Date: Sun, 04 Jul 2010 17:18:30 -0500 From: Tim Daneliuk <tundra@tundraware.com> To: Liste FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Global backup solution for FBSD & Ubuntu Message-ID: <4C3108B6.8070606@tundraware.com> In-Reply-To: <A5CD3711-70B2-4A07-836C-268AD11CA5D7@todoo.biz> References: <A5CD3711-70B2-4A07-836C-268AD11CA5D7@todoo.biz>
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On 07/04/10 16:43, bsd wrote: > Hello, > > I am trying to build a global backup solution for couple of strategic servers (7) based on two operating systems : > > - FreeBSD (6 - 7 // soon 7 - 8) > - Ubuntu 8.04 LTS > > These servers are hosting some strategic components mainly related to DNS infrastructure and databases. > > > For the moment I am backing up these server using network based backup solution: > > - A "duplicity" based solution which backs up key directories in my infrastructure on a remote FTP server provided by my hosting company. > - A "dump" of some key components which I am doing on regular basis for FreeBSD servers. > - Duplicity is also used for the Ubuntu servers. > - Databases are replicated "live" on a remote server using "slony" for the most strategic ones (Postgres DB) and using mysql dump export for MySQL. > > > • I am not a 100% sure these solutions will allow me to restart rapidly from a crash, specially for Ubuntu servers. > • I would like to know which solution(s) you have deployed at what cost for what results ? > > I am actually considering couple of different solutions > > - SAIT solution and backula. > - Disk based solution (maybe also with backula). > … > > > I have couple of servers that will reach their end of life that could be recycled as backup solution at a very convenient price… > > I wrote a simple shell-based solution for this problem some time ago. It (and FreeBSD instructions) can be found: http://www.tundraware.com/Software/tbku/ I am able to recover a production server (DNS, dhcp, http, sendmail, etc...) in under 30 minutes using this technique.
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