Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 16:12:18 -0400 (EDT) From: Matt Juszczak <matt@atopia.net> To: Hexren <me@hexren.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: backup Message-ID: <20050513161153.I76354@neptune.atopia.net> In-Reply-To: <1652518521.20050513103411@hexren.net> References: <20050512210337.U41972@neptune.atopia.net> <1652518521.20050513103411@hexren.net>
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Problem with this is that I have to then create a tar file on the remote machine, because if I login with sftp from my remote machine, that account wont have access to read all the files it needs to read. -Matt On Fri, 13 May 2005, Hexren wrote: >> Howdy, > >> My server has an 18 gig drive in it. I'm looking to do incremental backups >> every night, where my entire /ext partition will be mirrored elsewhere >> (/ext is the only thing with anything special on it that would need to be >> recreated). > >> I was thinking of either backing up to my home machine, which for the most >> part has a static IP (dynamic every 3-4 months), or getting an external >> hard drive. The server is a 1U. > >> Does anyone have any suggestions, both for how to do this, and what kind >> of media to use? (External hard drive, tape drive, remote backup to my >> home machine, etc.) > >> Thanks! > >> Regards, > >> Matt > > --------------------------------------------- > > Imho if possible a remote location should be the backup site as that > gives you a backup even if the Server is destroyed by *insert > something nasty here* pull the backup from your homemaschine and you > need not worry about dynamic ips. > > Regards > Hexren > > _______________________________________________ > 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" > > > !DSPAM:42846692602911013311699! >
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