Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom wrote: > On 10/08 09:14 , [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Is it possible to have your opinion or the pros and cons about XferMethod >> (between Linux server and Windows clients) ? > > In all but some unusual cases, use rsync. Most files on a computer don't > change; so transferring only the changed ones is the sensible thing to do. > Most of the Windows workstations I back up; take <10 minutes; and most of > the time is spent just figuring out what files have changed. If those > backups were done with tar, they would take .5-1.5hr in most cases, to > transfer all the files. > I agree. Although I don't have any experience using tar or smb with BackupPC, rsync just makes sense. I back up over the internet, which would be basically impossible for me to do using tar or smb, since they require periodic full transfers. Rsync's "full backups" still only transfer the changes in files.
I use rync over ssh to backup Linux boxes, and rsyncd to backup Windows boxes. I've very happy with it. -Rob ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
