Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] Bacula Mirror or Rsync?

2010-05-03 15:41:03
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Bacula Mirror or Rsync?
From: Phil Stracchino <alaric AT metrocast DOT net>
To: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Mon, 03 May 2010 15:38:10 -0400
On 05/03/10 15:10, ikkysleepy wrote:
> 
> Can you do a Mirror with Bacula? I am trying to Sync X Folder on PC #1  to 
> PC# 2. PC #1 has FD and PC #2 does not but I can use a local PC with a FD to 
> access PC#1 (NAS Device).  Right now we have an  rsync that takes forever to 
> complete because the task is being done over the VPN and we have a lot of 
> changes each day. So can I accomplish this with Bacula? If not, I plan on 
> making a simple local rsyc + tar to compress the changes and then transfer 1 
> file over the VPN  and then extract the files and overwrite everything. 

If it's taking forever to keep the machines mirrored with rsync, it'll
take forever and a day with Bacula.  Use the right tool for the job.
Bacula is a backup suite, not a synchronization tool.  Rsync is, in
fact, the best tool for this job.


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