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Re: [PLUG] Backup packages
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- From: "K.S. Bhaskar" <bhaskar@bhaskars.com>
- To: "Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List" <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
- Subject: Re: [PLUG] Backup packages
- Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2007 22:04:06 -0400
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Paul --
How about establishing areas on the backup system for each server and
using unison to keep them synchronized? Unison uses rsync, but if the
sync is happening every 10-15 minutes, presumably the actual rsync
performance doesn't matter.
I think there are unison clients for just about every platform.
Regards
-- Bhaskar
On 9/9/07, Paul L. Snyder <plsnyder@drexel.edu> wrote:
> I'm finally getting around to setting up a backup system for all the
> various machines around my house. Any recommendations as to a good
> package to use?
>
> The backup server is Linux-based, and most of the clients are Linux
> as well. The option to backup Mac OS and Windows would be nice, but
> is not critical. The ability to deal intelligently with laptop
> clients, on the other hand, is a sine qua non, as is a FOSS solution.
>
> I'd like something that runs a bit faster than rsync, if possible.
> Currently, I'm running manual rsyncs whenever I happen to remember
> to do so. Ideally, I'd like to install the client on the various
> machines and forget about it, other than having the server mail the
> logs to me so I can make sure that everything is continuing to run
> smoothly.
>
> Bacula looks like it has a lot of moving parts. Has anybody played
> with rdiff-backup?
>
> Thanks,
> Paul
>
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