[K12OSN] Re: [Ltsp-discuss] how to backup /home ?

[Krsnendu Dasa <krsnendu orcon net nz>]

I want to set up a PC for disk to disk back up using BackupPC. I am 
quite familiar with Fedora (K12LTSP) now but I have heard 
recommendations for using SME server for a job like this. Are there any 
good reasons to use SME server as opposed to K12LTSP for a job like this?

Are there any points to look out for we setting up something  like this?

Krsnendu dasa

Steve Cayford wrote:

> Stephan Mueller wrote:
>  
>
> > [...]
> > the usual method is to do both in best case: have disc2disc backup for
> > fast backups and recovery and tapes to take somewhere else in case the
> > server burns or gets stolen.
> >
> > With just disc2disc in most cases you do not have a very long backup
> > history - so in case a user wants back a file deleted some weeks ago in
> > most cases won't be possible (depends on the size of discs in your backup
> > server of course).
> >    
>
> Using something like rsnapshot can help a lot with saving disc space. I
> use rsnapshot to backup to another server then back that up onto a
> remote server. Seems to work pretty well.
>
> -Steve
>
>
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