The importance of good and proper backups....

[arad85]

One of the things I have done recently is convert our phone system to an IP PBX (yes, I know ). I use PBX in a Flash which is ready to roll PBX software based on asterisk. It has a reasonably large following and has its own forum etc. I check in regularly, but the last few days, I've been getting errors. On checking today, I was presented with a google+ account page and this link as one of the top links on the page:

http://nerdvittles.com/?p=5688

Makes very, very salutary reading....

 

[nigpd]

If only I understood a word of what you were saying :bonk:

 

[neil_g]

Oops..

 

[arad85]

If only I understood a word of what you were saying :bonk:

Backup, check it works, don't assume someone else will do it for you, then backup again.

What can go wrong, will...

 

[Dale_tem]

Backup, check it works, don't assume someone else will do it for you, then backup again.

What can go wrong, will...

Very very very true.

We learnt the hard way, but only lost 3 days of data. We now do all our own backups on all web servers. We have just had to get 2 servers in New Zealand, one for customers and one as a backup (can also failover to it)

 

[-RV-]

Exactly, until you have tested your "restore" procedure you cannot be sure you have a successful backup

 

[arad85]

And they weren't able to recreate the forums. The forum page now says:

XenForo
The original PIAF Forum was destroyed in a catastrophic 2-disk RAID failure. Most of the original message content (100,000+ messages minus the posters' names) is now available in PDF format. Please come join us in the new Google+ PIAF Forum Community.

PDF format and a Google+ page. That's one destroyed virtual community - it won't work on G+.....

 

[Dale_tem]

It is a warning to not only check your own backups, but look into the solutions you use and their backup procedure (if they will tell you)