BackupPC-users

Re: [BackupPC-users] How to copy backups to external/removable media

2008-07-16 16:39:10
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] How to copy backups to external/removable media
From: Alexandre Joly <aj AT infodev DOT ca>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:40:02 -0400
Neimar Volpini wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Straight to the point ... I want to copy the backups generated by 
> BackupPC to an external/removable media but I'm not sure what is the 
> best way to do it. 
> 
> My initial idea is just to copy the contents of all the BackupPC 
> directories ( $TopDir, /etc/backuppc ...) to an external media. Is this 
> enough ?
> 
> I just want to have copies of my backups outside the server/company in 
> case of having physical problems in the machine that stores them.
> 
> Thank you.
> 

I think what you are looking for is having an "archive host".

http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/faq/BackupPC.html#archive_functions

-- 
Alexandre Joly <aj AT infodev DOT ca>
Network Administrator
Infodev Electronic Designers Intl
(418) 681-3539 ext. 153

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