[Cialug] rsnapshot replication

[L. V. Lammert]

On Wed, 9 Mar 2016, Jeffrey Ollie wrote:

> I've never come across a home-grown backup solution that didn't take up
> way, way too much of my time fiddling around with scripts (generally fixing
> things up when the underlying tools had an incompatible change or error
> conditions occurred that I hadn't thought of), and probably would fail
> anyway when the **** hit the fan, especially when it comes to making sure
> that the data that is off-site is kept reasonably up-to-date.
>
OTOH, learning to deal with a complicated commercial product [we have a
client that uses StoreGrid from Vembu] is a REAL turn-off for me!

We have used rsnapshot for 10+ years, .. it is pretty much bulletproof,
unless a link fails in the middle of an update. In that case, just roll
back the daily versions and you're off and running again.

The simplicity of a file-backup solution [almost all of our requirements
fit that mold, with the exception for an occasional database that we just
dump an hour before the backup], IMHO, outweighs the complexity of
learning a new system that might change with the next update.

We use the same scripts for rsync/rsnapshot that we started with those 10+
yearns ago, never had any problems except for link volitility.

> Count me as another +1 for CrashPlan.Well worth the money.
>
OK, .. took a look at it - there does not appear to be any way to
replicate a backup schema??

	Lee