From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 31 23:31:23 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4D79316A401 for ; Fri, 31 Mar 2006 23:31:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@bitparts.org) Received: from mail.bitparts.org (63-253-101-190.ip.mcleodusa.net [63.253.101.190]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D990443D48 for ; Fri, 31 Mar 2006 23:31:22 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@bitparts.org) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (71-11-157-24.dhcp.stls.mo.charter.com [71.11.157.24]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail.bitparts.org (8.13.5/8.13.5) with ESMTP id k2VNVK89025193; Fri, 31 Mar 2006 17:31:21 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from freebsd@bitparts.org) Message-ID: <442DBBCB.7030501@bitparts.org> Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 17:31:23 -0600 From: "J. Buck Caldwell" User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5 (Windows/20051201) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Brian Doherty References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received-SPF: pass (mail.bitparts.org: authenticated connection) receiver=mail.bitparts.org; client-ip=71.11.157.24; helo=[127.0.0.1]; envelope-from=freebsd@bitparts.org; x-software=spfmilter 0.93 http://www.acme.com/software/spfmilter/; Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Backups X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 23:31:23 -0000 Unison is your answer. I've been using it to synchronize the data on 20 branch servers with the big corporate server for backup onto one big tape drive every night for the last two years. Email me if you need help setting it up. ports/net/unison Brian Doherty wrote: > Firstly let me say that I'm not sure if this is the right list to post to, > so if I am incorrect I apologise. Also if there is a better list for me to > post to, please direct me to it. > > I have built a redundant freeBSD box for my mail server, and for my > webserver, and am putting the redundant boxes in a different geographic > location. I am looking for a way to backup the relevant data on the current > mail and webservers to the new redundant boxes every night. I could use scp > and do a full backup every night but I remember hearing of a piece of bsd > software that can compare the two file systems and just copy the changes. > This would dramatically cut down on the traffic across the link between the > machines. > > Is there a tried and trusted method of doing this? > > BTW I perform backups at the current site onto tape and will continue to do > so, I may perform tape backup at the new site too. Is this over kill? > > Brian > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > >