Default User writes:
On Fri, 2023-09-01 at 23:15 +0200, Linux-Fan wrote:
> Default User writes:
[...]
> > I HAVE used a number of other backup methodologies, including
> > Borgbackup, for which I had high hopes, but was highly
> > disappointed.
>
> Would you care to share in what regards
On 9/5/23 17:39, Default User wrote:
On Tue, 2023-09-05 at 20:01 -0400, Default User wrote:
Now sudo du -sh / says that / seems to be using about 30 Gb. But sudo
du -sh /media/user/rsnapshot_backups_of_host, says that the backup
directory, /media/user/rsnapshot_backups_of_host on backup drive
On Fri, 2023-09-01 at 23:15 +0200, Linux-Fan wrote:
> Default User writes:
>
> > On Fri, 2023-09-01 at 07:25 -0500, John Hasler wrote:
> > > Jason writes:
> > > > Or how does your backup look like?
>
> See https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2019/11/msg00073.html
> and
On Tue, 2023-09-05 at 20:01 -0400, Default User wrote:
> On Fri, 2023-09-01 at 22:44 +0200, Michel Verdier wrote:
> > > > > On 2023-09-01, Default User wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Yes, it does require considerable space (no data
> > > > > > > > > de-duplication),
> > > > > > > > > and
> >
On Fri, 2023-09-01 at 22:44 +0200, Michel Verdier wrote:
> > > > On 2023-09-01, Default User wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > > > > Yes, it does require considerable space (no data
> > > > > > > > de-duplication),
> > > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > the rsync of the backup drives does take considerable
>
> On 3 Sep 2023, at 19:16, David wrote:
[...]
> I have a Dell R320 fitted with 8 1T SAS drives, the hardware raid is
> turned off as OpenMediaVault uses sorfware RAID.
> If I turn the hardware raid on can I use Debian as the opperating
> system?
Hi David,
In general, outside of certain
On Sat, 2023-09-02 at 23:57 +0200, Linux-Fan wrote:
> Michael Kjörling writes:
>
> [...]
>
> > The biggest issue for me is ensuring that I am not dependent on
> > _anything_ on the backed-up system itself to start restoring that
> > system from a backup. In other words, enabling bare-metal
> >
Michael Kjörling writes:
[...]
The biggest issue for me is ensuring that I am not dependent on
_anything_ on the backed-up system itself to start restoring that
system from a backup. In other words, enabling bare-metal restoration.
I figure that I can always download a Debian live ISO, put
> More accurately, rsnapshot (which is basically a frontend to rsync)
> tells rsync to do that; IIRC by passing --link-dest pointing at the
> previous backup target directory.
I've used a similar (tho hand-cooked) script running `rsync`.
I switched to Bup a few years ago and saw a significant
On 2 Sep 2023 00:04 +0200, from mv...@free.fr (Michel Verdier):
> rsnapshot use hard links on the backup filesystem.
More accurately, rsnapshot (which is basically a frontend to rsync)
tells rsync to do that; IIRC by passing --link-dest pointing at the
previous backup target directory.
And this
Michel Verdier writes:
On 2023-09-01, Default User wrote:
> Yes, it does require considerable space (no data de-duplication), and
> the rsync of the backup drives does take considerable time. But to me,
> it is worth it, to avoid the methodological equivalent of "vendor lock-
> in".
You must
Default User writes:
On Fri, 2023-09-01 at 07:25 -0500, John Hasler wrote:
> Jason writes:
> > Or how does your backup look like?
See https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2019/11/msg00073.html
and https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2019/11/msg00420.html
> Just rsync.
Sorry, I just
On Fri, 2023-09-01 at 07:25 -0500, John Hasler wrote:
> Jason writes:
> > Or how does your backup look like?
>
> Just rsync.
Sorry, I just couldn't resist chiming in here.
I have never used OpenMediaVault.
I HAVE used a number of other backup methodologies, including
Borgbackup, for which I
Jason writes:
> Or how does your backup look like?
Just rsync.
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