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First, prepare your hard drive for ext3 fs (you can use any fs which support hardlinks, I always use ext3 as it's very reliable)

First, prepare your hard drive for ext3 fs (you can use any fs which support hardlinks, I always use ext3 as it's very reliable)

In this example, I use a simple partition /dev/sdb1, it could also be a RAID array (/dev/md3) or a LVM logical volume (or a combination of RAID and lvm).

In this example, I use a simple partition /dev/sdb1, it could also be a RAID array (/dev/md3) or a LVM logical volume (or a combination of RAID and lvm).

By the way, if you know how to manage LVM, its usage is also recommended as it will be easier to manage backups data later.

 

By the way, if you know how to manage LVM, its usage is also recommended as it will be easier to manage backups data later. XFS also should facilitate making replicas or backups of the BackupPC data, which is otherwise difficult.