On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 07:46:31AM +0100, Bernd Schoeller wrote: > Hi - > > I have got an OpenBSD box, and I would like to create regular full backups > of that box to a Linux server at a different location. > > The main purpose of this backup is to be able to restore the OpenBSD box on > a severe hardware failure (HD corruption, fire, etc.). If possible, the > backup should be incremental as I am somewhat bandwidth constrained between > the two sites. > > There are a number of remote backup systems floating around (rdiff-backup, > rsnapshot, etc.) and of course there are in-house solutions (dump/restore), > though I don't know if these are interoperable. > > Is there somebody on the list who has a similar setup and could point me at > a solution that works for him/her? > > Thanks, > Bernd
I used a combination of puppet & rsync to achieve backup with disaster recovery strategy. System & programs configuration are managed by puppet, providing consistency between changes & auto recovery through puppet. Generally, rsync is used for backup & restore after puppet done it's configuration. Do regular testing of your backups so that it's usable when it's needed. Regards, Edward.
