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Backblaze is making a backup server. They don't need to handle power supply failures. If one goes down, you'll replace it long before someone needs their back
by onedognight 17y ago
Backblaze is making a backup server. They don't need to handle power supply failures. If one goes down, you'll replace it long before someone needs their backup. They don't need to worry about disks failing while writing (zfs and battery backup). Hell they can restart from scratch any one backup that encounters disk failures. They have all the time they want to do a backup.
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- dlsspy 17y ago> you'll replace it long before someone needs their backup How do you know when I'll need my backup?
- jacquesm 17y agoBecause you can access it from that other server that bb kept, and maybe even those two other servers if they're halfway smart. Replication is what it is all about.
- ntoshev 17y agoStatistically it would be a rare case for a customer to request a backup restore from a failed unit even if you don't replicate. Bb could handle these with polite mails explaining your data will be available in 24 hours and offering you some free service as compensation - it wouldn't hurt them, they do consumer backups.