Or, you could run a command like this: tar cvf - /backupdir | ssh user@remotehost "cat - > backup.tar"
You may need to use a program like Buffer if it is a remote machine and far away to keep the stream from degrading. Buffer: http://freshmeat.net/projects/buffer/ On Wed, 2002-03-06 at 13:43, Paul Hamm wrote: > Amanda is excellent. You could use a vpn between the 2 machines which would > give you the ability to mount nfs shares and would only require a single > open port on the server to do so. Check out CIPE. If you have the space > you could just copy all the files to the machine with the tape drive on it. > Have cron start and stop the tunnel and services when you are backing up the > machine. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeff Bearer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 10:50 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Backup recommendations > > > By default the data transfer isn't encrypted, but you can run it through > gpg. > > http://security.uchicago.edu/tools/gpg-amanda/ > > Amanda is a wonderful program, and highly recommend it. And I recommend > "Unix Backup & Recovery" from O'reilly, Every admin who maintains unix > backups should read it. > > http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/unixbr/ > > One thing to keep in mind is the version of dump that is current for > redhat 7.2, 0.4b22 has problems with the 2.4 kernel, and will fail on > some filesystems, while others work fine. The rawhide dump 0.4b25 has > fixed the problem for me. > > > > > On Wed, 2002-03-06 at 09:59, Trevor Hamm wrote: > > On Wed, 2002-03-06 at 08:35, Jeff Graves wrote: > > > I have 2 linux servers I would like to back up to a DLT tape library. > > > There's a total of about 15GB of data across the 2 servers (mail and > > > ftp). Each system runs only the daemons it absolutely needs in order to > > > function. (ie. the only remote access to the ftp server is via ftp and > > > ssh, no other daemons are listening on any ports tcp or udp, mail server > > > has a few more). What SECURE method can I use to back up data on both of > > > these servers without having to physically attach drives to each system? > > > Also, can someone recommend good backup software (maybe a linux > > > equivalent of backup exec)? > > > > > Hi Jeff, > > > > You might want to check out Amanda (http://www.amanda.org; don't worry, > > that's not a person, it's the Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk > > Archiver :-) It's included in the Redhat 7.2 distribution. > > > > -- > > Trevor Hamm > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Redhat-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- > Jeff Bearer, RHCE > Webmaster > PittsburghLIVE.com > 2002 EPpy Award, Best Online U.S. Newspaper > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- Arthur H. Johnson II The Linux Box http://www.linuxbox.nu [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
