up_the_irons: I have a feature request: the ability to take a snapshot of a VPS, to be used as a backup incase things go wrong. Wouldn't mind if a support request and small fee would be required to restore said snapshot / backup
don't know what up_the_irons might say but there could be a logistical problem: where does the backup get stored?
going to have to pay for storage
most companies i've used that offer snapshot backups just charge a flat monthly rate based on plan size
hosting/vps companies ^
does anyone know offhand if arp does weird things like macaddr filtering on dedicated servers or kvm? planning on bridging a public ip or two directly to openvpn clients, not sure if it will cause weirdness
i don't know for sure, but i think they probably don't.
as you get a vlan that goes straight to router
that doesn't really help you though
you should just be able to route to an internet ip at the end of a tunnel though
mnathani: It's not a "quick to restore" snapshot, but ARP does offer a backup server so you can store backups locally. You could even fire up a Clonezilla ISO to image your VPS.
hazardous, last time I did something like that I had to make sure to have proxy ARP (address resolution protocol) setup so that the switch knew to send data for that IP to my server
staticsafe: How does feedafever compare to tt-rss?
mnathani: i use zfs snapshots
Is the ARP backup $/GB/month or just $/GB flat?
month
novae: i do not know as i've never used tt-rss
I feel like such a MAN right now,  I just ordered a shit ton of stuff from a hardware store :P
heh
i think a man is doing stuff with it :)
brycec: have you tried clonezilla with the second NIC for gigabit connection to the backup server?
0/10
whoops, wrong window :p
mnathani: I have not, but I don't imagine there's any issue. (I've used clonezilla with virtio interfaces, no issue)
novae: specifically, it's $/mo for a given quota, regardless of usage.
brycec: specifically the IPv6 Link local address that needs to be used for scp / rsync to the backup server via the gigabit interface
mnathani: I'd assume that you just drop to shell, run the appropriate ifconfig and voila
actually mnathani, no need for that, ipv6 link-local should automatically configure
(All this assuming you have the dedicated backup vlan/nic. But most customers would just use their primary/only nic)
i dunno if it matters for most people
usually there's plenty of cap compared to storage
but second nic for private vlan isn't a bad idea
It probably depends on amount of data being backed up to make the gigabit interface with dedicated VLAN useful
well it could speed up restoring :)
for sure