Re: [BackupPC-users] HowTo backup __TOPDIR__?
2009-08-05 17:31:57
Matthias Meyer wrote:
> If I want to have desaster resistent backups I need to have the backups at
> least on two locations.
>
> What is the best way to "syncronize" __TOPDIR__ to another location?
> As I found in many messages, rsync isn't possible because of expensive
> memory usage for the hardlinks.
> In my opinion dd or cp -a isn't possible too because they would copy all the
> data. That would consume to much time if I syncronize the locations on a
> daily basis.
The simple way is to run two independent copies and that also keeps you
from having a single point of failure. If that isn't practical,
rotating external disks that you image-copy locally might work.
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Les Mikesell
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