From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jul 4 21:43:15 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E24F1065670 for ; Sun, 4 Jul 2010 21:43:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bsd@todoo.biz) Received: from newmail.rmm.fr (newmail.rmm.fr [87.98.206.99]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2ED038FC15 for ; Sun, 4 Jul 2010 21:43:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: from newmail.rmm.fr (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by newmail.rmm.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id A21EB28A6D for ; Sun, 4 Jul 2010 23:43:13 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new 2.6.4 (20090625) at rmm.fr Received: from newmail.rmm.fr ([127.0.0.1]) by newmail.rmm.fr (newmail.rmm.fr [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10026) with ESMTP id FXdDV3y-JVaG for ; Sun, 4 Jul 2010 23:43:13 +0200 (CEST) Received: from newmail.rmm.fr (newmail.rmm.fr [87.98.206.99]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: hidden) by newmail.rmm.fr (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 469E728A35 for ; Sun, 4 Jul 2010 23:43:13 +0200 (CEST) From: bsd Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2010 23:43:13 +0200 Message-Id: To: Liste FreeBSD Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1081) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1081) Subject: Global backup solution for FBSD & Ubuntu X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 04 Jul 2010 21:43:15 -0000 Hello,=20 I am trying to build a global backup solution for couple of strategic = servers (7) based on two operating systems :=20 - FreeBSD (6 - 7 // soon 7 - 8) - Ubuntu 8.04 LTS These servers are hosting some strategic components mainly related to = DNS infrastructure and databases.=20 For the moment I am backing up these server using network based backup = solution:=20 - A "duplicity" based solution which backs up key directories in my = infrastructure on a remote FTP server provided by my hosting company.=20 - A "dump" of some key components which I am doing on regular basis for = FreeBSD servers.=20 - Duplicity is also used for the Ubuntu servers.=20 - Databases are replicated "live" on a remote server using "slony" for = the most strategic ones (Postgres DB) and using mysql dump export for = MySQL. =95 I am not a 100% sure these solutions will allow me to restart = rapidly from a crash, specially for Ubuntu servers.=20 =95 I would like to know which solution(s) you have deployed at what = cost for what results ?=20 I am actually considering couple of different solutions=20 - SAIT solution and backula.=20 - Disk based solution (maybe also with backula).=20 =85=20 I have couple of servers that will reach their end of life that could be = recycled as backup solution at a very convenient price=85=20 Thanks for you help.=20 =AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF= =AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF Gregober ---> PGP ID --> 0x1BA3C2FD bsd @at@ todoo.biz =AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF= =AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF