Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:13:56 -0700 From: David Brodbeck <gull@gull.us> To: "Jason C. Wells" <jcw@speakeasy.net> Cc: freebsd general questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: rsync over nfs or rsync protocol Message-ID: <CAHhngE0MEQbGQ8KKTxJ62H%2BnNXoUXiipzhiR-4M9q=ybHg4KLw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4E7CF443.2000701@speakeasy.net> References: <4E7CF443.2000701@speakeasy.net>
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On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 2:04 PM, Jason C. Wells <jcw@speakeasy.net> wrote: > I am looking into finally setting up a backup solution that's a little more > sophisticated than a bunch of DVD-RWs. I have two servers. I'd like to > make each a backup server for the other. I'm considering using rsync. > > Is rsync a good choice for a backup tool? rsync is good for mirroring one file tree to another. If you want a complete backup system centering around rsync, check out BackupPC. NFS will let you mount one server's files from another, but you'll still need to use something to copy the files over; either rsync or something else.help
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