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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:And this is what ZFS looks out for by X0563511 · · Score: 0, Troll

    What's with all the ZFS spam lately? Did I miss something?

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  2. wow by BigJClark · · Score: 0, Troll


    People, this is such a non-issue. Are there really places out there that run prod-level systems without battery backup? I bet those sysadmins got their degree from a cereal box.

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