One thing to remember is to TEST both the backup AND the restore. Just because the backup finishes and reports no errors doesn't mean you can actually use the data. Test Test Test to be sure.
Andy On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 10:56 AM, Don Delp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 10:58 AM, kswan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I am looking into methods of setting up online backups for a small > > business file server running Ubuntu server. This will be for backups > > of the data, not the OS. > > > > Requirements: > > Completely automated backups > > Encrypted data in online storage and during transmission > > Incremental upload so we don't have to upload the whole dataset each > > backup > > Frequency: daily > > > > I am considering using storage on a hosting account via FTP or using > > Amazon S3. curlftpfs and s3fs look interesting. > > I suggest to avoid using storage on a hosting account unless you have > a dedicated server. If you're on a shared server, you're likely to > use enough disk space to cause trouble. > > > > > This article (http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/9880) looks like an > > interesting solution. > > > > Any thoughts or suggestions on this will be appreciated. > > When I recently asked about backups for my home network[0], I ended up > going with BackupPC. It's great for me, but might not work for you if > you have to transfer over a slow link. The biggest benefits have been > in storage savings on the backup server and ease of recovery of single > files or directories without having to download 5-10GB archive files. > > Another option that I haven't seen mentioned is http://rsync.net/ > I think they meet all of your requirements and they're friendly to > Open Source. I haven't used them, but maybe someone on the list has > and can offer their experiences. You might also be interested in > their FAQ[1] > > [0] > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk/browse_thread/thread/b2c99ca48e3b298a > [1] http://www.rsync.net/resources/faq.html > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
