Re: [BackupPC-users] newbie backup strategy question
2008-05-21 06:08:39
Sebastian Perkins wrote:
> We are new to backuppc (migrating from an old DAT tape based system
> to disk based backup) and we have a question regarding full & incr
> backups.
>
> Our goal is to maintain 2 months of data off samba shares.
>
> We will be using the rsync option (better incremental
> possibilities). Is just using incrementals OK ? (which means the
> first save will be a "full"). Or do we need a "full" every month +
> incr every day just like on DAT (this amounts to about 1To). ?
A common misunderstanding is that an rsync full transfers all files.
It doesn't. Using rsync a full backup means that all files are checked
more thoroughly (which requires more resources), but still only the
incremental changes are transferred over the network.
Nils Breunese.
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