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Scott R. Ehrlich wrote: > I have a low-power Linux box that has a few samba shares mounted, and > limited hard disk space. This box is connected to a tape library via > SCSI card. > > I want to find the best way to create a full, then incremental backup of > the samba mounts... > How about rsync? rsync is designed to work with two random-access file systems, so no, it wouldn't be suited for direct to tape backup. You could rsync to a local copy, and then spool that to tape, but you've pointed out that you have limited disk space and want something that goes direct to tape. In addition, you lose most of the performance benefits of rsync if you try and use it with a network mounted file system, rather than running the rsync protocol over the network. > I'm looking at tar as an option... Seems like a reasonable choice, seeing as you are spooling to tape. -Tom -- Tom Metro Venture Logic, Newton, MA, USA "Enterprise solutions through open source." Professional Profile: http://tmetro.venturelogic.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [hidden email] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
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