Re: [rsnapshot-discuss] Brandysnap - an new rsync-based snapshot script

[Peter K. <pkl...@us...>]

Hi Chris

Always good if someone probes new approaches:

> From: "Chris Dennis" <cgd...@bt...>
> Sent: Aug 16, 2011 7:03:14 PM
> Subject: Brandysnap - an new rsync-based snapshot script
> ...
> ... Perl script that runs rsync and manages snapshots
> according to the desired specification. When runs are missed, it makes
> allowances by adjusting which snapshots are kept.

But as we talk about backup here, some might be a bit more conservative.
To achieve above feature, I supplied a simple patch to rsnapshot.
It just prepends all proper rotation runs to the actual snapshot run
- if they expired:
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=27739440

The most conservative stick with Rolf Muth's do-rsnapshot wrapper :)
Or get their crontab right and run it 24x7 :(

Which config notation is better, I'm not sure:
4d5  versus  interval quarterdaily 20 ?
Understanding the latter seems to be *the* FAQ of rsnapshot,
but once the interaction with crontab is out of the way, maybe it is ok?

Hope this helps,
Peter Klausner


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