[gentoo-user] Re: experience with rsnapshot
cov...@ccs.covici.com wrote: > I am using rdiff-backup which is no longer maintained, but still seems > to work, but I was thinking to use rsnapshot instead which seems like a > nice way to do this, but this seems not to have been maintained for a > while, either, so I was wondering if anyone is using it and how it works > for you? > > Thanks in advance for any ideas. I am using dirvish for several years. - Jörg
[gentoo-user] Re: experience with rsnapshot
On 2011-11-25, cov...@ccs.covici.com wrote: > I noticed that there was no real restore, Um, it's a regular file sysmte, so you use "cp -a" to restore. > but as you say you can usually find what you are looking for. I will > probably try on an experimental basis. -- Grant
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: experience with rsnapshot
Harry Putnam wrote: > cov...@ccs.covici.com writes: > > > Grant Edwards wrote: > > > >> On 2011-11-24, cov...@ccs.covici.com wrote: > >> > >> > I am using rdiff-backup which is no longer maintained, but still seems > >> > to work, but I was thinking to use rsnapshot instead which seems like a > >> > nice way to do this, but this seems not to have been maintained for a > >> > while, either, so I was wondering if anyone is using it and how it works > >> > for you? > >> > >> I set up rsnapshot a few months ago, and so far it seems to be working > >> fine. I found the documentation about how to configure the intervals > >> and schedule the jobs to be a bit confusing, but once the light bulb > >> went on, it's pretty easy. > > > > > > Thanks, this is what I was wondering about. > > I'll chime in a bit here too. I've used rsnapshot for actual yrs, > maybe 3-4. I've needed the occasional buggered up file from the > backups and few whole directories over the years. > > It does not claim any baremetal restore capability... unless its been > added. I know there is quite a lot of new functionality that I have > not had occasion to delve into. > > It does not afford a handy slick way of retrieving a backed up file. > I mean it is left to your own devices... but since the increments are > dated and in hourly, daily, weekly, monthly [...] groupings, its not > so hard to find what you need... I'm just saying it is a manual > process unless you script something. > > I probably should investigate new features... since the above may be > outdated information. > > One thing you can be sure of... its highly reliable since it is based > on a very robust and well tested rsync and a very robust perl. Also, > you will be amazed at how many backups you can have and take so very > little space. > > Of course that last will depend to a good degree how much actual > change occurs in your data being backed up. > > Further, it lends itself to network activity very well. > > All in all a quite simple to use, highly reliable, network capable, > very versatile system. > I noticed that there was no real restore, but as you say you can usually find what you are looking for. I will probably try on an experimental basis. Thanks for all your responses. -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici cov...@ccs.covici.com
[gentoo-user] Re: experience with rsnapshot
cov...@ccs.covici.com writes: > Grant Edwards wrote: > >> On 2011-11-24, cov...@ccs.covici.com wrote: >> >> > I am using rdiff-backup which is no longer maintained, but still seems >> > to work, but I was thinking to use rsnapshot instead which seems like a >> > nice way to do this, but this seems not to have been maintained for a >> > while, either, so I was wondering if anyone is using it and how it works >> > for you? >> >> I set up rsnapshot a few months ago, and so far it seems to be working >> fine. I found the documentation about how to configure the intervals >> and schedule the jobs to be a bit confusing, but once the light bulb >> went on, it's pretty easy. > > > Thanks, this is what I was wondering about. I'll chime in a bit here too. I've used rsnapshot for actual yrs, maybe 3-4. I've needed the occasional buggered up file from the backups and few whole directories over the years. It does not claim any baremetal restore capability... unless its been added. I know there is quite a lot of new functionality that I have not had occasion to delve into. It does not afford a handy slick way of retrieving a backed up file. I mean it is left to your own devices... but since the increments are dated and in hourly, daily, weekly, monthly [...] groupings, its not so hard to find what you need... I'm just saying it is a manual process unless you script something. I probably should investigate new features... since the above may be outdated information. One thing you can be sure of... its highly reliable since it is based on a very robust and well tested rsync and a very robust perl. Also, you will be amazed at how many backups you can have and take so very little space. Of course that last will depend to a good degree how much actual change occurs in your data being backed up. Further, it lends itself to network activity very well. All in all a quite simple to use, highly reliable, network capable, very versatile system.
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: experience with rsnapshot
Grant Edwards wrote: > On 2011-11-24, cov...@ccs.covici.com wrote: > > > I am using rdiff-backup which is no longer maintained, but still seems > > to work, but I was thinking to use rsnapshot instead which seems like a > > nice way to do this, but this seems not to have been maintained for a > > while, either, so I was wondering if anyone is using it and how it works > > for you? > > I set up rsnapshot a few months ago, and so far it seems to be working > fine. I found the documentation about how to configure the intervals > and schedule the jobs to be a bit confusing, but once the light bulb > went on, it's pretty easy. Thanks, this is what I was wondering about. -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici cov...@ccs.covici.com
[gentoo-user] Re: experience with rsnapshot
On 2011-11-24, Albert W. Hopkins wrote: > On Wed, 2011-11-23 at 19:26 -0500, cov...@ccs.covici.com wrote: >> I am using rdiff-backup which is no longer maintained, but still seems >> to work, but I was thinking to use rsnapshot instead which seems like >> a >> nice way to do this, but this seems not to have been maintained for a >> while, either, so I was wondering if anyone is using it and how it >> works >> for you? > > I use good ole' rsync, together with a couple of scripts. You've pretty much just described rsnapshot. :) > It does the hard link-style incrementals and I can do a > near-bare-metal restore. From that. rsync is still maintained afaik. rsnapshot is a Perls script that uses rsync to do hard-link incremental backups. -- Grant
[gentoo-user] Re: experience with rsnapshot
On 2011-11-24, cov...@ccs.covici.com wrote: > I am using rdiff-backup which is no longer maintained, but still seems > to work, but I was thinking to use rsnapshot instead which seems like a > nice way to do this, but this seems not to have been maintained for a > while, either, so I was wondering if anyone is using it and how it works > for you? I set up rsnapshot a few months ago, and so far it seems to be working fine. I found the documentation about how to configure the intervals and schedule the jobs to be a bit confusing, but once the light bulb went on, it's pretty easy. -- Grant
