Re: Thoughts regarding system-backups
More thoughts on "bacula". The thing is quite involved. I got the *pdf files downloaded. Is there a simple way to get this thing running? Do any of these programs (besides bacula) allow backup varification? Thats why I purchased bru 10yrs ago. NetBSD backup stuff has come A LOONNNG way since then :-) On Fri, Jul 30, 2021 at 3:41 PM Todd Gruhn wrote: > > I am playing with "bacula". I had no idea that it was so advanced, and > widely used. > My big thing is I need something to replace "bru" (I bought it around > 2005). I needed to > add binary-compatibility to the kernel config. Bru allows comparison > so I dont get caught > off-guard. > > I find the config stuff for bacula intimidating -- not used to the > /bin/ksh stuff. I program > mainly in PERL. I recall bru required me to make two named-pipes and set one > device name in the config file... > > > On Fri, Jul 30, 2021 at 3:00 PM Miko Larsson wrote: > > > > On Fri, 30 Jul 2021 11:08:00 -0400 > > Todd Gruhn wrote: > > > > > I acquired a 500MB disk from a lappy. > > > > > > Ideas for a package to do system-wide backups? > > > Can I put the backup in a specific dir -- ORRR must I use the entire > > > disk? > > > > > > Thank you > > > > You're not gonna be able to fit a whole lot on a 500*MB* disk ;p > > > > On a more serious note; rsync is pretty much *the* tool that one should > > use for "dynamic" backups. There's also the good ol' tar, but that's > > more for static backups. > > > > -- > > ~miko > >
Re: Thoughts regarding system-backups
I am playing with "bacula". I had no idea that it was so advanced, and widely used. My big thing is I need something to replace "bru" (I bought it around 2005). I needed to add binary-compatibility to the kernel config. Bru allows comparison so I dont get caught off-guard. I find the config stuff for bacula intimidating -- not used to the /bin/ksh stuff. I program mainly in PERL. I recall bru required me to make two named-pipes and set one device name in the config file... On Fri, Jul 30, 2021 at 3:00 PM Miko Larsson wrote: > > On Fri, 30 Jul 2021 11:08:00 -0400 > Todd Gruhn wrote: > > > I acquired a 500MB disk from a lappy. > > > > Ideas for a package to do system-wide backups? > > Can I put the backup in a specific dir -- ORRR must I use the entire > > disk? > > > > Thank you > > You're not gonna be able to fit a whole lot on a 500*MB* disk ;p > > On a more serious note; rsync is pretty much *the* tool that one should > use for "dynamic" backups. There's also the good ol' tar, but that's > more for static backups. > > -- > ~miko >
Re: Thoughts regarding system-backups
On Fri, 30 Jul 2021 11:08:00 -0400 Todd Gruhn wrote: > I acquired a 500MB disk from a lappy. > > Ideas for a package to do system-wide backups? > Can I put the backup in a specific dir -- ORRR must I use the entire > disk? > > Thank you You're not gonna be able to fit a whole lot on a 500*MB* disk ;p On a more serious note; rsync is pretty much *the* tool that one should use for "dynamic" backups. There's also the good ol' tar, but that's more for static backups. -- ~miko
Re: Thoughts regarding system-backups
On Fri, Jul 30, 2021 at 7:49 PM David Brownlee wrote: > I've had good experiences with dirvish - backing up both locally and > from remote machines. > around 12TB of data synced/online backed up from one master to two > offsite copies, but thats a differnt use case :-p > Never heard of dirvish. Is it still maintained? It's written if Perl and depends on several modules, so it might not work forever... rdiff-backup had a similiar problem (it was stuck on Python 2), but it has been put back to life recently, so I would give that a try. -- Joern Clausen https://www.oe-files.de/photography/
Re: Thoughts regarding system-backups
GRRR! I just noticed -- that 500GB... On Fri, Jul 30, 2021 at 12:54 PM Andy Ruhl wrote: > > On Fri, Jul 30, 2021 at 8:08 AM Todd Gruhn wrote: > > > > I acquired a 500MB disk from a lappy. > > > > Ideas for a package to do system-wide backups? > > Can I put the backup in a specific dir -- ORRR must I use the entire disk? > > > > Thank you > > There are many strategies to do this. Investigate dump/restore, rsync, > tar, or even packages like bacula or amanda. > > I use rsync daily and dump periodically to get some flexibility. > > Andy
Re: Thoughts regarding system-backups
On Fri, Jul 30, 2021 at 8:08 AM Todd Gruhn wrote: > > I acquired a 500MB disk from a lappy. > > Ideas for a package to do system-wide backups? > Can I put the backup in a specific dir -- ORRR must I use the entire disk? > > Thank you There are many strategies to do this. Investigate dump/restore, rsync, tar, or even packages like bacula or amanda. I use rsync daily and dump periodically to get some flexibility. Andy
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Thoughts regarding system-backups
I acquired a 500MB disk from a lappy. Ideas for a package to do system-wide backups? Can I put the backup in a specific dir -- ORRR must I use the entire disk? Thank you
