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Which backup method?
So there are two primary backup methods provided in frontview, for purpose of backing up my volume data. There is the so called "File Backup" and there is ReadyDR. I'm assuming my machine (524x) su...
So I see that the file backup method is using a proprietary binary called fvbackup. Anyone know if there is any information about what this binary does in terms of backup verification, incremental policies, etc.?
If you've chosen rsync as your backup protocol, then it runs rsync. fvbackup handles scheduling, running of backup jobs from the web ui or backup button, etc.
As far as snapshots go, "push" backups (source is local) create a temporary snapshot and then back up the snapshot. "Pull" backups (source is remote) don't.
FWIW, I use "pull" anyway, since my backup NAS are all on power schedules. But I schedule the backups off-hours, so there shouldn't be anything writing to the NAS while the backup is running.
I don’t have another bad to do remote rsync. Local backup does not provide any options to select protocol. I am wondering what protocol it is using for local backup. When I ran a backup, ps only shows backup running
You can do a local rsync backup by specifying localhost (127.0.0.1) as the "remote" source/destination.
But "local backup" is an oxymoron. True backup is on a separate device so a hardware failure doesn't render both unusable.
all true. If I am doing local is that would you would recommend? Using rsync instead of the fvbackup local option?
But maybe I should think more about resurrecting that old readynas for backup duties.
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