Tuesday, October 9, 2007

cwRsync = Easy Windows/Linux Backups

Just implemented rsync/cwRsync (Cygwin + Rsync) as our new backup solution. We have 6 Linux servers and 3 Windows Servers and were looking for a cheap easy to use solution. cwRsync allows us to use the rsync command on both windows and Linux. Rsync is handy because it only transfers the difference in the file, so you always have a full backup with minimal file transfers. With a little googling, you can setup compression, encryption and backup rotations.

cwRsync - http://www.itefix.no/cwrsync/
rsync - http://samba.anu.edu.au/rsync/

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