BackupPC-users

Re: [BackupPC-users] Off-site mirror

2013-08-05 11:10:09
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Off-site mirror
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: Mon, 5 Aug 2013 10:08:22 -0500
On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 12:59 AM, Alex Clifford <alex.c AT axxin DOT com> wrote:
> I'm currently at ~400GB and the rsync -H seems to take around an hour with
> 1GB to sync. I'll see how it goes when larger amounts of data are added.
> I've set the BackupsDisable configuration option to be 2 on the DR system so
> I can view the web interface and complete restores but not have my DR data
> altered. Thanks for your suggestion; I'll investigate something like that
> further if my rsync speed becomes troublesome.

The number of hardlinks in the pool matter more than the total size of
the data in terms of being a problem for rsync so keeping a longer
history can cause trouble too.   However, the next version of backuppc
may solve this problem and be more rsync-friendly.

-- 
   Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com

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