Re: [BackupPC-users] Slow link options

[Chris R. <cro...@gc...>]

Kameleon wrote:
> I have a few remote sites I am wanting to backup using backuppc. 
> However, two are on slow DSL connections and the other 2 are on T1's. 
> I did some math and roughly figured that the DSL connections, having a 
> 256k upload, could do approximately 108MB/hour of transfer. With these 
> clients having around 65GB each that would take FOREVER!!!
>
> I am able to take the backuppc server to 2 of the remote locations 
> (the DSL ones) and put it on the LAN with the server to be backed up 
> to get the initial full backup. What I am wondering is this: What do 
> others do with slow links like this? I need a full backup at least 
> weekly and incrimentals nightly. Is there an easy way around this?

The feasibility of this depends entirely on the rate of change of the 
backup data.  Once you get the initial full, rsync backups only transfer 
changes.  Have a look at the documentation 
(http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/faq/BackupPC.html#backup_basics) for 
more details.

>
> Thanks in advance.

Chris