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to: Tim Boyer
from: Adam Flinton
date: 2004-09-02 09:36:58
subject: Re: NAS backup/replication software

From: Adam Flinton 

Tim Boyer wrote:
> On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 12:28:32 -0400, Richard B. 
> wrote:
>
>
>>I'm looking at a product called "Doubletake" from NSI
that basically
>>does real time data replication.
>>
>>What I'd like to do is backup my servers to a remote site NAS with
>>minimal traffic, preferably after normal work hours.
>>
>>Anyone use something like this?  Yes, it needs to be 'reasonably
>>priced' say 3k range.
>>
>>Btw, I may be offline a while after this evening, must take that
>>vacation or lose it.  And I'm having so much fun planning for these
>>hurricanes!
>>
>>- Richard
>
>
> Richard -
>
> How much data?  I'm using rsync to back up the work T1 to the home
> cable modem, and it's damn near transparent.  It's not a lot of data,
> by any means - only about 10 gb - but between rsynch just backing up
> the changed stuff and compression, it transfers in less than half an
> hour.  It works so well I'm actually doing it three times a day.
>
>

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