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Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Examples for whole-system backup
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Chris Wilson |
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Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Examples for whole-system backup |
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Thu, 9 Apr 2015 14:32:03 +0100 |
Hi all,
I have done bare metal restores with duplicity (same author, different tech).
My previous job used this as the main emergency recovery mechanism. I believe
that rdiff-backup would work just as well. You'll need to sort the comms
between client and server (e.g. Ssh keys and firewalls), handle databases and
other files being modified during the backup, and test it of course!
Taking LVM snapshots is a very different approach, relatively fast and low
impact but requires a lot of storage and bandwidth (no diffs). In the case of
bare metal, where you normally only need one backup and often keep large disks
on the same site (depending on your threat model) it could also be a good
solution for you.
Cheers, Chris.
Sent from my iPhone
> On 9 Apr 2015, at 12:41, address@hidden wrote:
>
> Not the OP, but what do you recommend (in the LInux world, please, as that is
> what I use...)?
>
>> On Thursday, April 09, 2015 02:41:44 AM you wrote:
>> I'm sure that you could devise some scheme to do a full metal restore
>> with rdiff-backup, but in my opinion, it's not the tool for the job.
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- [rdiff-backup-users] Examples for whole-system backup, Ricky Huang, 2015/04/08
- Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Examples for whole-system backup, MasteRTriX, 2015/04/08
- Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Examples for whole-system backup, Nicolas Jungers, 2015/04/09
- Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Examples for whole-system backup, Matt Taggart, 2015/04/09
- Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Examples for whole-system backup, Leland Best, 2015/04/09
- Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Examples for whole-system backup, Ricky Huang, 2015/04/09
- Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Examples for whole-system backup, Leland Best, 2015/04/10
Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Examples for whole-system backup, Robert Nichols, 2015/04/09
Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Examples for whole-system backup, Mike Fleetwood, 2015/04/10