[NTLUG:Discuss] Very new to LINUX and looking for the best backup/restore

[Ryan Sweat]

An easy solution would be to install both machines identically, and use
rsync to keep your web directories (or any other directory) mirrored to
the backup machine across the network.  Rsync is very efficient, in that
it only copies changed files over the network, and is very configurable.

Taken from the rsync manpage:

The rsync remote-update protocol allows rsync to transfer just the
dif-ferences  between  two  sets of files across the network link, using
an efficient checksum-search algorithm described in the technical report
that accompanies this package.

Ryan



On Wed, 2002-10-02 at 12:22, Bryan Allen wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have two Dell 1650 servers, 1 is a primary Web server running Redhat 7.3/Jboss/etc.., the other I need for a hot spare.  I am looking for the best way to replicate the whole partition after setting up/installing/configuring the first.  I have attempted to use Partition Image which looked pretty good, but get errors using it, and the Intel Pro 1000 network drivers on the boot CD seem to not work properly.  I had hoped for something like Norton GHOST to avoid having to first install/configure the system then restore files.
> 
> 
> Any recommendations?
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> 
> Bryan Allen
>