On 11/28 08:46 , dan wrote: > i dont know if ditching the build in scheduler is an option for you
Presuming you're talking about changing the linux I/O scheduler; which one did you find works best for you? <snip> i am currently > using the built-in scheduler but it isnt sophisticated enough for my needs. what features is it missing? Debian seems to use the 'cfq' scheduler as the default. (for those interested, Look in /boot/config-<your kernel version> for CONFIG_DEFAULT_IOSCHED=). Is there a reason you can't change? > I am having the client initiate the backup with an ssh session. i have > exchanged keys so no password is required and run an ssh -l backuppc > hostname command to do an incremental backup every day with my incremental > levels a 1-32 so that all month is incrementals. Interesting. My boss asked me about doing this recently. I've known about it, but didn't know anyone with experience doing it. > also, for anyone who doesnt know how to run ssh commands from a windows > machine on a schedule, install cygwin and the ssh client(and server if you > want rsyncd backups) have you actually gotten cygwin ssh+rsync to work? last I knew this combination would lock up after a little bit of data transfer. -- Carl Soderstrom Systems Administrator Real-Time Enterprises www.real-time.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper from Novell. From the desktop to the data center, Linux is going mainstream. Let it simplify your IT future. http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4 _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list [email protected] List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
