Rsync to a Remote NAS

Kevin Korb kmk at sanitarium.net
Thu Apr 12 14:55:07 MDT 2012


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I would say that it uses a method that has been obsolete for years to
reinforce a model that has been obsolete for a decade :P

(it defaults to cp -al instead of --link-dest and reinforces the
outdated organization model based on tape rotation)

On 04/12/12 16:52, L. V. Lammert wrote:
> At 03:47 PM 4/12/2012, Kevin Korb wrote:
> 
>> The third is retaining the differences between the current backup
>> and the previous backups.  This allows you to restore from
>> previous backups without consuming tons of extra space.  Rsync
>> accomplishes this with the --link-dest feature.  It is not
>> dependent on on the previous paragraph.
> 
> Also, if versions *is* a goal, grap a copy of rsnapshot; it makes 
> managing versions painless.
> 
> Lee

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