Unruh wrote:
> Mtek <mtek@mtekusa.com> writes:
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>>Hi,
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>>I have 2 servers. One is a web/mail server and the other is a backup
>>server. Currently, to back up the server I have a script that runs
>>which basically tar's the entire apache tree along with dumps of the
>>MySQL databases and use SCP to send them to the backup server.
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>>Later, a script runs on the backup server which untar's the files and
>>imports the databases.
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>>My question is, is this a good backup method? I see many people using
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> OK but cumbersome.
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>>RSYNC. Would this be a better solution? If yes, how would I do it??
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> Yes, it would be. rsync also checks the data for correctness ( hashes the
> same) while transfering it.
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> It also transfers only what has changed, not everything every time.

What about database file with holes, postgres comes to my mind.
Is it save to rsync them?


--Frank