Re: Backing up large partitions
Hi, On Tue, 15 May 2007, Phusion wrote: |I need some advice on how to backup a UNIX server. The server has |multiple large partitions ranging from 200 to 400 GB. Also, the server |doesn't have a tape drive. We recently got a large NAS device that has |2 TB of storage space. The UNIX server has Samba installed and can be |setup to mount a Windows network share. I would like the ability to |run full and incremental backups as well as restores. Let me know what |you think. Take a look at rsnapshot (it's in ports), it uses rsync with hardlinks to decrease the size of incremental backups. - Marcelo ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Backing up large partitions
In response to Phusion [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I need some advice on how to backup a UNIX server. The server has multiple large partitions ranging from 200 to 400 GB. Also, the server doesn't have a tape drive. We recently got a large NAS device that has 2 TB of storage space. The UNIX server has Samba installed and can be setup to mount a Windows network share. I would like the ability to run full and incremental backups as well as restores. Let me know what you think. Have a look at Bacula. -- Bill Moran http://www.potentialtech.com ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Backing up large partitions
On Tue, May 15, 2007 at 04:27:01PM -0500, Phusion wrote: I need some advice on how to backup a UNIX server. The server has multiple large partitions ranging from 200 to 400 GB. Also, the server doesn't have a tape drive. We recently got a large NAS device that has 2 TB of storage space. The UNIX server has Samba installed and can be setup to mount a Windows network share. I would like the ability to run full and incremental backups as well as restores. Let me know what you think. Use dump(8) (with the -L flag!) and bzip2(1) to write compressed dumps to the NAS (which should be mounted, of course). If you do it in a cron job at night, no one will be bothered by it. Don't bother with bzip2 if most of your data is already compressed, like photos, videos, zip files or mp3. I've written a small shell-script that does just that. Mail me if you want it. Roland -- R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) pgpoyepi2B2oz.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Backing up large partitions
On Tue, May 15, 2007 at 04:27:01PM -0500, Phusion wrote: I need some advice on how to backup a UNIX server. The server has multiple large partitions ranging from 200 to 400 GB. Also, the server doesn't have a tape drive. We recently got a large NAS device that has 2 TB of storage space. The UNIX server has Samba installed and can be setup to mount a Windows network share. I would like the ability to run full and incremental backups as well as restores. Let me know what you think. Depends a little on what you will do, but generally you can run dump(8) to a file and that file can be located anywhere you can read/write. Dump is the UNIX backup soution.Now, if you want to create an alternate server, then consider rsync. Its in the ports. jerry Phusion ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
