Hi all, We are currently looking at a solution for backing up files on laptops to a server in a small office (10 users). I was looking at rsync as a solution. Here is my suggested solution: Install rsync on network server - this is Windows 2000 :-( Share the root of C:\ on laptops Schedule rsync to periodically mount to laptops share ove SMB (if they can be found) and running an incremental backup I would welcome comments on this. Thanks! Reuben
Reuben Pearse wrote:>Hi all, > >We are currently looking at a solution for backing up files on laptops >to a server in a small office (10 users). > >I was looking at rsync as a solution. Here is my suggested solution: > >Install rsync on network server - this is Windows 2000 :-( >Share the root of C:\ on laptops >Schedule rsync to periodically mount to laptops share ove SMB (if they >can be found) and running an incremental backup > >I would welcome comments on this. Thanks! > >Reuben > >now, you do understand you need rsync on both ends, yes? Thanks, Ron DuFresne -- Ron DuFresne ITS Unix Group 919-871-6466 -- ITS policy requires the following notice: E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties by an authorized state official.
On Fri, Oct 03, 2003 at 10:24:59AM -0400, Ron DuFresne wrote:> Reuben Pearse wrote: > > >Hi all, > > > >We are currently looking at a solution for backing up files on laptops > >to a server in a small office (10 users). > > > >I was looking at rsync as a solution. Here is my suggested solution: > > > >Install rsync on network server - this is Windows 2000 :-( > >Share the root of C:\ on laptops > >Schedule rsync to periodically mount to laptops share ove SMB (if they > >can be found) and running an incremental backup > > > >I would welcome comments on this. Thanks! > > > >Reuben > > > > > now, you do understand you need rsync on both ends, yes?The way he is talking about doing it, he does not need rsync on both ends, only on the server.> > Thanks,What for?> > Ron DuFresne-- ________________________________________________________________ J.W. Schultz Pegasystems Technologies email address: jw@pegasys.ws Remember Cernan and Schmitt
On Fri, Oct 03, 2003 at 02:52:22PM +0100, Reuben Pearse wrote:> Hi all, > > We are currently looking at a solution for backing up files on laptops > to a server in a small office (10 users). > > I was looking at rsync as a solution. Here is my suggested solution: > > Install rsync on network server - this is Windows 2000 :-( > Share the root of C:\ on laptops > Schedule rsync to periodically mount to laptops share ove SMB (if they > can be found) and running an incremental backup > > I would welcome comments on this. Thanks!I'd be cautious about sharing from the laptops. If they ever get plugged into another network (wired or wireless) you have a significant security breach. I'd also adjust the partitioning so all data files (and Desktop) are on a separate filesystem. That filesystem can then be more aggressively backed up. Whether by rynsc, unison or some other method. Splitting the system (OS + apps) and data filesystems also helps because if things go strange you can just restore the system filesystem leaving data untouched and being able to restore to a considerably older, known stable, image can be advantageous for the system but not for data. There will be some files on C: that simply won't get backed up using normal means so unless you use ghost or dd from a linux boot cd to occasionally copy the quiescent C: you can only restore by first installing. The dd or ghost approach also gives you a means to do bare metal restores. PS. MS has license issues with ghost. -- ________________________________________________________________ J.W. Schultz Pegasystems Technologies email address: jw@pegasys.ws Remember Cernan and Schmitt
I charge for private consultation. How else can i make money? So please keep this on-list until you cheque clears:) On Fri, Oct 03, 2003 at 05:10:45PM +0200, Alain Van Bierbeek wrote:> Hello, > > I have a little question about Rsync ... > > Can you say me if is it possible to use Rsync with crypted files ...?To rsync every file is just a sequence of bytes. It cares not what those bytes represent. Text, data, encrypted, compressed, or even corrupted; rsync doesn't care, it will faithfully synchronize from one copy to another.> > Thanks a lot > > Al > > -----Original Message----- > From: rsync-bounces+alain.vb=proximedia.be@lists.samba.org > [mailto:rsync-bounces+alain.vb=proximedia.be@lists.samba.org]On Behalf > Of jw schultz > Sent: vendredi 3 octobre 2003 17:02 > To: rsync@lists.samba.org > Subject: Re: Backing up laptops on network > > > On Fri, Oct 03, 2003 at 02:52:22PM +0100, Reuben Pearse wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > We are currently looking at a solution for backing up files on laptops > > to a server in a small office (10 users). > > > > I was looking at rsync as a solution. Here is my suggested solution: > > > > Install rsync on network server - this is Windows 2000 :-( > > Share the root of C:\ on laptops > > Schedule rsync to periodically mount to laptops share ove SMB (if they > > can be found) and running an incremental backup > > > > I would welcome comments on this. Thanks! > > I'd be cautious about sharing from the laptops. If they > ever get plugged into another network (wired or wireless) > you have a significant security breach. > > I'd also adjust the partitioning so all data files (and > Desktop) are on a separate filesystem. That filesystem can > then be more aggressively backed up. Whether by rynsc, > unison or some other method. Splitting the system (OS + > apps) and data filesystems also helps because if things go > strange you can just restore the system filesystem leaving > data untouched and being able to restore to a considerably > older, known stable, image can be advantageous for the > system but not for data. > > There will be some files on C: that simply won't get backed > up using normal means so unless you use ghost or dd from a > linux boot cd to occasionally copy the quiescent C: you can > only restore by first installing. The dd or ghost approach > also gives you a means to do bare metal restores. > > PS. MS has license issues with ghost. > > -- > ________________________________________________________________ > J.W. Schultz Pegasystems Technologies > email address: jw@pegasys.ws > > Remember Cernan and Schmitt > -- > To unsubscribe or change options: > http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync > Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > >-- ________________________________________________________________ J.W. Schultz Pegasystems Technologies email address: jw@pegasys.ws Remember Cernan and Schmitt
You might take a look at BackupPC http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ which is an open source backup server. It can use Samba or tar/rsync over rsh/ssh to backup basically any system out there. It's a pretty slick setup. The server is designed to run on a UNIX system however. I'm using this system at work and all of our laptops get automatically backed up any time they show up on they LAN. Steve On Friday, October 3, 2003, at 08:52 AM, Reuben Pearse wrote:> Hi all, > > We are currently looking at a solution for backing up files on laptops > to a server in a small office (10 users). > > I was looking at rsync as a solution. Here is my suggested solution: > > Install rsync on network server - this is Windows 2000 :-( > Share the root of C:\ on laptops > Schedule rsync to periodically mount to laptops share ove SMB (if they > can be found) and running an incremental backup > > I would welcome comments on this. Thanks! > > Reuben