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Re: [BackupPC-users] HowTo backup __TOPDIR__?

2009-08-05 17:31:57
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] HowTo backup __TOPDIR__?
From: Les Mikesell <lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com>
To: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" <backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:28:07 -0500
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.

-- 
   Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com

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