On Wed, Sep 08, 2004 at 11:57:49AM -0700, anthony fernandes wrote: > i wanted to know how does rsync take back up. > does it store date wise or file wise or does intelligent backup.
What do you mean by data/file wise or intelligent? > one more thing. after installing rsync for backup on the server. > (imagine 12 clients). is it possible for the clients to work during > the time of backup or do they have to stop working. AFAIK, rsync is not a backup tool per se. Its merely a utility that syncs two directories, which may either both be local, or remote or combination. A lot of backup management systems use rsync to do the actual data transfers. If you need to backup so many systems, consider using a proper backup management system. We prefer AMANDA in our dept, because that suites our needs the best. There's a Backup-HOWTO out there ... that should be a good starting point. Sameer. -- Research Scholar, KReSIT, IIT Bombay http://www.it.iitb.ac.in/~sameerds/ -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
