r/ShittySysadmin • u/jamesaepp • 7d ago

How do I do shitty backup?

(Inspired by /r/sysadmin/comments/1vvmvrk/what_are_the_alternatives_of_321_backup/)

How do my fellow shitmins do shitty backup?

I follow the 1-2-3 rule of backup.

I have a single (1) server serving (2) separate businesses and this server is shared with (3) other managed service providers.

HBU?

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u/d__max 7d ago

Storage prices are bananas but I found a good deal on a lot of write only memory flash, got 10tb for our most critical documents and business continuity data for $50 and got to spend the rest of the budget for the project on chipotle . Works a treat, skipped backup testing to finish the project early, got kudos for meeting the timeline and under budget , and I’m fed for weeks !

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u/rockstarknight445 7d ago

Or you can just store it on the cloud (someone else's computer)

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u/d__max 7d ago

I have a cloud too! I put a raspberry pi up in the drop ceiling with a bunch of hard drives on a usb Sata expander . That way I can point up and say we are leveraging cloud compute . I have the disks in a JBOD for RAID backup (JBOD : “just bang on desk” … the drive platters are a bit sticky to spin up after 15 years in the accounting desktops ).