I used rsync to perform site wide multi-platform backups to a central
backup server. It worked great. I'd sync all hosts once daily, and roll
all changes to an "incremental" directory for each day of the week. I
stored a weeks' worth of incrementals in the event someone deleted
something they needed. Rather than relying on tape for offsite backup I
wanted to use a USB 2.0 HDD. Hotplug can be configured to automatically
execute programs when a device is inserted. Ideally, the system would
have started an rsync to the drive upon detection. Unfortunately, I left
the company before implementing this feature.
I give your plan two thumbs up. It should work well.
- Sebastian
On Tue, 25 Apr 2006, Garrett P. Taylor wrote:
Situation:
We have a file server with a 1.6TB drive array. The data is crucial to
our company. It runs on a RAID 5 array with a hot spare and a battery
backed write cache. The underlying filesystem is Reiser3. Basically, I'm
not terribly worried about standard hardware failure. However, there
still remains the possibility for things like fire which pay no heed to
Reiser's atomic transactioning. And there's still the concern for human
behavior. ("What? Of COURSE I'm sure I want to delete that directory!")
Proposed Solution:
Build an identical server with another huge array. Put it out at a
remote branch. Have a nightly cron job that runs rsync or something to
copy over new data or files which have been changed (but to not
replicate deleted files).
Question:
Does anyone have any suggestions or prior experience they wish to share?
Thanks,
Garrett Taylor
IS Director
Western Title Company
(775) 324-6930 xt. 2252
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