On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:50:14 -0700, Darren New wrote:

> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> I'm trying to remember if this is how the old Palindrome system worked
>> - it used a Grandfather-Father-Son backup scheme that is common in the
>> mainframe world, and while Palindrome used our calendar for its
>> schedule, it may be a variation of this that doesn't is what they're
>> using.
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backup_rotation_scheme

That's the one.

>> Just Invis' description sounds like GFS style backups.  It's a style
>> that some people find difficult to describe.
> 
> I didn't know GFS did backups, other than to other machines. Unless
> you're talking about a different GFS. :)

Yeah, Grandfather-Father-Son. ;-)

Jim

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