[cobalt-users] backup to a local server connected through a switch

["Bobby Patel" <anup_patel@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello, I have two RaQ 550 (named server1 and server2), and have assigned
them internal IP's (say, 127.0.0.1 and 127.0.0.2) and are connected with a
switch. I already have a backup script setup for my servers to backup to a
designated backup server at my co-location facility. How they have it setup,
is that I just use rsync to backup a local folder to this designated backup
machine using "rsync -aq /path/to/backup/files
user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:/path/on/backup/server". Now that can run through a
daily cron, unattended with no password inputting.

What I want to do is the same thing from server1 to server2, where I want a
similar perl script with the command "rsync -aq /path/to/backup/files
user@xxxxxxxxx:/path/on/backup/server". the question is how do I set this
up? Do I edit hosts.allow or something along those lines? I'm scared that if
I mess this up, I might lock my self out of the server.

I don't know if this is obvious but, I want to backup to my servers to cut
some bandwidth costs, since the traffic goes through a switch. And that's
why I need to use thier internal IP as opposed to their external fully
quantified ones seen by the public.

thanks for any input
bobby