On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 10:25, taltman <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > I'm looking to get feedback on a proposed home backup solution using > rdiff-backup. I'm new to backups, and I'm trying to strike a balance between > simplicity and adequate protection. I've read the rdiff-backup webpage, > documentation, and wiki, and I've been working through the "Backup and > Recovery" O'reilly book. > > I basically have two laptops (one Mac and one Linux), one Linux virtual web > server, and one Linux workstation in my home setup. My current plan > involves: > > 1. Using 'unison' to sync between the machines, using the workstation as the > hub. > 2. Using two 1 Tbyte externally enclosed hard drives. > 3. Performing an initial rdiff-backup of the data partition on the > workstation to each of the external hard drives. > 4. Taking one of the hard drives to an off-site location. > 5. Using the remaining hard drive at home for daily/weekly rdiff-backups > 6. Periodically switching the two external hard drives between my home and > the off-site location. > > I'm not quite sure what's the best way to do #6.
When I bring the offsite drive back in to my house, I erase all files on it that exist in my live server using a script I wrote, recover any lost files if they still remain on the disk, re-key its luks container, and make a full, complete backup onto it. You can find the script at http://kclug.org/wiki/index.php/Backup_media_scrub It gives you assurance you will catch an accidental deletion. _______________________________________________ rdiff-backup-users mailing list at [email protected] http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/rdiff-backup-users Wiki URL: http://rdiff-backup.solutionsfirst.com.au/index.php/RdiffBackupWiki
