Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 10:45:24 +0930 From: Tim Aslat <tim@spyderweb.com.au> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: backup Message-ID: <20050513104524.730dc170@bofh.spyderweb.com.au> In-Reply-To: <20050512210337.U41972@neptune.atopia.net> References: <20050512210337.U41972@neptune.atopia.net>
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On Thu, 12 May 2005 21:05:35 -0400 (EDT) Matt Juszczak <matt@atopia.net> wrote: > My server has an 18 gig drive in it. I'm looking to do incremental > backups every night, where my entire /ext partition will be mirrored > elsewhere (/ext is the only thing with anything special on it that > would need to be recreated). > > I was thinking of either backing up to my home machine, which for the > most part has a static IP (dynamic every 3-4 months), or getting an > external hard drive. The server is a 1U. > > Does anyone have any suggestions, both for how to do this, and what > kind of media to use? (External hard drive, tape drive, remote > backup to my home machine, etc.) I currently backup a 80Gb partition via my office DSL link using a script based around rsync (/usr/ports/net/rsync). it's one of the most brilliant programs around for this kind of thing. A quick search on google.com should provide examples of other people's scripts & solutions. Cheers Tim -- Tim Aslat <tim@spyderweb.com.au> Spyderweb Consulting http://www.spyderweb.com.au Phone: +61 8 84193434 Mobile: +61 0401088479
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