Re: duplicating servers - remote backup to HD

2003-12-10 Thread listbot
hi, is it possible to duplicate multiple directories that are not in the same root at once without rsyncing the root and excluding all other dirs? I want: rsync -avz server:/dir1 /backup/server1/dir1 \ server:/dir2 /backup/server1/otherdir/dir2 a so on, but this is bad syntax for rsy

Re: duplicating servers - remote backup to HD

2003-12-10 Thread listbot
hi, is it possible to duplicate multiple directories that are not in the same root at once without rsyncing the root and excluding all other dirs? I want: rsync -avz server:/dir1 /backup/server1/dir1 \ server:/dir2 /backup/server1/otherdir/dir2 a so on, but this is bad syntax for rsy

Re: duplicating servers - remote backup to HD

2003-12-09 Thread George Georgalis
On Tue, Dec 09, 2003 at 11:19:59AM +0100, Christian Hammers wrote: >On Sat, Dec 06, 2003 at 06:23:43PM -0500, George Georgalis wrote: >> Sure, here's what I use for taking an image of a system. If you plan > >> rsync -av --progress --delete-excluded --numeric-ids \ >> --exclude=**/cdrom/* \ > >

Re: duplicating servers - remote backup to HD

2003-12-09 Thread George Georgalis
On Tue, Dec 09, 2003 at 11:19:59AM +0100, Christian Hammers wrote: >On Sat, Dec 06, 2003 at 06:23:43PM -0500, George Georgalis wrote: >> Sure, here's what I use for taking an image of a system. If you plan > >> rsync -av --progress --delete-excluded --numeric-ids \ >> --exclude=**/cdrom/* \ > >

Re: duplicating servers - remote backup to HD

2003-12-09 Thread Christian Hammers
On Sat, Dec 06, 2003 at 06:23:43PM -0500, George Georgalis wrote: > Sure, here's what I use for taking an image of a system. If you plan > rsync -av --progress --delete-excluded --numeric-ids \ > --exclude=**/cdrom/* \ You delete only the excluded files? What about e.g. mail spool files that

Re: duplicating servers - remote backup to HD

2003-12-09 Thread Christian Hammers
On Sat, Dec 06, 2003 at 06:23:43PM -0500, George Georgalis wrote: > Sure, here's what I use for taking an image of a system. If you plan > rsync -av --progress --delete-excluded --numeric-ids \ > --exclude=**/cdrom/* \ You delete only the excluded files? What about e.g. mail spool files that

Re: duplicating servers - remote backup to HD

2003-12-08 Thread Sturla Holm Hansen
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Re: duplicating servers - remote backup to HD

2003-12-08 Thread Sturla Holm Hansen
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Re: duplicating servers - remote backup to HD

2003-12-07 Thread George Georgalis
>- Original Message - >From: "W.D.McKinney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: >Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 02:05 PM >Subject: Re: duplicating servers - remote backup to HD > > >> On Sat, 2003-12-06 at 14:23, George Georgalis wrote: >> > On

Re: duplicating servers - remote backup to HD

2003-12-07 Thread George Georgalis
gt;- Original Message - >From: "W.D.McKinney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 02:05 PM >Subject: Re: duplicating servers - remote backup to HD > > >> On Sat, 2003-12-06 at 14:23, George Georgal

Re: duplicating servers - remote backup to HD

2003-12-07 Thread Jason Lim
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Re: duplicating servers - remote backup to HD

2003-12-07 Thread Jason Lim
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Re: duplicating servers - remote backup to HD

2003-12-07 Thread W.D.McKinney
On Sat, 2003-12-06 at 14:23, George Georgalis wrote: > On Sat, Dec 06, 2003 at 01:33:32PM -0900, W.D.McKinney wrote: > >Hello, > > > >I'd like to backup a couple of Debian Woody servers remotely to my a > >Storage array that I was given recently. The servers are are at a local > >colo and I nad a x

Re: duplicating servers - remote backup to HD

2003-12-07 Thread W.D.McKinney
On Sat, 2003-12-06 at 17:20, Chris Wagner wrote: > Do you mean that you want to send a backup (i.e. tarball) to the remote > storage or do you mean that you want to keep a live synchronized copy > (rsync) on the remote storage? The former is easier and will probably give > u everything u want. I

Re: duplicating servers - remote backup to HD

2003-12-06 Thread W.D.McKinney
On Sat, 2003-12-06 at 14:23, George Georgalis wrote: > On Sat, Dec 06, 2003 at 01:33:32PM -0900, W.D.McKinney wrote: > >Hello, > > > >I'd like to backup a couple of Debian Woody servers remotely to my a > >Storage array that I was given recently. The servers are are at a local > >colo and I nad a x

Re: duplicating servers - remote backup to HD

2003-12-06 Thread W.D.McKinney
On Sat, 2003-12-06 at 17:20, Chris Wagner wrote: > Do you mean that you want to send a backup (i.e. tarball) to the remote > storage or do you mean that you want to keep a live synchronized copy > (rsync) on the remote storage? The former is easier and will probably give > u everything u want. I

Re: duplicating servers - remote backup to HD

2003-12-06 Thread Chris Wagner
Do you mean that you want to send a backup (i.e. tarball) to the remote storage or do you mean that you want to keep a live synchronized copy (rsync) on the remote storage? The former is easier and will probably give u everything u want. I don't really see any need for an rsync unless you want so

Re: duplicating servers - remote backup to HD

2003-12-06 Thread Chris Wagner
Do you mean that you want to send a backup (i.e. tarball) to the remote storage or do you mean that you want to keep a live synchronized copy (rsync) on the remote storage? The former is easier and will probably give u everything u want. I don't really see any need for an rsync unless you want so

Re: duplicating servers - remote backup to HD

2003-12-06 Thread George Georgalis
On Sat, Dec 06, 2003 at 01:33:32PM -0900, W.D.McKinney wrote: >Hello, > >I'd like to backup a couple of Debian Woody servers remotely to my a >Storage array that I was given recently. The servers are are at a local >colo and I nad a xDSL connection provided by the ISP that serves the >Colo so that'

duplicating servers - remote backup to HD

2003-12-06 Thread W.D.McKinney
Hello, I'd like to backup a couple of Debian Woody servers remotely to my a Storage array that I was given recently. The servers are are at a local colo and I nad a xDSL connection provided by the ISP that serves the Colo so that's good. I am thinking that someone might have an rysnc script that a

Re: duplicating servers - remote backup to HD

2003-12-06 Thread George Georgalis
On Sat, Dec 06, 2003 at 01:33:32PM -0900, W.D.McKinney wrote: >Hello, > >I'd like to backup a couple of Debian Woody servers remotely to my a >Storage array that I was given recently. The servers are are at a local >colo and I nad a xDSL connection provided by the ISP that serves the >Colo so that'

duplicating servers - remote backup to HD

2003-12-06 Thread W.D.McKinney
Hello, I'd like to backup a couple of Debian Woody servers remotely to my a Storage array that I was given recently. The servers are are at a local colo and I nad a xDSL connection provided by the ISP that serves the Colo so that's good. I am thinking that someone might have an rysnc script that a