That sounds really simple. So if for some reason my original (on site) copy were to go kaput, I can have backuppc installed on the off site box, pointing at the rsync'd copy of the backuppc directory?
On 11/7/07, Paul Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You should look into partimage (www.partimage.org). It's going to be faster > than dd for any disk that isn't 100% full. > > Another option would be to rsync your backuppc directory somewhere else. > That has the advantage of lower bandwith (since the OP wanted off-site > replication). Just don't forget to use the --hard-links option to preserve > all those hard links. > > pma > > > > 10:46am, Christian Lahti wrote: > > > I basically have the following, works for me :) dd_rescue is a version > > of dd that gracefully handles errors. YMMV, use at your own risk :) > > > > /Christian > > > > > > Setup Details > > /dev/sda1 mounted on /export/backups/ (2TB volume) > > /dev/sdb1 mounted on /export/offsite/ (2TB volume) > > > > Everything that usually goes in /var/lib/BackupPC is symlinked to > > /export/backups, so both the backups and pool are on the big volume. > > > > Every Friday morning I run the following script: > > > > #!/bin/bash > > ################################################# > > # updateoffsite.sh > > # This script rsyncs the backups to the removable > > # volume in an image file > > # > > # 2007-06-27 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > # Initial version > > # 2007-06-29 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > # added logging for stderr and stdout > > # 2007-07-20 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > # changed script to use dd_rescue > > ################################################# > > umount /export/backups > > mount /export/offsite > > > > #stop BackupPC > > service BackupPC stop > > > > echo "begin image" > > echo `date` > > #now dd to an image > > /usr/bin/dd_rescue -a -v /dev/sdb1 /export/offsite/backup.img > > echo "end image" > > echo `date` > > umount /export/offsite > > mount /export/backups mount /export/offsite > > service BackupPC start > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > Christopher Utley > > Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 8:48 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [BackupPC-users] Designing a BackupPC system to include > > off-sitebackups > > > > I have setup a couple BackupPC systems now, and they have been working > > great for me. Now I'm looking to install yet another, but with a > > twist. I'd like to setup an off-site backup, which would essentially > > be a carbon copy of everything BackupPC maintains locally. Is there a > > straightforward way to accomplish this? > > > > Thanks, > > Chris Utley > > > > > > -- > > Christopher J. Utley > > Director of Technology > > Market Intelligence Group > > PH: 513.333.0676 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > - > > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > > Still grepping through log files to find problems? 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