Re: rsync is effecting in the DC switch??

2008-09-22 Thread Benjamin Schweizer
--stats --delete-during --timeout=500 > --exclude-from=/root/rsyncexcludedfiles > --files-from=/root/rsyncincludedfiles -e ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/ > /backup4/server8 > > > Thanx in advance! > > Manuel > > > > > > > > > Benjamin Schweizer wrote: >

Re: rsync is effecting in the DC switch??

2008-09-22 Thread Benjamin Schweizer
Hi Manuel, it is unlikely that rsync is causing your trouble as it operates on top of tcp (osi layer 4); broadcasts are special ethernet packets that are transmitted on osi layer 2. I think there might be another problem with your server or with your switch (is it hubbing?). I suggest you talk to

Re: without passwd

2008-09-22 Thread Benjamin Schweizer
Hi Rajiv, from rsync(1): | Some paths on the remote server may require authentication. If so then | you will receive a password prompt when you connect. You can avoid the | password prompt by setting the environment variable RSYNC_PASSWORD to | the password you want to use or using the --passwo

Re: rsync efficiency

2008-09-22 Thread Benjamin Schweizer
Hi there, there are various challenges with this: rsync would typically use the mtime to check if a file has changed and if so, it would scan the source file and the target file and compage checksums. Thus, both files need to be read in whole - which affects performance. This is especially the cas

dsnapshot

2008-09-16 Thread Benjamin Schweizer
Hello there, recently, I've written a helper script that I use with my rsync-based backups. Here's the abstract: | The dsnapshot script provides a high-level interface to the Linux | Logical Volume Manager. It uses its block-level snapshot support to | create directory snapshots. In contrast to b