On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 8:51 AM, Gregory Edigarov <g...@bestnet.kharkov.ua> wrote: > On Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:06:14 +0400 > "Wesley M." <open...@e-solutions.re> wrote: > >> Hi, >> I want to backup our mailserver(4.7) in production. >> I read : >> http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq10.html#DupFS >> >> Can i do this wd1(my backup >> disk) : >> >> mount /dev/wd1a /mnt >> dump -0auf /mnt/etc_backup /dev/wd0a >> ... >> same >> for wd0d and wd0e ... Or do i need absolutely to do it in Single >> User? >> >> Or >> perhaps, there's a better way to do it. > > Personaly I found a way for myself to produce a consistent backups: > 1. have an additional filesystem /backup > 2. mount /backup > 3. sync your changed files to /backup (I usually do this with rsync, > YMMV) > 4. umount /backup > 5. mount /your_backup_media > 6. dump -0auf /your_backup_media /dev/<backup> > > However it need some preparation done beforehand, preferably on system > install. > > this way you will be able to dump live filesystems without having to > reboot your server. > > -- > With best regards, > B B B B Gregory Edigarov >
Wouldn't you consider AMANDA http://www.amanda.org I had been using it for long in my previous support engineering life. It's nice. -- ### Coonardoo - PQP8P=P8QP:P0 Q QQP=Q / The Well In The Shadow / Le Puits Dans L'Ombre ###
