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Be aware, though, that mirrors don??™t check for corrupt files on the parent. They will write
corrupt files to their disks as easily as they write good files.
For more information on setting up RAID arrays, see ???Setting Up Mirror Disks and RAID
Arrays??? later in this chapter.
Removable Storage Media
Using some type of removable media is the standard backup solution for home and
SOHO users. Although the 1.4MB floppy disk is slowly disappearing from the computing
landscape, other more robust choices can make backups less of a painful experience.
Anything that helps users get into the backup habit is a good thing.
Besides ordinary floppies, the following choices exist for removable storage.
Zip Drives
openSUSE has excellent support for the large capacity floppy drives from Iomega. Coming
in 100, 250, and 750MB sizes, these drives can play a role in your backup strategy. These
drives also have a choice of connections, serial and USB, which make the drives quite
portable. The drive-and-disk combination can be more expensive than comparable CDR/
RW combinations.


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