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Old 08-25-2012, 01:56 AM   #1
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Backup using rsync on NAS device


Hi,
I have a centos6 server and about 30 windows 7 clients in a wireless network. I am planning to setup samba shares on centos svr where all the users will save their data on samba share everyday and also backup(incremental) that data on a NAS device in the network.
Q.1 - Will I be able to backup data using rsync to the NAS drive? If yes, then how should I configure my NAS device to receive backups? Backups will be incremental and everyday using a cron task. NAS Device : D-Link DNS 323 NAS.
Q.2 - Is there an open source tool to achieve the same task that'll do the job instead of using rsync?

Any suggestions would certainly help.Thanks

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Old 08-25-2012, 05:54 PM   #2
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Hi,
I have a centos6 server and about 30 windows 7 clients in a wireless network. I am planning to setup samba shares on centos svr where all the users will save their data on samba share everyday and also backup(incremental) that data on a NAS device in the network.
Q.1 - Will I be able to backup data using rsync to the NAS drive? If yes, then how should I configure my NAS device to receive backups? Backups will be incremental and everyday using a cron task. NAS Device : D-Link DNS 323 NAS.
Q.2 - Is there an open source tool to achieve the same task that'll do the job instead of using rsync?

Any suggestions would certainly help.Thanks
I do something similar for my linux systems except they mount the nfs share from my freenas. You could easily modify this and move the date function a head of the system name so you grouped all backups by date at the higher level instead of system name
I do system level because freenas allows me to export the same share as both nfs and cifs so windows backups up directly to freenas

example script from my system f820
Code:
"rsync -avz --exclude "/storage/" --exclude "/mnt/" --exclude "/proc/" --exclude "/sys/" --progress / /storage/backups/f820/system/`date +%d%m%y`"
 
Old 08-31-2012, 11:46 PM   #3
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hi budy...
iam also planing for NAS server for company.but i don't know about NAS.
i configured file server for company and i working fine.but now i need to store whole company data into file server which is so much costly in buying.

i heard about NAS .i read in google also.but i still have query .

please can you please tell me configuration detail of NAS you implemented..can you give mobile no. i will call you.

NAS is my project and its on urgent basis. so please guide me.
 
Old 09-06-2012, 10:31 AM   #4
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HI

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Q.2 - Is there an open source tool to achieve the same task that'll do the job instead of using rsync?

Ans for your question is Yes ,you can use open source Backuppc instead of rsync script.

To configure rsync follow the link

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ed-4175413402/
 
Old 09-07-2012, 06:40 AM   #5
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hi budy...
iam also planing for NAS server for company.but i don't know about NAS.
i configured file server for company and i working fine.but now i need to store whole company data into file server which is so much costly in buying.

i heard about NAS .i read in google also.but i still have query .

please can you please tell me configuration detail of NAS you implemented..can you give mobile no. i will call you.

NAS is my project and its on urgent basis. so please guide me.
If you're asking me I'm using a dell sc420 with jbod in zfs pools using freenas http://www.freenas.org/
 
Old 09-11-2012, 01:18 AM   #6
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If you're asking me I'm using a dell sc420 with jbod in zfs pools using freenas http://www.freenas.org/
this is NAS server by dell or you are using dell pc in which installed freenas apps in it.?
please can u give detail.
 
Old 09-11-2012, 09:39 AM   #7
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this is NAS server by dell or you are using dell pc in which installed freenas apps in it.?
please can u give detail.
The sc420 is an old dell tower, you can use any old PC its best to have at least 4GB of ram and pcie slots for decent sata or sas controllers otherwise you'll be limited to 133mhz of pci
http://www.dell.com/downloads/global...c420_specs.pdf

Freenas is a customized FreeBSD install
here is the download page and link to quick start. Google is your friend, you can find howto builds
http://www.freenas.org/item/what-is-...ategory_id=109
 
  


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