Whats the best option for backing up a server when the server doesn't provide a tape drive or the option to buy one / rotate tapes on a colocated server deal.

I guess I can ftp the files every day to a server that has it but this could get quite resource intensive - any ideas?

JDT

Originally posted by batcavenet
Whats the best option for backing up a server when the server doesn't provide a tape drive or the option to buy one / rotate tapes on a colocated server deal.

I guess I can ftp the files every day to a server that has it but this could get quite resource intensive - any ideas?

JDT

Rsync!

(http://rsync.samba.org/)

rsync is the best, but takes a bit time to set-up in SSL mode.. by the way, you can also install second hard drive and backup all data on the second drive (no safety against hackers, fire etc)

Originally posted by apollo
rsync is the best, but takes a bit time to set-up in SSL mode.. by the way, you can also install second hard drive and backup all data on the second drive (no safety against hackers, fire etc)

Why use SSL? - It's much easier to set it up to work with SSH in a efficient and secure fashion.

pardon, I meant SSH :) thx for correction

ps. I mean setting up rsync SSH with automated scripts (cron) and not just running from commandline where you always need to type in the password. Prepare to read some manuals about SSH key authentification between hosts:)

Originally posted by apollo
ps. I mean setting up rsync SSH with automated scripts (cron) and not just running from commandline where you always need to type in the password. Prepare to read some manuals about SSH key authentification between hosts:)

Well, it's quite easy. You simply copy the public key from the connecting computer's user into the ~/.ssh/authorized_keys2 file on the server.