I'd like to know what hardware and software people use to perform tape backup
of an online database on Linux. I would imagine the following might work(?):
1. Use RAID mirroring of the disk the db is on onto 2 two or more other
disks.
2. When it is time to do the backup, disconnect one of the disks from the
mirror and then dump the whole disk partition to a tape(s).
3. Reconnect the disk back to the mirror and let it begin rebuilding.
Right now, I don't even have SCSI! If you can tell me your setup and
backup procedure, I'd be grateful.
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Robert