ibm.com — The loss of critical data can prove devastating. Still, millions of professionals ignore backing up their data. While individual reasons vary, one of the most common explanations is that performing routine backups can be a real chore. Because machines excel at mundane and repetitive tasks, the key to reducing the inherent drudgery and the natural h
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freedomicsJul 9, 2008
BackupPC... It's a set of open-source (free!) perl scripts with a web-based front end. I've used it for a couple of years to back up six linux servers, one W2K server, and a couple of dozen XP desktops. What's really cool is that BackupPC does data deduplication both across systems and across backups. Also, BackupPC doesn't require a database to keep track of the files it is managing. Instead, it makes extensive use of hard links. It takes a bit of time to configure, but for a small business, it's great.Clonezilla... For complete partition-level or hard disk backups, Clonezilla rocks. It's great for getting a snapshot of an entire system. I've used it to recover a Vista laptop with no problem.
shizeonJul 9, 2008
I think the gem here is mention of the keychain script for using making a more secure rsync,ssh,scp public key system. I didn't know about it and have been using passwordless private keys for automated tasks, far from ideal. No longer. Digg.
voodoozombieJul 9, 2008
Hey, I've been using UUCP over a 300 baud modem to a backup computer in Canada, so this looks awesome!
strupatnJul 9, 2008
I was being fecesious.
coldmilkJul 9, 2008
Digg because it has the word Linux in the title :-P
brettaltonJul 9, 2008
Maybe. I think its illegal to use that much encryption in the USA too.
Closed AccountJul 10, 2008
There are other good backup solutions for Linux in general. rsync and ssh are easy yet powerful, true. But for database dumps, although rsync could do it just fine, I kinda agree this is a better solution as it gives you your daily database dump in one single file. That way you can also use it for archival purposes or to roll-back to a certain day.
piedoodJul 14, 2008
Yeah I think the article should be titled 'How to set up SSH for use with your own backup scripts', since it is more focused on the SSH aspects of backup, as opposed to 'Automated backups on Linux' which is misleading. It does teach you pretty much how everything works, which is something I like about IBM articles, including source code and detailed explanation.Personally, I use rsnapshot over ssh with a set up much like the article