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OS/2 - Technical => Applications => Topic started by: sXwamp on 2011.07.14, 22:21:02

Title: Is anyone using Rsync for backups ???
Post by: sXwamp on 2011.07.14, 22:21:02
Is anyone using Rsync for backups ???


I want to write an article about the different ways to use Rsync on os2/eCs.

Here is a start, any help would be appreciated.

http://www.os2notes.com/os2backup.html


Would you please post any Rexx scripts that you use and methods for Rsync.


Greggory
Title: Re: Is anyone using Rsync for backups ???
Post by: Pete on 2011.07.15, 03:24:04
Hi Greggory

Yes - but I do not use the command line or rexx scripts as luckybackup seems to be a good gui for rsync.

To use luckybackup you need the qt4 runtime from http://svn.netlabs.org/qt4 and luckybackup from http://svn.netlabs.org/qtapps/wiki/QT4%20Application

You also need rsync installed, to quote the readme, "in path or same dir as Luckybackup.exe".

Regards

Pete
Title: Re: Is anyone using Rsync for backups ???
Post by: sXwamp on 2011.07.15, 03:56:53
Quote from: Pete on 2011.07.15, 03:24:04
Hi Greggory

Yes - but I do not use the command line or rexx scripts as luckybackup seems to be a good gui for rsync.

To use luckybackup you need the qt4 runtime from http://svn.netlabs.org/qt4 and luckybackup from http://svn.netlabs.org/qtapps/wiki/QT4%20Application

You also need rsync installed, to quote the readme, "in path or same dir as Luckybackup.exe".

Regards

Pete


I definitely plan on adding LuckyBackup to the article (I looked over it quickly).  But, can it make backups to a server, so I don't have to worry about the command line stuff ???


Greggory
Title: Re: Is anyone using Rsync for backups ???
Post by: Tellie on 2011.07.15, 11:11:59
Hi,

There will be soon a newer LB for Os2, that i hope fix the errors like the / and the \

Look @ http://luckybackup.sourceforge.net/manual.html
Title: Re: Is anyone using Rsync for backups ???
Post by: Pete on 2011.07.15, 15:57:07
Hi Greggory

I have not tried backing up to another system, all my backups have been to locally attached drives.

A quick look through the Help indicates that to back up to another system a destination on that system would have to be mounted locally so that it has a local drive letter.

Regards

Pete


Title: Re: Is anyone using Rsync for backups ???
Post by: hermi on 2011.07.15, 23:03:52
Here is a Rexx script similar to the one I use to backup data on a linux server.
Title: Re: Is anyone using Rsync for backups ???
Post by: sXwamp on 2011.07.17, 00:33:29
Quote from: hermi on 2011.07.15, 23:03:52
Here is a Rexx script similar to the one I use to backup data on a linux server.


Thank you, hope you don't mind if I post some of this on my website.


Greggory
Title: Re: Is anyone using Rsync for backups ???
Post by: hermi on 2011.07.19, 23:46:49
Yes, that's fine for me :-)
Title: Re: Is anyone using Rsync for backups ???
Post by: fjr on 2011.07.22, 09:12:47
Hi all,

yes, I'm using rsync in my LAN. At the moment, there's one client machine running eCS 2.1 and one rsync server machine running eCS 2.0 rc5. I intend to add a fedora client later.
There are several WPS rsync objects for dedicated tasks which I start manually whenever needed to invoke a backup of the files associated with the task.

frajo