From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 28 15:05:35 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 83C2E16A41A for ; Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:05:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mikel.king@techally.com) Received: from mta5.srv.hcvlny.cv.net (mta5.srv.hcvlny.cv.net [167.206.4.200]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5B4DA13C494 for ; Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:05:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mikel.king@techally.com) Received: from [172.31.7.59] (ool-182d8b49.dyn.optonline.net [24.45.139.73]) by mta5.srv.hcvlny.cv.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-8.04 (built Feb 28 2007)) with ESMTP id <0JP3000DG1V9E9V0@mta5.srv.hcvlny.cv.net> for questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:35:34 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:34:23 -0400 From: Mikel King In-reply-to: <8e10486b0709280652q612c3cc6qf2c7c4efcb4caccf@mail.gmail.com> To: Alexandre Biancalana Message-id: <72F5DB12-567E-46E8-A3A2-B4033FBD8C0D@techally.com> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT References: <8e10486b0709280652q612c3cc6qf2c7c4efcb4caccf@mail.gmail.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Backup Large FileServer 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: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:05:35 -0000 Alexandre, I would suggest investing in a detachable storage media. My personal favorite is this one from Maxtor Solutions... http://www.maxtorsolutions.com/en/catalog/MSS_II_Dual/index.html You have the option of direct attach via USB or NetAttach via 10/100/1000BT, the latter would be good because you can serve the files from the device while you are transitioning the server. In any event it would make your transition fairly headache free. Cheers, Mikel King CITO, Tech Alliance, INC Senior Editor, Daemon News 39 West Fourteenth Street Second Floor New York, NY 10011 http://www.techally.com http://www.daemonnews.org t: 212.727.2100x132 +------------------------------------------+ How do you spell cooperation? Pessimists use each other, but optimists help each other. Collaboration feeds your spirit, while competition only stokes your ego. You'll find the best way to get along. +------------------------------------------+ On Sep 28, 2007, at 9:52 AM, Alexandre Biancalana wrote: > Hi list, > > I've to backup a large window$ 2003 FileServer (~800GB) from my new > FreeBSD BackupServer (before I can change this fileserver to FreeBSD). > > I'm trying cygwin+rsync on FileServer side and rsync+hardlinks on > BackupServer side. > > Using rsync the two great advantages are: > 1. Only copy the changes > 2. on the BackupServer side I use hardlinks from the older > backups, > with this only space consumed is from file that where changed. > > on the bad side: > 1. Problems with long pathnames > 2. Problems with unicode filenames > 3. Very slow copy ~ 2MB/s (I've doubt if this can be improved > using any > other copy method) > > > I want hear some ideas from the list about the options available to > accomplish this job. > > > Best Regards, > Alexandre Biancalana > _______________________________________________ > 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"