> I was looking at this a couple of months ago, there were a couple of > programs abd lsyncd was the one I liked. > > http://code.google.com/p/lsyncd/
Yup, that one fits the description. It looks really cool! :-) I'm not trying to solve any particular problem specifically. This is really for the sake of discussion and understanding of what new technologies are out there, for possible future use. Lsyncd / rsyncd looks like it's a cool inotify-based live sync specifically for Linux, when you have a new enough kernel to support inotify. I'd love to know if there are any other permutations already existing, like -- Similar live sync for Windows, Mac, or Solaris. Not-quite live sync (periodic or whatever) that still uses inotify etc, to avoid crawling the tree. The lysncd page has a few links on it that might lead somewhere else. But Again, if anyone knows any more of these type of applications, share the knowledge. Inotify etc is a really cool new(ish) technology that's not being used nearly as much as it could be. It has the potential to really speed up backups in some situations. Wouldn't it be nice if your incrementals/differentials could instantly know what changed, and just go straight there? I agree, snapshots are the better solution. But I don't think Linux lvm snapshots deserve mention (except to beg for a refund), and I don't think Windows is going there anytime soon. So for now, there's just ZFS on Solaris and WAFL on Netapp. Eventually something on Linux, (and a half-baked but improving solution on Mac). But nothing in sight for Windows unless you have an always-on connection to your network fileshare, or install Server on your laptop (for VSS). _______________________________________________ Tech mailing list [email protected] http://lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
