[clue-tech] Linux server, backups...

[mike havlicek]

--- On Sat, 11/1/08, Adrian F. Nagle, IV <anagle at naglenet.org> wrote:

> From: Adrian F. Nagle, IV <anagle at naglenet.org>
> Subject: [clue-tech] Linux server, backups...
> To: "ml.clue-tech clue" <clue-tech at cluedenver.org>
> Date: Saturday, November 1, 2008, 5:03 PM
> Nate reminded me of an important question in another thread
> I started.  Thank you, Nate!
> 
> I have two external hard drives on my Linux server.  What
> is the easiest way to backup one drive onto another.  Nate
> was discussing reimaging,  I don't know if that really
> applies here, since I'm not intersted in the
> applications.  The drive I want backed up contains only user
> files (music, text, spreadsheets, etc.)
> 
> I was trying "cp -R /*", but that didn't feel
> right.  rsync seemed overkill, but it's been ages since
> I used that.
> 
> The next step would be to make a cron job of deleting the
> old and sync'ing a new backup.  I think I've run out
> of room for two backups at once.
> 
> I think I have room on a third drive to add some
> incremental backups daily for quicker changes.
> 
> Adrian
> 
> 
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Does dump and restore handle the level of preservation you require? What filesystem are you using?

-Mike