Re: FreeBSD server(s) to backup multi-platform systems remotely

2005-01-03 Thread Stephan Lichtenauer
Am 03.01.2005 um 17:11 schrieb Danny: On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 12:54:47 +0100, Sitkei Attila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I had never heard of boxbackup before, so thank you for the link! This tool appears to be the closest to what I am looking for. Hopefully the development continues. I just looked at it

Re: FreeBSD server(s) to backup multi-platform systems remotely

2005-01-03 Thread Danny
On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 12:54:47 +0100, Sitkei Attila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>> From a backup point of view, my goal... > >> > >> > >> On a nightly and automated basis - to take a snapshot of all new and > >> modified data from a FreeBSD server and Windows server. Then compress > >> and hopef

Re: FreeBSD server(s) to backup multi-platform systems remotely

2005-01-03 Thread Sitkei Attila
From a backup point of view, my goal... On a nightly and automated basis - to take a snapshot of all new and modified data from a FreeBSD server and Windows server. Then compress and hopefully encrypt the data and send it to a remote FreeBSD server through some form of efficient and secure file t

Re: FreeBSD server(s) to backup multi-platform systems remotely

2004-12-30 Thread Drew Tomlinson
On 12/30/2004 8:13 AM Danny wrote: On 30 Dec 2004 09:52:30 -0500, Lowell Gilbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: And there's actually a *third* possible goal, which is quick recovery of accidentally deleted (or overwritten, etc.) user data. UFS2 filesystem snapshots are a remarkably easy way to prov

Re: FreeBSD server(s) to backup multi-platform systems remotely

2004-12-30 Thread Paul Mather
On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 11:13:54 -0500, Danny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From a backup point of view, my goal... On a nightly and automated basis - to take a snapshot of all new and modified data from a FreeBSD server and Windows server. Then compress and hopefully encrypt the data and send it to a rem

Re: FreeBSD server(s) to backup multi-platform systems remotely

2004-12-30 Thread Dave McCammon
--- Danny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 08:31:34 -0800 (PST), Dave > McCammon > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I haven't caught all of this thread but I'll share > > what I do. > > I use rsync to sync file to a server for backup. > > 6 FreeBSD and one Win2K which have been set

Re: FreeBSD server(s) to backup multi-platform systems remotely

2004-12-30 Thread Alan Gerber
Dave McCammon wrote: --- Danny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [snip] I haven't caught all of this thread but I'll share what I do. I use rsync to sync file to a server for backup. 6 FreeBSD and one Win2K which have been set up to rsync at different times in the morning hours. On the Win2k machine,

Re: FreeBSD server(s) to backup multi-platform systems remotely

2004-12-30 Thread Mark
On Thu, Dec 30, 2004 at 11:55:18AM -0500, Danny wrote: > On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 08:31:34 -0800 (PST), Dave McCammon > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I haven't caught all of this thread but I'll share > > what I do. > > I use rsync to sync file to a server for backup. > > 6 FreeBSD and one Win2K which

Re: FreeBSD server(s) to backup multi-platform systems remotely

2004-12-30 Thread Danny
On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 08:31:34 -0800 (PST), Dave McCammon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I haven't caught all of this thread but I'll share > what I do. > I use rsync to sync file to a server for backup. > 6 FreeBSD and one Win2K which have been set up to > rsync at different times in the morning hours

Re: FreeBSD server(s) to backup multi-platform systems remotely

2004-12-30 Thread Dave McCammon
--- Danny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 30 Dec 2004 09:52:30 -0500, Lowell Gilbert > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > And there's actually a *third* possible goal, > which is quick recovery > > of accidentally deleted (or overwritten, etc.) > user data. UFS2 > > filesystem snapshots are a remark

Re: FreeBSD server(s) to backup multi-platform systems remotely

2004-12-30 Thread Danny
On 30 Dec 2004 09:52:30 -0500, Lowell Gilbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And there's actually a *third* possible goal, which is quick recovery > of accidentally deleted (or overwritten, etc.) user data. UFS2 > filesystem snapshots are a remarkably easy way to provide this. This would be nice, b

Re: FreeBSD server(s) to backup multi-platform systems remotely

2004-12-30 Thread Danny
On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 23:16:43 -0800, Ted Mittelstaedt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] > If the goal of the backup is merely to archive DATA, then this isn't > true. OK, I am not going to focus on archiving; the goal is to backup and restore. Thank you for all of your suggestions. I am currently

Re: FreeBSD server(s) to backup multi-platform systems remotely

2004-12-30 Thread Lowell Gilbert
"Ted Mittelstaedt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Andrew P. > > Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 7:33 PM > > To: Danny > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: FreeBSD server(s) to backup multi-platform systems remotely

2004-12-29 Thread Ted Mittelstaedt
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Andrew P. > Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 7:33 PM > To: Danny > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: FreeBSD server(s) to backup multi-platform systems remotely > > I

Re: FreeBSD server(s) to backup multi-platform systems remotely

2004-12-29 Thread Andrew P.
Danny wrote: Good day to you all, I would greatly appreciate any recommendations, related experiences, and tips for the following goal: On a monthly and manual basis - to take a snapshot of data from a FreeBSD server and Windows server. Then compress and hopefully encrypt the data and send it to a

Re: FreeBSD server(s) to backup multi-platform systems remotely

2004-12-29 Thread pete wright
On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 14:15:27 -0500, Danny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Good day to you all, > > I would greatly appreciate any recommendations, related experiences, > and tips for the following goal: > > On a monthly and manual basis - to take a snapshot of data from a > FreeBSD server and Window

Re: FreeBSD server(s) to backup multi-platform systems remotely

2004-12-29 Thread Peter A. Giessel
On 12/29/2004 10:15, Danny wrote: > On a nightly and automated basis - to take a snapshot of all new and > modified data from a FreeBSD server and Windows server. I've been using rdiff-backup to mirror two arrays (locally), but its actually more designed for what you want to do. It works well for

Re: FreeBSD server(s) to backup multi-platform systems remotely

2004-12-29 Thread Jacob S
On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 14:15:27 -0500 Danny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Good day to you all, > > I would greatly appreciate any recommendations, related experiences, > and tips for the following goal: > > On a monthly and manual basis - to take a snapshot of data from a > FreeBSD server and Window

FreeBSD server(s) to backup multi-platform systems remotely

2004-12-29 Thread Danny
Good day to you all, I would greatly appreciate any recommendations, related experiences, and tips for the following goal: On a monthly and manual basis - to take a snapshot of data from a FreeBSD server and Windows server. Then compress and hopefully encrypt the data and send it to a remote Free