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Subject: Re: software equivs for netapps snapmirror / snapshots in FreeBSD
	fileserver ?
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Joe Schmoe <non_secure@yahoo.com> writes:

> So ... if I want to use some features like this on my home fileserver (replicating to a friends fileserver over T1) ... do I have any hope of achieving these features with standard UNIX tools and scripts, or do I really need to buy things made by NetApp (or their competitors) to get features like this ?

There is a snapshot capability with UFS2 (available in 5.x), but I
don't think it's as slick as a NetApp.  The replication feature,
though, I don't believe anyone has even considered on FreeBSD.