> I have one system where I do backups of backuppc to tape for > disaster recover. Here's the system I use: > - Stop backuppc to quiesce the filesystem. LVM snapshots are > not sufficient > for this, because the disk load gets too high, data flow > rate gets too low, > and the tape starts to 'shoeshine'. > - Dump /var/lib/backuppc to tape with 'tar'. I have a 500GB > tape drive, > which is sufficient to store the backuppc data from that machine. > - In case you're curious, the tar command I use is: > tar -cv --totals --exclude-from=$EXCLUDEFILE -f /dev/st0 > /var/lib/backuppc/ > 2>&1 > $LOGFILE > - Restart backuppc.
Wow, thanks. I do not have tape drives available, but would it also work if I'd be doing this same procedure onto an external USB HDD? Thanks, F. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Register Now for Creativity and Technology (CaT), June 3rd, NYC. CaT is a gathering of tech-side developers & brand creativity professionals. Meet the minds behind Google Creative Lab, Visual Complexity, Processing, & iPhoneDevCamp asthey present alongside digital heavyweights like Barbarian Group, R/GA, & Big Spaceship. http://www.creativitycat.com _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/