Live DB backups with rsync?
Is it possible to do live backups of a running DB with rsync??? I was just talking to livevault.com they (only on win boxes) say they can grab changes from a client's live DB sync them remotely. It sounded like BS to me, but I'm neither a DB guy or sync'ing expert. Steve Mallett -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
error msg
Using this command: rsync -azurvp /Users/spaceman/ -e ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/test --timeout=60 wrote 2577422743 bytes read 79546 bytes 448846.72 bytes/sec total size is 2831489571 speedup is 1.10 rsync error: partial transfer (code 23) at /SourceCache/rsync/rsync-8/rsync/main.c(576) It appears that I only get this error -after- files are sent. Steve Mallett -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
Re: rsync to 2000/NT servers?
Craig Barratt wrote: Watch out for pagefile.sys (i think!)... it's won't copy. (let me know about any other's) Most important files won't copy. The registry files are locked and can't be read by rsync/cygin (nor are they served by smb). Similarly, the outlook.pst file used by Outlook (which contains all the email, attachments, calendar and address book info of an outlook user) is locked whenever outlook is open (which is most of the time). Exchange databases, SQL databases will be locked too. Any file open by a windows app is likely locked too. So you can get 99% of the files, but the 1% you miss are the most critical. Now, can you think of a way to sync the win 2000 OS? (the WHOLE flippin' system) so that if it were to go down one could restore the full installation (bootstraps, bootloader, ect!!?) by means of the rsync'ed backup. please? thank you. ;-) I wish this was possible, but I don't know how to do this. Commercial products use an OFM (open file manager) to allow locked files to be accessed. Products are sold by companies like St. Bernard or Columbia Data Products. Apparently Veritas and Legato bundle this product with their commercial backup products. See for example http://www.stbernard.com/products/docs/ofm_whitepaperV8.pdf What we need is an open source OFM that is compatible with rsync. Then bare-metal WinXX recovery would be possible. Craig I'm thinking more along the lines of those files that someone wanted backed up being put in a file for a scheduled backup rather than ssh'ing in and getting them directly. Steve Mallett -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
rsync to 2000/NT servers?
I'm rsyncing over ssh to unix servers now am wondering what people who use rsync for their unix boxes do when dealing with win 2000/NT machines? Steve Mallett -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
rsync over ssh - reporting errors
I have rsync using ssh to grab files off my local box, but would like to include some basic error reporting. If the directory I'm trying to access no longer exists (or other reasons why the rsync would fail) I'd like to be notified vs. checking everyday. So, for instance: #!/bin/sh rsync -azurv -e ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/Users/spaceman/docs . #I changed docs to Docs for example if [ $? -eq 1] then mail -s backup failed spaceman fi The process fails, but just hangs and doesn't exit to mail the error msg. Any suggestions? Steve Mallett -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
