On 03/15 03:44 , Linux Punk wrote:
> You could just keep the one machine entry, but use the exclude options
> to only back up a small portion of the machine. Once that completes
> gradually remove directories from the excluded list until the full
> backup completes fine. This assumes that most of your data is static
> and that any files that change can be easily backed up in a daily
> window.

This is what I've done in the past when making the first backup of a really
big machine over a really slow link. Sometimes it takes a few weeks (!) to
get the data moved at first (unless users don't mind their link being
crushed during the day, which they usually do).

-- 
Carl Soderstrom
Systems Administrator
Real-Time Enterprises
www.real-time.com

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