rsync backup monitoring

tsaravan · 02-13-2008, 11:43 PM

Hi,

I am backing up windows workstations' data onto Linux Server using rsync. In this regard, i would like to know the status of backup such as date, file error etc., on one screen, may be through web interface.

Please let me know if anyone of you have any solution.

regards,

T. Saravana.

TigerOC · 02-14-2008, 05:36 AM

Use the -v switch which will give verbose output and detail the process. If you don't want to monitor the process live you can create a log file. An example of such an instruction is;

rsync --delete-after -avH /home/ /mnt/backup/home > /var/log/backup.log

the dialog of the process is written to backup.log.

Hope this helps.

tsaravan · 02-14-2008, 06:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TigerOC

Use the -v switch which will give verbose output and detail the process. If you don't want to monitor the process live you can create a log file. An example of such an instruction is;

rsync --delete-after -avH /home/ /mnt/backup/home > /var/log/backup.log

the dialog of the process is written to backup.log.

Hope this helps.

Thank you very much for your reply.

I will try as per your log. But before that i would like to know that i backup everyday approximately 40 windows workstations onto Linux Server which happens automatically on system shutdown. Therefore the log will be very big. Hence, i feel it will be cumbersome to know that which all the systems are backed up and are there any failures. In this regard, i would like to know if there is any log reader or any idea you have specifically for rsync.

regards,

T. Saravana.

TigerOC · 02-15-2008, 03:31 AM

The first rsync log will probably be big, but thereafter it should not be that large as it will record only the changed files that have been backed up. Remember that rsync is progressive and will only backup those files that have changed. I have had a look at my file and it is not that large. As far as I know that is really the only way you are going to determine whether the process is successful. You may want to investigate writing a small script that examines the log file and and greps the word failed.