Adam Goryachev wrote:
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> anandx wrote:
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> > Hi,
> > 
> > Is there any newbie guide to setup backuppc ? I wish to setup the
> > same on centos5.2 server.
> > 
> 
> Did you read the documentation, and/or the wiki? There is plenty of very
> helpful information and howto's available...
> 


I did try that, however it looked there are way too many options ;) Anyways i 
am still going through them


> 
> 
> > I guess on all the windows nodes, i would need to install
> > cygwin+rsync. 
> > 
> 
> There is a cygwin+rsync package available on the backuppc sourceforge
> site, which can make it very easy to install rsyncd. If you don't need
> rsync for anything else, and are happy to use rsyncd instead of
> rsync+ssh, then I've found this to be a good solution.
> 


Saw the package, and after reading the readme, it sure wouldn't be a problem to 
install it. I have a question on this, enabling the rsyncd on windows machine, 
does it arise any security issues of any kind ?


> 
> 
> > But how does the client initiate the backups ? 
> > 
> 
> The client can initiate backups using the web interface, if you allow
> access to that.
> 


Got it. Thanks.


> 
> 
> > Can i configure it to backup once a day or during logout/ shutdown ?
> > 
> 
> Well, if a backup takes 45 minutes (or 3 hours) do you really want to
> wait that long when trying to logout/shutdown?
> 
> 
> > OR is it that the server initiates the backup ?
> > 
> 
> Normally, backuppc server will initiate the backup as soon as it sees
> the machine on-line, which usually means shortly after login/startup.
> 
> 
> > In my case, all machines are on dhcp, so ips are not fixed.
> > 
> 
> No problem, just define the dhcp range, and backuppc will scan the IP
> range looking for active hosts. When it finds a active host, it will
> check it's name, if it needs a backup, then a backup will be started,
> otherwise it moves on to the next IP.
> 


This is perfect. If backuppc can scan and check for the pc's to be online and 
then schedule them for backup automatically, it actually resolves my problem.


> 
> The best help I can provide is to read the documentation. If you find a
> problem during installation, then provide as much information on what
> you have done, what errors you got, etc, and someone will most likely be
> able to guide you to a solution. The docs are surprisingly good for
> simple things like how to install!
> 


Will do. Thanks.

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