I'm currently using the above-mentioned config and it works great!

Now I'm beginning to set up proper backup configurations for my workstations and laptops.

I'm using the rsync set up using unmenu. Works fine.

For my Windows machine, I'm using Grsync to do incremental backup to a directory in my unraid server.

 

Question: How to have only one full backup and subsequent daily incremental updates are put into separate folders?? E.g.

2010_09_01: Full backup

2010_09_02: incremental

2010_09_03: incremental

2010_09_04: incremental

...

2010_09_28: incremental

 

This is probably somewhat similar to what Acronis or Crashplan can achieve.

Any ideas for something that works for both Windows and Linux?

Instead of running an Rsync service on the Unraid side and then pushing the backup from my workstations to Unraid, I do it the other way around.

 

I have an Rsync process running on the workstation and then I start the backup from the Unraid side via cron jobs.  This way I can schedule diferrent backup configs that pull from the same machine (i.e. daily into one folder and weekly into another.) 

 

I also use this method to pull daily & weekly backups of my flash-drive to a drive on my array.

Hi JarDo,

 

Is there Rsync for windows?

Where can we get this?

Hi JarDo,

 

Is there Rsync for windows?

Where can we get this?

Please change the thread title, your questions are now seem to be all rsync related...

JarDo, I'm keen to find out more regarding the rsync process on client side.

Do you have documentation on how to do this?

Also, does it work for both Windows and Linux?

 

JarDo, I'm keen to find out more regarding the rsync process on client side.

Do you have documentation on how to do this?

Also, does it work for both Windows and Linux?

 

Google is your friend.

One link

http://www.mikerubel.org/computers/rsync_snapshots/

Another:

http://www.linuxhomenetworking.com/forums/showthread.php/15280-Rsync-incremental-backup-script

 

 

Well, sorry...  I don't have documentation prepared.  But I can tell you that I use the software at this site for the server (windows) side of things:

 

http://www.itefix.no/i2/node/10650

 

And, attached is the UnMenu package conf for the rsync package that I have installed on my unraid server.

 

Once those 2 things are installed properly then it is only a matter of a 'rsyncd.conf' file with your settings on the windows side and then a shell script on the unraid side to kick the process off.  Maybe another time (when it's not so late in the evening) I can share more info about how I configured these files for my use.

rsync-unmenu-package.conf

And, attached is the UnMenu package conf for the rsync package that I have installed on my unraid server.

That is a standard package included in unMENU.  Also, rsync is part of unRAID already, just a slightly older version, no need to install anything to use it.  It just needs a rsync.conf file to be configured for your needs and to be invoked.

Joe...  Sorry for reposting a conf file that comes standard with unmenu.  I've made so many of these conf files for my own use I don't know which are mine and which ones I downloaded anymore.  However, I did just notice that you have a comment at the top that identifies the version of unmenu that this conf shipped with.  I never noticed that before.

 

At any rate...  I am just trying to share with others the pieces that I am using to make the system as a whole work for me.

Joe...  Sorry for reposting a conf file that comes standard with unmenu.  I've made so many of these conf files for my own use I don't know which are mine and which ones I downloaded anymore.  However, I did just notice that you have a comment at the top that identifies the version of unmenu that this conf shipped with.  I never noticed that before.

 

At any rate...  I am just trying to share with others the pieces that I am using to make the system as a whole work for me.

No problem...    I know all about the extra files, as I probably have more than most.