Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2005 12:54:47 +0100 From: Sitkei Attila <freebsd-questions@pmihiv.hu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD server(s) to backup multi-platform systems remotely Message-ID: <41D93287.8070105@pmihiv.hu> In-Reply-To: <41D455CF.2040802@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> References: <20041230175745.A151A16A4D0@hub.freebsd.org> <41D455CF.2040802@gromit.dlib.vt.edu>
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>>> From a backup point of view, my goal... >> >> >> On a nightly and automated basis - to take a snapshot of all new and >> modified data from a FreeBSD server and Windows server. Then compress >> and hopefully encrypt the data and send it to a remote FreeBSD server >> through some form of efficient and secure file transfer. Uncompressed >> the nightly data may total ~20MB. > It is worth to take a look at http://www.fluffy.co.uk/boxbackup/, which is a tool focusing on automated (`lazy') or snapshot backup. Supported are most unices, there is no FreeBSD-port however. A windows' client utility is work in progress, though usable via cygwin now. Its main advantages: * backups via encrypted streams, public key infrastucture * only modified parts are to be transported * preserving the overwritten or deleted files * quota-support * userland RAID-option Have a nice day --tef
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