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>
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> > 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
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