Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 00:39:56 -0700 From: John Armstrong <siberian@siberian.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Hot Backup servers Message-ID: <v04210139b3bf19a8ddf8@[216.112.76.84]>
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Hello all- I have two identical boxes that I intend to use as hot backups. The way I am handling it is like this : Box 1 : Live server Box 2 : Hot Backup Box 2 has box 1 mounted via NFS I want to make Box 2 a total mirror ( or as much as possible ) of Box 1 including binaries etc. So, my original approach was going to have Box 2 use cpbk to copy the NFS directories into itself. Problem is, cpbk does not seem to like NFS very much ( unless I have it misconfigured ). I like cpbk because it copies only new files etc which saves tons of time. How are other people handling hot backups and keeping them current and properly mirrored? Also, how are people handling multiple partition backup? Like I want to backup /var, / , /usr and /www, all different partitions but backup to the same tape. Dump seems to only let me dump one at a time and I do not really know how to deal with it. I can't get Perfect Backup+ to install so I am a bit confused on that one. john- -------------------------------------------------------------------- The letters "J" and "V" are the youngest letters in the alphabet. They're about 350 years old. -Uncle John's Fourth Bathroom Reader To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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