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Date:      Fri, 22 Jun 2012 20:14:34 -0500
From:      Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com>
To:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: backup tools
Message-ID:  <CA%2BtpaK10BeFM%2BFP0nagbR7=%2Bm0akspYNj-rgtHqcJoGtxxSvNg@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20120622160903.GE24912@hemlock.hydra>
References:  <20120622160903.GE24912@hemlock.hydra>

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On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 11:09 AM, Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> wrote:

> I'm setting up a "new" backup server using FreeBSD.  It will be used for
> backing up laptops, which will not be connected to the network by any
> kind of schedule, so backups will be initiated manually rather than by
> cron or other scheduled procedures.  I'm trying to decide on what tools
> to use for managing backups.  In the past I have used rsync, which has
> worked reasonably well, but fails one of my desired criteria for the new
> backup procedures, and is less than ideal for others.
>

One's I use or have used:

sysutils/rdiff-backup
sysutils/tarsnap
misc/amanda-server

-- 
Adam Vande More



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