Re: [CentOS] Remote backup of server

2009-09-09 Thread Michael H. Warfield
On Wed, 2009-09-09 at 14:19 +0200, Michael Kress wrote: > Hi, you're searching for a solution that makes snapshots with hardlinks > 1) use rsync --delete over ssh > 2) use cp -al to create generations > 3) rotate the generations daily, just with mv > The generations use nearly no additional disk s

Re: [CentOS] Remote backup of server

2009-09-09 Thread Les Mikesell
David Suhendrik wrote: > >>> Not sure if anyone mentioned this yet, but you might want to have a >>> look at a product called BackupPC, which is based on rsync but puts a >>> really nice front end on it. >>> >>> Not sure if it can work over SSH though. Just read the fine manual to find >>> out.

Re: [CentOS] Remote backup of server

2009-09-09 Thread David Suhendrik
Les Mikesell wrote: Alan McKay wrote: Not sure if anyone mentioned this yet, but you might want to have a look at a product called BackupPC, which is based on rsync but puts a really nice front end on it. Not sure if it can work over SSH though. Just read the fine manual to find

Re: [CentOS] Remote backup of server

2009-09-09 Thread Les Mikesell
Alan McKay wrote: > Not sure if anyone mentioned this yet, but you might want to have a > look at a product called BackupPC, which is based on rsync but puts a > really nice front end on it. > > Not sure if it can work over SSH though. Just read the fine manual to find > out. Yes, backuppc can

Re: [CentOS] Remote backup of server

2009-09-09 Thread Michael Schumacher
Martin, you may want to take a look on http://www.nongnu.org/storebackup/ I am using that program for some month now. It installs easily, runs over SSH connection, and saves a lot of space on the target machine by hard-linking identical files between various backups. on Friday, September 4, 2009

Re: [CentOS] Remote backup of server

2009-09-09 Thread Alan McKay
Not sure if anyone mentioned this yet, but you might want to have a look at a product called BackupPC, which is based on rsync but puts a really nice front end on it. Not sure if it can work over SSH though. Just read the fine manual to find out. -- “Don't eat anything you've ever seen advertis

Re: [CentOS] Remote backup of server

2009-09-09 Thread Michael Kress
Hi, you're searching for a solution that makes snapshots with hardlinks 1) use rsync --delete over ssh 2) use cp -al to create generations 3) rotate the generations daily, just with mv The generations use nearly no additional disk space, only changes in the file system consume space (i.e. addition

Re: [CentOS] Remote backup of server

2009-09-04 Thread Robert Nichols
happymaster23 wrote: > Hello, > > I want mount directory of one server to another over internet. I was > looking to NFS4, but there are no security mechanisms. I need > encrypted connection using private key (something like SFTP). > > Or - if there is in CentOS repo (or EPEL) package, that can mo

Re: [CentOS] Remote backup of server

2009-09-04 Thread Akemi Yagi
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 10:11 AM, Johnny Hughes wrote: > On 09/04/2009 11:45 AM, Les Mikesell wrote: >> Johnny Hughes wrote: >> Backuppc is ideal for this - it not only uses rsync over ssh for the >> xfer (along with some other choices) but it keeps the files compressed >> and uses hardlinks to de-

Re: [CentOS] Remote backup of server

2009-09-04 Thread Johnny Hughes
On 09/04/2009 11:45 AM, Les Mikesell wrote: > Johnny Hughes wrote: > >>> I want mount directory of one server to another over internet. I was >>> looking to NFS4, but there are no security mechanisms. I need >>> encrypted connection using private key (something like SFTP). >>> >>> Or - if there is

Re: [CentOS] Remote backup of server

2009-09-04 Thread Les Mikesell
happymaster23 wrote: > Thank you for reply, > > I will look into, but overally - I am looking for rockstable solution, > because security is on the first place. If you have any questions, please post on the backuppc mail list - you'll probably find someone with experience with similar usage. T

Re: [CentOS] Remote backup of server

2009-09-04 Thread happymaster23
Thank you for reply, I will look into, but overally - I am looking for rockstable solution, because security is on the first place. 2009/9/4 Vinicius Coque : > You could use Bacula (www.bacula.org) > > On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 1:23 PM, happymaster23 > wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> I want mount directo

Re: [CentOS] Remote backup of server

2009-09-04 Thread Les Mikesell
Johnny Hughes wrote: >> I want mount directory of one server to another over internet. I was >> looking to NFS4, but there are no security mechanisms. I need >> encrypted connection using private key (something like SFTP). >> >> Or - if there is in CentOS repo (or EPEL) package, that can mount >>

Re: [CentOS] Remote backup of server

2009-09-04 Thread Steve Thompson
On Fri, 4 Sep 2009, nate wrote: > happymaster23 wrote: >> I want mount directory of one server to another over internet. I was >> looking to NFS4, but there are no security mechanisms. I need >> encrypted connection using private key (something like SFTP). > rsnapshot should be available. > > You

Re: [CentOS] Remote backup of server

2009-09-04 Thread happymaster23
Thank you, I will look into. 2009/9/4 nate : > happymaster23 wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I want mount directory of one server to another over internet. I was >> looking to NFS4, but there are no security mechanisms. I need >> encrypted connection using private key (something like SFTP). >> >> Or - if

Re: [CentOS] Remote backup of server

2009-09-04 Thread happymaster23
Thank you for reply, because rsync is only synchronizing data (with all errors), this is not backup. If on main server will be some data corruption and backup server will connect and synchronize all data with errors, I have nothing :). For example - rdiff-backup is working with increments, so you

Re: [CentOS] Remote backup of server

2009-09-04 Thread Vinicius Coque
You could use Bacula (www.bacula.org) On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 1:23 PM, happymaster23 wrote: > Hello, > > I want mount directory of one server to another over internet. I was > looking to NFS4, but there are no security mechanisms. I need > encrypted connection using private key (something like SFT

Re: [CentOS] Remote backup of server

2009-09-04 Thread nate
happymaster23 wrote: > Hello, > > I want mount directory of one server to another over internet. I was > looking to NFS4, but there are no security mechanisms. I need > encrypted connection using private key (something like SFTP). > > Or - if there is in CentOS repo (or EPEL) package, that can moun

Re: [CentOS] Remote backup of server

2009-09-04 Thread Johnny Hughes
On 09/04/2009 11:23 AM, happymaster23 wrote: > Hello, > > I want mount directory of one server to another over internet. I was > looking to NFS4, but there are no security mechanisms. I need > encrypted connection using private key (something like SFTP). > > Or - if there is in CentOS repo (or EP