no user is logged in, the external firewire drive is not mounted under /Volumes, so should one ‘hard-mount’ the drive (is that even possible, and if so how?)

]]> By: Dylan http://nerdvittles.com/?p=28#comment-609 Dylan Mon, 24 Oct 2005 09:09:05 +0000 http://nerdvittles.com/?p=28#comment-609 You have a wondefull site, and this is a good tutorial, but.... Not EXACTLY free is it? I mean, you need an external firewire drive... You have a wondefull site, and this is a good tutorial, but…. Not EXACTLY free is it? I mean, you need an external firewire drive…

]]> By: Jim Crittenden http://nerdvittles.com/?p=28#comment-159 Jim Crittenden Sun, 17 Apr 2005 23:59:40 +0000 http://nerdvittles.com/?p=28#comment-159 Thanks for the most interesting info. Regarding CCC and NetRestore, I also switched to NetRestore. The advantage is the front-loading the time investment in creating a .dmg file can be offset by a 20-minute restore of a customized HD configuration, including obscure network setting for network apps. I manage over 100 Macs running Panther, and if one zonks out (rarely), I can restore it FAST. Also, I can deploy a new disk image fast. Too bad I can't seem to get netboot working right on our Windows network, but manually doing it all is not that bad, especially with three or four machines doing the restores simultaneously! I only hope that NetRestore will keep working with Tiger. Thanks for the most interesting info. Regarding CCC and NetRestore, I also switched to NetRestore. The advantage is the front-loading the time investment in creating a .dmg file can be offset by a 20-minute restore of a customized HD configuration, including obscure network setting for network apps. I manage over 100 Macs running Panther, and if one zonks out (rarely), I can restore it FAST. Also, I can deploy a new disk image fast. Too bad I can’t seem to get netboot working right on our Windows network, but manually doing it all is not that bad, especially with three or four machines doing the restores simultaneously! I only hope that NetRestore will keep working with Tiger.

]]> By: jonathan http://nerdvittles.com/?p=28#comment-137 jonathan Thu, 31 Mar 2005 22:15:12 +0000 http://nerdvittles.com/?p=28#comment-137 I am interested to hear the authors feelings stated above by hatoncat comparing CCC to Disc Utility. BTW. This series of articles is awesome. I am interested to hear the authors feelings stated above by hatoncat comparing CCC to Disc Utility.

BTW. This series of articles is awesome.

]]> By: hatoncat http://nerdvittles.com/?p=28#comment-117 hatoncat Thu, 10 Mar 2005 12:12:20 +0000 http://nerdvittles.com/?p=28#comment-117 And let's not forget how 10.3 and higher have built-in HD imaging support. In Disk Utility, just click New Image on a drive, and provided it can be unmounted will fully backup in .dmg I find this to be much more reliable than CCC... And let’s not forget how 10.3 and higher have built-in HD imaging support. In Disk Utility, just click New Image on a drive, and provided it can be unmounted will fully backup in .dmg

I find this to be much more reliable than CCC…

]]> By: Frank Fulchiero http://nerdvittles.com/?p=28#comment-107 Frank Fulchiero Fri, 25 Feb 2005 02:34:02 +0000 http://nerdvittles.com/?p=28#comment-107 I used to use CCC once in a while, but always forgot what to use in all the little checkbox settings. Bombich's NetRestore is a lot easier to use, and does the same things. Does not need a network, you can go HD to HD. http://www.bombich.com/software/netrestore.html I used to use CCC once in a while, but always forgot what to use in all the little checkbox settings. Bombich’s NetRestore is a lot easier to use, and does the same things. Does not need a network, you can go HD to HD.
http://www.bombich.com/software/netrestore.html

]]> By: John Baltutis http://nerdvittles.com/?p=28#comment-106 John Baltutis Thu, 24 Feb 2005 23:25:38 +0000 http://nerdvittles.com/?p=28#comment-106 CCC 2.3 works for Mac OS X 10.2.x and 10.3.x and CCC 1.3.1 works for Mac OS X 10.1.2 thru 10.1.5. Get them at <a href="http ://www.bombich.com/software/ccc.html">Bombich Software</a>. Bombich Software Forum moderator CCC 2.3 works for Mac OS X 10.2.x and 10.3.x and CCC 1.3.1 works for Mac OS X 10.1.2 thru 10.1.5. Get them at Bombich Software.

Bombich Software Forum moderator

]]> By: Hamish http://nerdvittles.com/?p=28#comment-105 Hamish Thu, 24 Feb 2005 23:19:30 +0000 http://nerdvittles.com/?p=28#comment-105 Is there any backup solution which will zip / stuff each file or folder whilst maintaining some heirarchy of the folder structure. E.g. each website in the /WebServer/Documents folder could be zipped into a separate file rather than all 10 websites being zipped into a single archive. Is there any backup solution which will zip / stuff each file or folder whilst maintaining some heirarchy of the folder structure.

E.g. each website in the /WebServer/Documents folder could be zipped into a separate file rather than all 10 websites being zipped into a single archive.

]]> By: Steve D http://nerdvittles.com/?p=28#comment-104 Steve D Thu, 24 Feb 2005 22:16:45 +0000 http://nerdvittles.com/?p=28#comment-104 From what I understand, Carbon Copy Cloner is essentially a very nice GUI wrapper for ditto and psync commands with some blessing magic included for boot volumes, designed for backing up entire volumes only. I just never have 120 GB spare to use it! I've been looking for a cheap, simple and scheduleable method to perform routine, reliable backups on certain folders only. Your article spurred me into looking at psync. There is a GUI for psync called PsyncX which I'm testing out now, it seems to do the job. There are other applications such as Synk and RsyncX which I haven't fully evaluated. All of these things can be found at http://versiontracker.com/ for the inquiring. It might also be helpful to point out what backup options do not fully work. For the GUI inclined (and who isn't), you cannot backup by simply drag copying in the Finder as you can in OS 9. You also cannot rely on Apple's Backup utility (for .Mac subscribers only) since it does not respect the executable bit for applications. In it's current v2.0.2 form, Backup is for backup of files only. Additionally, for the CLI inclined, you cannot apparently rely on certain unix commands such as cp (doesn't respect resource forks) or cpmac (doesn't respect modification dates I think). If you are a command line jockey then you probably already know this. From what I understand, Carbon Copy Cloner is essentially a very nice GUI wrapper for ditto and psync commands with some blessing magic included for boot volumes, designed for backing up entire volumes only. I just never have 120 GB spare to use it!

I’ve been looking for a cheap, simple and scheduleable method to perform routine, reliable backups on certain folders only. Your article spurred me into looking at psync. There is a GUI for psync called PsyncX which I’m testing out now, it seems to do the job. There are other applications such as Synk and RsyncX which I haven’t fully evaluated. All of these things can be found at http://versiontracker.com/ for the inquiring.

It might also be helpful to point out what backup options do not fully work. For the GUI inclined (and who isn’t), you cannot backup by simply drag copying in the Finder as you can in OS 9. You also cannot rely on Apple’s Backup utility (for .Mac subscribers only) since it does not respect the executable bit for applications. In it’s current v2.0.2 form, Backup is for backup of files only. Additionally, for the CLI inclined, you cannot apparently rely on certain unix commands such as cp (doesn’t respect resource forks) or cpmac (doesn’t respect modification dates I think). If you are a command line jockey then you probably already know this.

]]> By: anonymous http://nerdvittles.com/?p=28#comment-102 anonymous Thu, 24 Feb 2005 18:28:20 +0000 http://nerdvittles.com/?p=28#comment-102 I've been following (from Seattle) this series with great interest. Extremely useful and practical info! I'm glad I found your website. THANK YOU! An anonymous Seattleite. <i>[WM: I went to high school in Seattle at what used to be Queen Anne. Great place!]</i> I’ve been following (from Seattle) this series with great interest. Extremely useful and practical info! I’m glad I found your website.
THANK YOU!

An anonymous Seattleite.

[WM: I went to high school in Seattle at what used to be Queen Anne. Great place!]

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