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Re: [BackupPC-users] Problems with hardlink-based backups...

2009-09-01 00:29:00
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Problems with hardlink-based backups...
From: Peter Walter <pwalter AT itlsys DOT com>
To: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" <backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:26:32 -0400
Jim Leonard wrote:
> Peter Walter wrote:
>   
>> I have access to "cloud storage" I would like to take 
>> advantage of, but can't because of the hardlink issue. My (klugey) 
>> solution at present is to use a backuppc server to backup the backuppc 
>> server, but even incrementals take days to run.
>>     
>
> What is the problem with your cloud storage such that you can't use it 
> to make a backup of BackupPC?  What cloud storage do you have access to, 
> and what operating system and filesystem are you using to run BackupPC?
>   
I have not (yet) come across a cloud storage provider who supports 
hardlinks. The specific provider I was talking about is rsync.net.
For all the backuppc servers I (currently) administer, the OS is Centos 
5.x, and the filesystem is ext3.

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