From: Michal Soltys <nozo@ziu.info>
To: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Backups w/ rsync
Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2007 06:45:09 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <47007B55.1060404@ziu.info> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20070928145718.7320C24769@gemini.denx.de>
Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> Dear Bill,
>
> in message <46FD1442.70707@tmr.com> you wrote:
>>
>> Be aware that rsync is useful for making a *copy* of your files, which
>> isn't always the best backup. If the goal is to preserve data and be
>> able to recover in time of disaster, it's probably not optimal, while if
>> you need frequent access to old or deleted files it's fine.
>
> If you want to do real backups you should use real tools, like bacula
> etc.
>
I wouldn't agree here. All depends on how you organize yuor things, write
scripts, and so on. It isn't any less "real" solution than amanda or bacula.
It's much more DIY solution though, so not everyone will be inclined to use it.
ps.
Sorry for offtopic. Last in this subject from me.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-10-01 4:45 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 44+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-09-18 23:09 Help: very slow software RAID 5 Dean S. Messing
2007-09-19 0:05 ` Justin Piszcz
2007-09-19 1:49 ` Dean S. Messing
2007-09-19 8:38 ` Justin Piszcz
2007-09-19 17:49 ` Dean S. Messing
2007-09-19 18:25 ` Justin Piszcz
2007-09-19 23:31 ` Dean S. Messing
2007-09-20 8:25 ` Justin Piszcz
2007-09-20 18:16 ` Michal Soltys
2007-09-20 19:06 ` Dean S. Messing
2007-09-20 15:33 ` Bill Davidsen
2007-09-20 18:47 ` Dean S. Messing
2007-09-20 21:08 ` Michael Tokarev
2007-09-21 0:58 ` Dean S. Messing
2007-09-21 13:00 ` Bill Davidsen
2007-09-21 20:01 ` Dean S. Messing
2007-09-21 20:21 ` Dean S. Messing
2007-09-25 9:31 ` Goswin von Brederlow
2007-09-25 18:16 ` Dean S. Messing
2007-09-25 21:46 ` Goswin von Brederlow
2007-09-25 23:50 ` Dean S. Messing
2007-09-26 1:45 ` Goswin von Brederlow
2007-09-27 6:23 ` Dean S. Messing
2007-09-27 9:51 ` Michal Soltys
2007-09-27 22:10 ` Backups w/ rsync (was: Help: very slow software RAID 5.) Dean S. Messing
2007-09-28 7:57 ` Backups w/ rsync Michael Tokarev
2007-09-28 10:23 ` Goswin von Brederlow
2007-09-28 11:18 ` Michal Soltys
2007-09-28 12:47 ` Goswin von Brederlow
2007-09-28 14:17 ` Michal Soltys
2007-09-29 0:11 ` Dean S. Messing
2007-09-29 8:43 ` Michael Tokarev
2007-09-28 14:48 ` Bill Davidsen
2007-09-28 14:57 ` Wolfgang Denk
2007-09-28 16:50 ` Bill Davidsen
2007-10-01 4:45 ` Michal Soltys [this message]
2007-09-28 15:11 ` Jon Nelson
2007-09-28 16:25 ` Bill Davidsen
2007-09-28 16:52 ` Jon Nelson
2007-09-27 22:40 ` Help: very slow software RAID 5 Bill Davidsen
2007-09-28 23:38 ` Dean S. Messing
2007-09-29 14:52 ` Bill Davidsen
2007-09-27 22:17 ` Bill Davidsen
2007-09-28 23:21 ` Dean S. Messing
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