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Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC to NFS then to tape via DPM
2011-10-12 16:33:52
rbastedo <backuppc-forum AT backupcentral DOT com> wrote
on 10/12/2011 03:48:45 PM:
> How do I get it to save the backup to the NFS storage out on the
> network instead?
Why not mount an NFS share to TOPDIR? If BackupPC
is already working for you correctly, you should be done!
The thing is, though: the BackupPC pool on tape
by itself is probably *not* what management had in mind when they're asking
you to store the backups on a remote server (and remote tape). I
have a feeling you could do exactly what you're describing, yet it would
be a failure in the end--and you might not realize this until you try to
restore all of this...
Another, likely better, way to get your backed up
data onto the NFS server might be to use the Archive feature. Read
the doc: basically, it automatically creates a tar file of your backups
for you. I (and others) use it to archive to a removable drive for
swapping. It might fit your needs better.
> Also if there's a simpler way of doing all this (using our existing
> infrastructure) I'd like to hear about it.
I would question BackupPC as being the tool for achieving
this (or what I think you want). Are you going to be using the pooling
and history capabilities of BackupPC? Or is that what your DPM sysytem
is for? If not, it's probably overkill as a substitute for tar or
rsync directly. Scripting a simple rsync would probably be substantially
simpler and more reliable, with a lot less moving parts.
Timothy J. Massey
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