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From: William Kenworthy <billk@×××××××××.au>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Back up a server in real-time
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 09:04:57
Message-Id: 1226826281.21629.19.camel@rattus.localdomain
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Back up a server in real-time by Mick
1 dirvish is in portage.
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3 tar/rsync/cp are not really backups but manual copies. If you want true
4 backup you need scripts to handle the extra functionality for things
5 like versioning, archive management and the all important restore.
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7 Dirvish is excellent on all but restore.
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9 BillK
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11 On Sat, 2008-11-15 at 19:45 +0000, Mick wrote:
12 > Without gentoo-wiki my knowledge level is rather poor (just like my memory!)
13 >
14 > What would you use to back up a running server without taking it off line?
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16 William Kenworthy <billk@×××××××××.au>
17 Home in Perth!

Replies

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Re: [gentoo-user] Back up a server in real-time Volker Armin Hemmann <volker.armin.hemmann@××××××××××××.de>
Re: [gentoo-user] Back up a server in real-time Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] Back up a server in real-time Joerg.Schilling@fokus.fraunhofer.de (Joerg Schilling)