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Why Power Failures Can Always Lead To Data Loss

Posted by timothy on from the when-velcro-snags-shoelaces dept.

bigsmoke writes "So, all your servers run on RAID. You back up religiously. You're even sure that your backups are recoverable. But do you also need a UPS? According to Halfgaar (on Slashdot before to promote better Linux backup practices), yes, usually you do. He argues that despite technological advancements such as file system journaling, power failures can still cause data loss in most setups."

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  1. Re:Well no shit, Sherlock by NatasRevol · · Score: 0, Redundant

    What about http://youboob.com/ !!

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  2. Re:Well no shit, Sherlock by RobertM1968 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    My servers run on Electricity

    My servers run on Love.

    LoL! Remind me to never touch your servers... You can "love" them all you want ;-)

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