Re: [cobalt-developers] ftp backup solution ???

["Chris Bell" <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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><jale@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote
>
>> I have an NT server that gets backed up every night sitting next to my
>> Raq3. I want to create backup files that just go to the NT box (ftp or
>> other method). Arkeia told me they only will go to tape, no ftp type
solution.
>>
>Use rsync:
>http://rsync.samba.org
>Gerald


Samba has me pretty scared from a security point of view, won't be trying
that for quite a while.

I just run a Cron task which runs a perl script I wrote which in turn tars
and gzips all my sites then FTPs them up to another server.

I also scheduled an FTP backup through the Raq interface which backs up the
whole server (about 3Gb at the moment) and FTPs it up to yet another server
once a week. Speaking of which has anyone ever done a comprehensive analysis
of what this "full system" backup leaves out? I.e. am I kidding myself if I
think that if my server dies horribly I can just get another one, do a
restore and get back up and running?

cb