Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 11:56:24 -0500 From: Teo De Las Heras <teoheras@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Quick, simple backup solution Message-ID: <d9d7f5a0512250856i3522bc0h8a9d3d73e1292626@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <44oe37mua2.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> References: <43ac46b2.4bf45e95.738e.3216@mx.gmail.com> <44oe37mua2.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
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Lowell, Great Site!! Thanks... http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/systuff On 23 Dec 2005 15:29:41 -0500, Lowell Gilbert < freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> wrote: > > "Joe Wood" <dot.sn1tch@gmail.com> writes: > > > I am looking for a quick backup solution for my freebsd machine. > Currently I > > backup to a DDS-4 DAT drive using the following while in "/": > > > > > > > > tar -cf /dev/sa0 -I /root/includes -X /root/excludes . > > > > > > > > I am aware of bacula, Amanda, cpio, and dump but to me tar is the ideal > > method so if anyone had a simple script to automate this process I woul= d > > greatly appreciate some help in making my own. > > Since we have no idea *why* you consider tar ideal, we can't really > tell what would help your particular needs. > > On my page of FreeBSD tricks (http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/systuff/), > I have a brief essay on what to consider when designing a backup > strategy (http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/systuff/backup-strategy.txt), > as well as some script I use for backups via both tar and dump > (http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/systuff/scripts/systemTarBackup and > http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/systuff/scripts/systemDumpBackup). > > Make what you can out of these hints. > > Be well. > -- > Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area > http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/ > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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