Quick, simple backup solution

[Teo De Las Heras]

Lowell,

Great Site!! Thanks...
http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/systuff


On 23 Dec 2005 15:29:41 -0500, Lowell Gilbert <
freebsd-questions-local at be-well.ilk.org> wrote:
>
> "Joe Wood" <dot.sn1tch at gmail.com> writes:
>
> > I am looking for a quick backup solution for my freebsd machine.
> Currently I
> > backup to a DDS-4 DAT drive using the following while in "/":
> >
> >
> >
> > tar -cf /dev/sa0 -I /root/includes -X /root/excludes .
> >
> >
> >
> > I am aware of bacula, Amanda, cpio, and dump but to me tar is the ideal
> > method so if anyone had a simple script to automate this process I would
> > greatly appreciate some help in making my own.
>
> Since we have no idea *why* you consider tar ideal, we can't really
> tell what would help your particular needs.
>
> On my page of FreeBSD tricks (http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/systuff/),
> I have a brief essay on what to consider when designing a backup
> strategy (http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/systuff/backup-strategy.txt),
> as well as some script I use for backups via both tar and dump
> (http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/systuff/scripts/systemTarBackup and
> http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/systuff/scripts/systemDumpBackup).
>
> Make what you can out of these hints.
>
> Be well.
> --
> Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area
>                http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/
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