Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:13:56 -0700 From: David Brodbeck <gull@gull.us> 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: <CAHhngE0MEQbGQ8KKTxJ62H%2BnNXoUXiipzhiR-4M9q=ybHg4KLw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4E7CF443.2000701@speakeasy.net> References: <4E7CF443.2000701@speakeasy.net>
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On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 2:04 PM, Jason C. Wells <jcw@speakeasy.net> wrote: > I am looking into finally setting up a backup solution that's a little mo= re > sophisticated than a bunch of DVD-RWs. =A0I have two servers. =A0I'd like= to > make each a backup server for the other. =A0I'm considering using rsync. > > Is rsync a good choice for a backup tool? rsync is good for mirroring one file tree to another. If you want a complete backup system centering around rsync, check out Back= upPC. NFS will let you mount one server's files from another, but you'll still need to use something to copy the files over; either rsync or something else.
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