On 2017-10-16 03:39, Marc Gilliatt wrote:
HiHow do I backup an NFS share on a Windows server through BackupPC? I have a share that I would like to backup. I’m using BackupPC on Ubuntu, I’ve never backed up before on a Windows server before. Is the task as simple as backing up a Linux server? Do I still use rsync or smb? I’m not sure how I would get the ssh key over the Windows server. I've read online to use smb for the XherMethod? Would then the smbShareUserName and Password be the Windows server credentials? Thanks, Marc
It's not as simple as backing up a Linux server, because the file semantics are different, and Windows will have files open in exclusive mode, which can complicate backing things up. Depending on your needs, you may choose to ignore this, or implement the Windows-recommended solution of shadow-copies.
SMB/CIFS works more or less as you're expect (open files being the primary issue.) Rsync is superior in a number of ways, but you'd need to implement it yourself. I (and others) have put together solutions and/or packages to smooth this along, but it still requires more work than a typical Linux host.
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