Category Archives: Backup
When backups fail: A mysql binlog race condition
Today I ran into my first MySQL binlog race condition: The initial problem was quite simple: A typical MySQL master->slave setup with heavy load on the master and nearly no load on the slave, which only serves as a hot … Continue reading
A quick note on MySQL troubleshooting and MySQL replication
PLEASE NOTE: I am currently reviewing and extending this document. While caring for a remarkable amount of MySQL server instances, troubleshooting becomes a common task. It might of interest for you which Recovering a crashed MySQL server After a server … Continue reading
My (unofficial) package of the day: 3ware-cli and 3dms for monitoring 3ware raid controllers
Having a real hardware raid controller is a nice thing: Especially in a server setup it helps you keeping data safe on multiple disks. Though, a common mistake is, having a raid controller and not monitoring it. Why? Let’s say, … Continue reading
my package of the day – gpg for symmetric encryption
Though asymmetric encryption is state of the art today, there are still cases when you probably are in need of a simple symmetric encryption. In my case, I need an easy scriptable interface for encrypting files for backup as transparent … Continue reading
Bashup – a first example for a simple tree backup over ssh
Some days (weeks?) ago I told you about the release of “Bashup” a bourne shell compatible backup script on sourceforge. As the script is still in heave Alpha I’d like to give you a first insight into it’s development. Bashup … Continue reading
Bashup – a sophisticated Bash backup script
Mnemonikk (who still lacks a blog because he cannot decide which name to choose) finally made the step to create a sourceforge project for Bashup. Bashup is a more or less modular and Bourne shell compatible backup script with few … Continue reading