Nigel Kendrick wrote: > 2) The FAQ states "Rsync running on Cygwin is limited to either 2GB or 4GB > file sizes".
Running cygwin rsync, I was able to back up (very slowly -- see other thread) files 13G and larger, so I don't think this is a concern any more. > Does this still hold true (page last modified in 2006) - I am concerned > because our database dumps are going to grow! > > 3) I have a very sturdy Dell PowerEdge 1300 - a dual PIII-450 box - that > *could* be a backup server, but am I expecting too much for the horsepower? > This box would sit on a remote site and backup around 10 servers via ADSL > VPNs If your bandwidth is extremely low, it could manage. If you're doing full database dumps every night, then compression helps a lot BUT then the server probably doesn't have the horsepower. You can build new machines that have nearly 10x the performance of that old Dell for about $150 (including RAM). Spend the money. -- Jim Leonard ([email protected]) http://www.oldskool.org/ Help our electronic games project: http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ A child borne of the home computer wars: http://trixter.wordpress.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list [email protected] List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
