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> unexpectedly shutdown Right, a power cut or kernel panic. It's certainly something to be aware of, but there are probably much more likely ways to lose some
by TillE 4y ago
> unexpectedly shutdown
Right, a power cut or kernel panic. It's certainly something to be aware of, but there are probably much more likely ways to lose some data (programming errors, etc).
- tptacek 4y agoOr a point-in-time snapshot of the block device being made.
- bob1029 4y agoThis is actually how we recommend our customers perform backups of our product. Crash-consistent snapshots of the entire VM's disk every so often. 100% of our installs are in virtualized/cloud environments, so this is a very convenient and natural way to go about things. Some loss around the edges (and between snapshots) is understood and accepted by all. We've made it clear to our customers that by making this trade-off, we can vastly simplify operational costs around the system (i.e. we only need 1 self-contained VM per environment).
- tptacek 4y agoOh, for sure. I'm just saying that in cloud environments the "power cut off" scenario is more common than it looks. :)