Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:11:40 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu> To: "Jason C. Wells" <jcw@speakeasy.net> Cc: freebsd general questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: rsync over nfs or rsync protocol Message-ID: <20110923211140.GB96837@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <4E7CF443.2000701@speakeasy.net> References: <4E7CF443.2000701@speakeasy.net>
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On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 02:04:03PM -0700, Jason C. Wells wrote: > I am looking into finally setting up a backup solution that's a little > more sophisticated than a bunch of DVD-RWs. I have two servers. I'd > like to make each a backup server for the other. I'm considering using > rsync. > Is rsync a good choice for a backup tool? rsync can be used effectively. The optimum solution really depends on how much total disk and how much changes between each run. > Should I use the rsyncd or should I use NFS? I'm using 100 mbps ethernet. > What's the better solution I haven't considered? Why would you interject NFS in the middle of it? ////jerry > > Thanks, > Jason > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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