[plug] Back-up using Linux

[Mike Holland]

One aspect of backups worth mentioning is that backup over a network
file-sharing protocol ( NFS, SMB, etc ) is usually a bad idea.
  If nothing else, it is much slower.
Each machine should archive and compress its own data, and then
send the result (e.g. by a socket) to the backup device host.
   In a Unix/Linux world, this can be done by a script, like;

	foreach client ( $CLIENT_LIST )
		rsh $client 'tar cvf - /' >> /dev/tape

With Windoze clients, you might schedule backups from the pc end.

Also, consider using a backup program, like BRU. 
	http://aazk.epower.net/herbie/sysadmin/bru/


Mike Holland <mike at golden.wattle.id.au>            Perth, Australia.
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