Re: Linux Backups

["Ed Walsh" <ewalsh@lightning9.net>]

using Samba 2.0.10 no NFS I should've compiled that in with the build.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Hemingway" <matt@supplyedge.com>
To: "Ed Walsh" <ewalsh@lightning9.net>; <linux-admin@vger.kernel.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 3:57 PM
Subject: Re: Linux Backups


> How are you transfering the data to the other machine?
>
> If it's NFS, than you need to make sure the server supports NFS version 3
and
> add NFS version 3 support to the client.
>
> I had this same problem with a Linux client we we're backing up to a
Solaris
> NFS server.  Re-compiling the kernel with NFS version 3 client support
fixed
> the problem.
>
> -Matt
>
> On Tuesday 19 November 2002 12:34 pm, Ed Walsh wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I'm getting a little fustrated with linux backup. I have about 30GB of
data
> > residing on RedHat linux 7.1 that needs to be backed up. I've done
backup
> > with GNU tar with compression but it only backs up 2GB worth of data
onto
> > another machine. However, if I have 7GB of free space on the same
machine,
> > tar will go over the 2GB limit. So that part confuses me.
> >
> > I'm kinda hoping that someone knows a better way of backing up large
data.
> > I've somewhat been reading Amanda but I'm not sure if that's the way to
go.
> > I may be wrong since I'm new to linux backups.
> >
> > Any suggestions/recommendations or pointers to go to websites to
research
> > on would be greatly appreciated. Not having much luck on my own.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ed
> >
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