I'm a relatively newbie to Linux administration and I need some suggestions for data backup/disk mirroring.
I have a home network with a cable router and I'm using samba to share data. Two machines are connected to the router; an XP Pro box and Debian Woody (running samba). The XP box has a single 80G disk (sorry I need to use XP for CAD applications - ProEngineer and SolidWorks). I would like to put two 80G drives in the Debian machine; one to periodically replicate the XP disk, the other to backup the Debian machine, provide an incremental data backup location for the XP box, and for general file storage. I'm also considering adding a notebook and I want to be able to sync the notebook drive. I think rsync is the correct application for such a task; is this correct? I don't want try to redesign the wheel and I think many others have passed this way before. I'm a bit confused by the rysnc documentation - it doesn't appear to be used for interfacing using SMB. I don't need to backup to tape; I may consider such a option at the point I prepare for catastrophic recovery. Looking forward to helpful suggestion and directions, Barry -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
