Re: rsync using huge traffic

2012-12-05 Thread Linda Walsh
Ben Oswald wrote: Hey, I'm using rsync to backup my server but there is a problem because rsync is using very huge amounts traffic. But first to the setup. The server I backup has 4GB of data and I use the following command to backup this data. /usr/bin/rsync -aze 'ssh -i /root/.ssh/backup.ke

Re: rsync using huge traffic

2012-12-03 Thread Paul Slootman
On Mon 03 Dec 2012, Ben Oswald wrote: > > I've tested your advise for a few days now but is seems like the > problem isn't solved. The traffice is now lower, about 15GB per backup, > but still 4 times bigger than the whole data on the server. Is there an > other option of rsync I can give a try.

Re: rsync using huge traffic

2012-12-03 Thread Ben Oswald
Hey, I've tested your advise for a few days now but is seems like the problem isn't solved. The traffice is now lower, about 15GB per backup, but still 4 times bigger than the whole data on the server. Is there an other option of rsync I can give a try. Regards, Ben Oswald Am Thu, 29 Nov 2012

Re: rsync using huge traffic

2012-11-29 Thread Greg Deback (rsync)
Hello, First things I'm thinking of is : 1. Do you have inside your backup tree some links that point outside the filesystem ? (ie. some mounted folder) If so, add the -x flag (don't cross filesystem boundaries) 2. Do you have some hard links inside your tree that may create recursive loops ? If s

rsync using huge traffic

2012-11-29 Thread Ben Oswald
Hey, I'm using rsync to backup my server but there is a problem because rsync is using very huge amounts traffic. But first to the setup. The server I backup has 4GB of data and I use the following command to backup this data. /usr/bin/rsync -aze 'ssh -i /root/.ssh/backup.key -l backupuser' --rsy