Tutorials, howtos, and general Linux / Unix tips about Backups. This section guides sys admin with backing up data to enable recovery from data loss. ( rss feed )
Q. I’m using Red Hat Enterprise Linux based Apache web server. How do I backup my Apache webserver, MySQL and PostgreSQL database to another disk called /backup and then copy it to other offsite backup ssh server called backup.example.com?
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I’ve HP RAID 6 server running RHEL 5.x. I’d like to act this box as a backup server for my other Red Hat DNS and Web server. The server must keep backup in hourly, daily and monthly format. How do I configure my Red Hat / CentOS Linux server as remote backup or snapshot server?
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How do I update my system using cvsup mirror? How do I upgrade from previous releases using FreeBSD 6.x or 7.x? How do I upgrade everything including kernel, userland utilities, and installed applications?
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Q. When I run tar command it fails with an error that read as follows: tar: /dev/st0: Cannot write: Invalid argument How do I fix this error under CentOS / Debian / Fedora / RHEL Linux HP server systems?
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Can I use RAID as the only backup solution under Linux? Is RAID is reliable backup solution for server?
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Q. How do I fix the following error under CentOS Enterprise Linux:
LVM error VG meta data inconsistent
How do I fix this error?
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Q. How do I use rsync command to back up a home directory under Linux operating system? A. rsync command easily backup your home directory to local secondary hard disk or remote server using ssh protocol. rsync is a software application for Unix systems which synchronizes files and directories from one location to another while [...]
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