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October 2009
How-To: Configure and Schedule Automated Backups in Linux - Page 1 | Maximum PC
by Tiagut
This guide will help you automate your backups on your Linux rig so you will always have your files up to date.
Dell PowerEdge T310 Server Overview
by danijelzi
(via)
The Dell PowerEdge T310 is the company’s latest single-socket tower server.
Along with a single Intel Xeon 3400 Series quad-core CPU, the Intel 3420 chipset-based PowerEdge T310 includes up to 32GB of registered (RDIMM) or up to 8GB of unregistered (UDIMM) DDR3 memory, and up to four 3.5″ cabled or hot-swap SAS or SATA hard drives for a maximum of 4TB of internal storage.
The system has an onboard SATA controller without RAID functionality, but there’s a variety of additional storage controllers supporting up to RAID 10. The basic network adapter is an embedded dual Gigabit NIC, which can be accompanied by various single-, dual-, or quad- port Gigabit cards. For server management, customers can use the baseboard management controller and one of optional iDRAC6 controllers.
Dell’s T310 features the Matrox G200eW GPU, a DVD drive, optional PowerVault tape or hard drives for backups, and five PCIe Gen. 2 slots: two x8 slots (one with x16 connector), a x4 slot (with x8 connector), and two x1 slots.
Power supply options include a redundant 400W and a non-redundant 375W unit.
On the front of the chassis, the 20.5 inches deep tower server has an optional LCD screen for system monitoring.
The new PowerEdge comes without operating system or with one of Windows Server, Windows Essential Business Server, and Small Business Server editions, as well as with optional Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server or Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
The starting price for the Dell PowerEdge T310 is $949, with the 3Yr Basic Hardware Warranty included.
The server can be purchased at dell.com.
July 2009
Download | Gmail Backup
by Krome
This is the next release of the GMail Backup tool - the ultimate one-click solution for doing backups of your GMail account.
Pinboard - antisocial bookmarking
by Spone
& 2 others
Welcome to Pinboard!
Social bookmarking for introverts
* Easy import and export in del.icio.us format.
* Fast site with less clutter.
* Nightly database backups to S3 (welcome, Ma.gnolia users!)
* Lightweight to read status for things you want to look at later
* Private bookmarks and private tags
* Easier bulk editing
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May 2009
March 2009
PureSync Homepage Dateien , Ordner synchronisieren, automatische Backups, Foto-Sync
by pooky_a
synchroniser et sauvegarder
Easy Automated Snapshot-Style Backups with Rsync
by sylvainulg
& 9 others
(via)
As of rsync-2.5.6, the --link-dest option is now standard! That can be used instead of the separate cp -al and rsync stages, and it eliminates the ownerships/permissions bug. I now recommend using it. Also, I'm proud to report this article is mentioned in Linux Server Hacks, a new (and very good, in my opinion) O'Reilly book by compiled by Rob Flickenger.
rsnapshot
by sylvainulg
& 7 others
(via)
rsnapshot is a filesystem snapshot utility for making backups of local and remote systems.
Acebackup - The compact and free backup software
by Fiber_Optic
AceBackup is a powerful tool to create completely secure backups of your data. Store your data on any local storage device, on CD, DVD or on your remote FTP server!
February 2009
mathusalem - Google Code
by karlcow
& 2 others
Mathusalem is complementary to Time Machine as it backups automatically one or more directories of your choice to other external disks or remote servers in order to ensure extra safety of your most important data. Be aware that Mathusalem is not designed to "clone" an entire file system or a subportion of it, but instead to optimally handle everyday simple backups.
December 2008
Musings of an Anonymous Geek » Blog Archive » How Are You Staffing Your Startup?
by karlcow
pas seulement pour la partie technique, mais malheureusement pour la partie commerciale et communicationSome seem to have given almost zero consideration to the fact that their application might become successful, and its availability might become quite critical. They haven’t given much thought to things like backups or disaster recovery. They have no plan for how to deploy their application such that when it comes time to scale, it has some hope of doing so without large amounts of downtime, or huge retooling efforts.
November 2008
Install and setup Xen on Debian 4.0 Etch — Lone-Wolf Scripts
by camel
(via)
Xen is a GPLed virtualization solution available in Debian 4.0 Etch repositories. This article help you to create a coherent Xen installation, with backups and minimum security enhancements. This guide fits my vision of a Xen setup. If it does not fit yours, you are free to adapt it to your needs, or to not use it.
For information
In this guide, i use the term "virtual host". Be aware that Xen use its own terminology. In a Xen setup, instanciated (aka. started) virtual hosts are called "Domains".
Once your computer configured for Xen, all the operating systems run in "domains". The original operating system, where the Xen's control tools are installed, is called "dom0" (for domain No zero). All the guest operating systems are said to be installed in a "domU" (for User domain).
As i'm a little lazy (well, yeah... very lazy), i don't want to endure this mind twisting, and i will mainly use the "virtual host" term in this guide. So, if you read this guide, don't by angry at me because of the terms i use.
iPhone / iPod Touch Backup Extractor
by Xavier Lacot
IPhon backup extractor converts the iPhone / iPod Touch backups that are created by iTunes into readily usable Mac OS X files. It is designed to run on Mac OS X Leopard only.
Xen Backup Image — Rogerio Ferreira
by camel
(via)
# Performing remote backups of VMs created with xen-create-image tool (xen-tools). # Use rdiff-backup as backend.
October 2008
QuickStart Configures Your Ubuntu System Without Terminal Work
by decembre
Linux only: QuickStart, a free automation utility for Ubuntu Linux systems, makes it easy to perform partial or full system backups of any partition, synchronize folders and update them on a schedule, and take care of other tasks a beginner would normally need to spend serious time researching. The tiny app opens a simple interface listing your choices, although dialog prompts guide you through any steps requiring input. The tools for installing DVD playing codecs, backing up your Master Boot Record, and creating synchronized backups seem particularly helpful, and while I haven't tested every function, a handful of them completed without any problems. QuickStart is a free download for Ubuntu systems only; both links below carry non-terminal installation instructions for the script.
Box Backup - Trac
by camel
Box Backup is an open source, completely automatic, on-line backup system. It has the following key features:
* All backed up data is stored on the server in files on a filesystem - no tape, archive or other special devices are required.
* The server is trusted only to make files available when they are required - all data is encrypted and can be decoded only by the original client. This makes it ideal for backing up over an untrusted network (such as the Internet), or where the server is in an uncontrolled environment.
* A backup daemon runs on systems to be backed up, and copies encrypted data to the server when it notices changes - so backups are continuous and up-to-date (although traditional snapshot backups are possible too).
* Only changes within files are sent to the server, just like rsync, minimising the bandwidth used between clients and server. This makes it particularly suitable for backing up between distant locations, or over the Internet.
* It behaves like tape - old file versions and deleted files are available.
* Old versions of files on the server are stored as changes from the current version, minimising the storage space required on the server. Files are the server are also compressed to minimise their size.
* Choice of backup behaviour - it can be optimised for document or server backup.
* It is designed to be easy and cheap to run a server. It has a portable implementation, and optional RAID implemented in userland for reliability without complex server setup or expensive hardware.
September 2008
Good folders to exclude from Time Machine backups :: Ryan Block
by xibe
It’s worth noting, though, that if your machine’s drive does fail, you won’t be able to execute a full restore without having some of these locations backed up. Then again, if you’re anything like me, you’re far more likely to just do a full reinstall and just restore your lost user data. (Doing a full restore from backup just doesn’t have many advantages compared to a full system reinstall, anyway.)
rsnapshot
by camel
& 7 others
rsnapshot is a filesystem snapshot utility for making backups of local and remote systems.
Using rsync and hard links, it is possible to keep multiple, full backups instantly available. The disk space required is just a little more than the space of one full backup, plus incrementals.
Depending on your configuration, it is quite possible to set up in just a few minutes. Files can be restored by the users who own them, without the root user getting involved.
There are no tapes to change, so once it's set up, your backups can happen automatically untouched by human hands. And because rsnapshot only keeps a fixed (but configurable) number of snapshots, the amount of disk space used will not continuously grow.
August 2008
July 2008
Shell Scripts 2 (backup, mount)
by helmeloh
m Artikel Linux: Backups –> Backup Manager habe ich schon beschrieben, wie man unter Linux einfach und sicher Backups mittels dem Backup Manager durchführen kann. Als Kommentar erwähnte ich, dass man am besten eine eigene Platte dazu ein- und wieder
June 2008
InnoDB Website » Home
by jdrsantos
Innobase Oy is the developer of InnoDB, the leading transactional storage engine for the MySQL open source database. Innobase also develops and distributes InnoDB Hot Backup, a utility for on-line (hot) backups of a running MySQL database. Innobase is a M
