Hi Alan, I've been looking into backup possibilities too and I believe that backing up on the Hosting Server level is the way to go. My idea is that backing up on the virtual level is perfectly possible from the hosting level. When you backup with a simple script you can get a list of all the virtual servers just by listing all the dirs in /home/vsd and then backup the dirs you want from every virtual server. Another advantage would be you can backup your skels with ease.
I'm sorry I can't give you any concrete examples of programs/scripts, but I'm backing up Unix systems with homemade shell scripts and programs like 'dump' and 'tar'. It works for me, and it's easy to adapt to your needs. Maarten -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Namens Alan Murrell Verzonden: maandag 4 februari 2002 6:31 Aan: FreeVSD Support Onderwerp: revisited: backup strategies Hi All! I had read with interest the thread a while back concerning virtual server backups, and was wonder now that a little time has passed and there are (maybe?) some different ppl on the list, what sort of backup system you use? In essence, I really see only two main possibilities: backing up on the Hosting Server level, or backing up on the Virtual Server level. Which one do people tend to favour? On the one hand, backing up on the Hosting Server level is easiest, but what would you backup? I would thin the normal things on the Hosting Server (/etc, /var/log, /var/spool, mail, etc.), and then prolly either the entire /home directory, or just the part of the /home directory where the Virtual Servers are located. On the other hand, backing up on the Virtual Server level would enable you to specify only certain kei directories be backed up (/etc, /var/log, /var/spool/mail, /home, etc.), as opposed to the *entire* server. Thoughts? Ideas? Comments? -- Alan Murrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Out the 10Base-T, through the router, down the T1, over the leased line, off the bridge, past the firewall... nothin' but 'Net! ------------------------- The freeVSD Support List -------------------------- Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=subscribe%20freevsd-support Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=unsubscribe%20freevsd-support Archives: http://freevsd.org/support/mail-archives/freevsd-support ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------- The freeVSD Support List -------------------------- Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=subscribe%20freevsd-support Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=unsubscribe%20freevsd-support Archives: http://freevsd.org/support/mail-archives/freevsd-support -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
