hi friends,
i wanted to know how does rsync take back up. does it store date wise or file wise or does intelligent backup.
one more thing. after installing rsync for backup on the server. (imagine 12 clients). is it possible for the clients to work during the time of backup or do they have to stop working.
thankyou verymuch
anthony.
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On Wed, Sep 08, 2004 at 11:57:49AM -0700, anthony fernandes wrote:
i wanted to know how does rsync take back up. does it store date wise or file wise or does intelligent backup.
What do you mean by data/file wise or intelligent?
one more thing. after installing rsync for backup on the server. (imagine 12 clients). is it possible for the clients to work during the time of backup or do they have to stop working.
AFAIK, rsync is not a backup tool per se. Its merely a utility that syncs two directories, which may either both be local, or remote or combination. A lot of backup management systems use rsync to do the actual data transfers.
If you need to backup so many systems, consider using a proper backup management system. We prefer AMANDA in our dept, because that suites our needs the best. There's a Backup-HOWTO out there ... that should be a good starting point.
Sameer.
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