[ALUG] Backup solutions for "not very linux" server destinations

[Jenny Hopkins]

On 21/11/2007, Chris G <cl at isbd.net> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 20, 2007 at 10:53:59PM +0000, Jenny Hopkins wrote:
> > On 20/11/2007, Chris G <cl at isbd.net> wrote:
> >
> > > So I suspect I need a backup solution which packs up the files to be
> > > backed up into some sort of archive file and then just copies that
> > > file across to the server.  Does anyone here use  a backup solution of
> > > this sort and/or know any good ones?
> > >
> >
> > Have you looked at dirvish?   If you back up in bundles you may find
> > your disk filling up very quickly, but dirvish uses an incantation of
> > rsync runes that 'simply work'.
> >
> ... but one of my basic issues is that rsync doesn't work for anything
> except very 'ordinary' files when saving to my network server.
>

I've been using dirvish over a secure network for a few years now: I'm
not sure what you class as a 'non'ordinary' file but it certainly
handles symlinks perfectly happily.

Jen