Advice on backup scheme for FreeBSD 5.3 box

2005-04-20 Thread steve
I have been using FreeBSD 5.3 now for a couple months on a P4 box at home and I have been backing up the box nightly by doing a simple .tgz of the /etc, /usr/home and /var directories to a FreeBSD backup server at home (the backup server is a PI box). I’m at the point now, because I’m using

RE: Advice on backup scheme for FreeBSD 5.3 box

2005-04-20 Thread bob
To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Advice on backup scheme for FreeBSD 5.3 box I have been using FreeBSD 5.3 now for a couple months on a P4 box at home and I have been backing up the box nightly by doing a simple .tgz of the /etc, /usr/home and /var directories to a FreeBSD backup server at home

Re: Advice on backup scheme for FreeBSD 5.3 box

2005-04-20 Thread Philip Hallstrom
I have been using FreeBSD 5.3 now for a couple months on a P4 box at home and I have been backing up the box nightly by doing a simple .tgz of the /etc, /usr/home and /var directories to a FreeBSD backup server at home (the backup server is a PI box). I’m at the point now, because I’m using

Re: Advice on backup scheme for FreeBSD 5.3 box

2005-04-20 Thread N.J. Thomas
* steve [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2005-04-20 10:53:25 -0400]: So I'm trying to figure out a scheme to avoid more than a couple hours of downtime. Use rsnapshot: http://www.rsnapshot.org/ The closest thing to a NetApp backup that you will get, minus the US$50,000 price tag. Thomas -- N.J.