cov...@ccs.covici.com writes: > Grant Edwards <grant.b.edwa...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On 2011-11-24, cov...@ccs.covici.com <cov...@ccs.covici.com> wrote: >> >> > I am using rdiff-backup which is no longer maintained, but still seems >> > to work, but I was thinking to use rsnapshot instead which seems like a >> > nice way to do this, but this seems not to have been maintained for a >> > while, either, so I was wondering if anyone is using it and how it works >> > for you? >> >> I set up rsnapshot a few months ago, and so far it seems to be working >> fine. I found the documentation about how to configure the intervals >> and schedule the jobs to be a bit confusing, but once the light bulb >> went on, it's pretty easy. > > > Thanks, this is what I was wondering about.
I'll chime in a bit here too. I've used rsnapshot for actual yrs, maybe 3-4. I've needed the occasional buggered up file from the backups and few whole directories over the years. It does not claim any baremetal restore capability... unless its been added. I know there is quite a lot of new functionality that I have not had occasion to delve into. It does not afford a handy slick way of retrieving a backed up file. I mean it is left to your own devices... but since the increments are dated and in hourly, daily, weekly, monthly [...] groupings, its not so hard to find what you need... I'm just saying it is a manual process unless you script something. I probably should investigate new features... since the above may be outdated information. One thing you can be sure of... its highly reliable since it is based on a very robust and well tested rsync and a very robust perl. Also, you will be amazed at how many backups you can have and take so very little space. Of course that last will depend to a good degree how much actual change occurs in your data being backed up. Further, it lends itself to network activity very well. All in all a quite simple to use, highly reliable, network capable, very versatile system.
