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Hi all,

I configured backuppc on a Ubuntu server machine.

All fine, but I’m having a hard time with the following scenario:

I need to backup a network share called \domainfolder to another network share called [url=file:///\ipfolder]\ipfolder[/url] (different from the 1st one).

What is the best way to do this? (I would appreciate if someone can help me with clear steps as I’m new to linux environment).

Thanks!
Regards,
Radu





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On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 7:38 AM, Ivanus, Radu
<Radu.Ivanus < at > tmdfriction.com> wrote:

I configured backuppc on a Ubuntu server machine.
All fine, but I’m having a hard time with the following scenario:

I need to backup a network share called \\domain\folder to another network
share called \\ip\folder (different from the 1st one).



What is the best way to do this? (I would appreciate if someone can help me
with clear steps as I’m new to linux environment).

The question doesn't make much sense in the context of backuppc.
Backuppc uses a specialized storage format that needs to be able to
use hard links on the archive filesystem. Native linux filesystems
can handle that but remote filesystems using \\server\folder syntax
are normally windows shares that can't. If you simply want a copy on
the other system there are any number of ways to do that. Do you
actually want any of the features of backuppc (compression, pooling of
duplicate content, etc.)?

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On Tuesday 24 January 2012 14:38:28 Ivanus, Radu wrote:
I configured backuppc on a Ubuntu server machine.
All fine, but I'm having a hard time with the following scenario:
I need to backup a network share called \\domain\folder to another
network share called \\ip\folder <file:///\\ip\folder> (different from
the 1st one).
What is the best way to do this? (I would appreciate if someone can help
me with clear steps as I'm new to linux environment).

That one is simple: Not with backuppc!

If you think backuppc can solve this problem, you haven't (yet?) used
backuppc.

A solution for your problem would be anything starting from good old 'cp' and
similar copy-operations (preferably preserving attributes).
I use(d) rsnapshot for a lot of stuff. But that too saves to a local disk with
the need for hard-links. If at least the target-share is nfs, you can use it.
If both shares are cifs/smb and you only want a backup of the current and
maybe one old version, then rsync should help you.

Have fun,

Arnold
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On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 8:38 PM, Ivanus, Radu <Radu.Ivanus < at > tmdfriction.com ([email]Radu.Ivanus < at > tmdfriction.com[/email])> wrote:
 
I need to backup a network share called \domainfolder to another network share called \ipfolder (different from the 1st one).




In other words, if a simple single-instance copy to that specific target is the primary goal, BPC isn't the tool for you.

If you post a more complete description of what you're trying to accomplish overall, with only absolutely required specific implementation details, the list will be able to give you better advice.

If your goal is to use BPC, then I'd advise just setting it up according to basic normal defaults and reading the docs etc to find how how it works, so that you can devise a specific implementation that matches BPC's strategies. IOW don't try to learn about the tool *and* try to adapt it to preconceived strategies at the same time.

Hope this helps.

On 01/25 11:40 , hansbkk < at > gmail.com wrote:
If your goal is to use BPC, then I'd advise just setting it up according to
basic normal defaults and reading the docs etc to find how how it works,

FWIW, I found that the best documentation was the comments in config.pl. If
you read it from beginning to end, you'll have a pretty solid grasp of how
BackupPC works and what it can do.

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