Backup solutions.

Im using 12.04 ubuntu.

I want a simple backup for my server.

I want a differential backup of my disk to an external hdd.

Anyone got any tip? :)

Regards!

You could make a simple cron job with rsync to take a backup of specific file paths. And place them in a folder you create on the hdd example Okt -> 02Okt2012

That is probably how i would do it for a fast and efficient solution.

using clonzilla server is perfect backup.

Thank you.

I use Clonezilla. Clonezilla require that you boot from CD and you need to do it manually.)
Any way i can get this to work automatically?

Does Rsync work differential?
the backup is is at about 1TB, if i take a new copy every time. You get the idea hehe :)

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Originally Posted by marjoh05

Thank you.

I use Clonezilla. Clonezilla require that you boot from CD and you need to do it manually.)
Any way i can get this to work automatically?

Does Rsync work differential?
the backup is is at about 1TB, if i take a new copy every time. You get the idea hehe :)

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You can custom the rsync command to only take the changes.

Can you review link ? http://www.clonezilla.org/related-ar...hard-drive.htm ;)

Thank you again all :)

I will check out Rsync first, easier to plug in an external hdd than buildan an image server for the image server ;) (Yes, this server is an image server, hehe)

You can also checkout rsnapshot. Its based on rsync but also handles incremental archiving.

Very easy to use.

I use rsync to copy data files to a backup partition. I then compress them into an archive and store off the server as snapshots of the data.

I also have all partitions inside LVM (except /boot) and have a bit of unused space in the volume. I use this extra space to create LVM snapshots and use FSArchiver to create archives of the system (including /boot) while it is running. My backup system is 100% automated and I can restore individual files from various archives back in time or I can completely restore to a new server using the FSArchiver backups (which restores the entire partition).

I have all this documented (and my scripts) in my signature below (look at the Ubuntu Server link)

LHammonds

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Originally Posted by marjoh05

Im using 12.04 ubuntu.

I want a simple backup for my server.

I want a differential backup of my disk to an external hdd.

Anyone got any tip? :)

Regards!

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There are many ways to backup stuff on your linux box :) So many that there is even a book about it (768 pages worth)
http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9780596102463.do It's a pretty in depth book, but it covers almost all the methods. Personally, I too like rsync the best for what I do.