Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
Date:      Sat, 23 Jun 2012 08:09:33 +0200 (CEST)
From:      Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
To:        Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: backup tools
Message-ID:  <alpine.BSF.2.00.1206230806450.30629@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
In-Reply-To: <20120622160903.GE24912@hemlock.hydra>
References:  <20120622160903.GE24912@hemlock.hydra>

next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
>
> My criteria for procedures are:
>
> 1. They should minimize the need for additional software beyond the base
> system as much as reasonably possible.  This means not only that I do not

good idea.

> 3. They should provide for incremental backups.

do backed up laptops use FreeBSD or have another filesystem.

>
> 4. They should provide for the ability to quickly and easily test backup
> integrity without restoring the backups anywhere, which most likely means
> some kind of checksum comparisons akin to what rsync provides.
>
> 5. They should allow for transferring data from the system to be backed
> up to the backup server via SSH.


there is precisely one tool you need.

/usr/ports/net/rsync

there is many "distros" of rsync for windoze if laptops run it. Not sure 
what actually works but i can check if you wish.


i use rsync for backup server, just config is different: my server is 
behind NAT, and it connects to backed up server with rsync


man rsync and read carefully, don't forget -b option it's very useful



Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?alpine.BSF.2.00.1206230806450.30629>