Comments on: How To Set Red hat / CentOS Linux Remote Backup / Snapshot Server http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/redhat-cetos-linux-remote-backup-snapshot-server/ Every answer asks a more beautiful question. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:15:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Narendra http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/redhat-cetos-linux-remote-backup-snapshot-server/comment-page-1/#comment-45493 Narendra Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:32:48 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=1164#comment-45493 Thanks for supporting Vivek. I 'm able to take backup hourly using cronjob and command line. when i tried to run backup as daily m getting the below log info: logs: [08/Jan/2010:23:50:01] /usr/bin/rsnapshot daily: started [08/Jan/2010:23:50:01] /usr/bin/rsnapshot daily: ERROR: Lockfile /var/run/rsnapshot.pid exists and so does its process, can not continue [09/Jan/2010:00:00:01] /usr/bin/rsnapshot hourly: started [09/Jan/2010:00:00:01] /usr/bin/rsnapshot hourly: ERROR: Lockfile /var/run/rsnapshot.pid exists and so does its process, can not continue [09/Jan/2010:00:59:59] /usr/bin/rsnapshot hourly: started [09/Jan/2010:00:59:59] /usr/bin/rsnapshot hourly: ERROR: Lockfile /var/run/rsnapshot.pid exists and so does its process, can not continue [09/Jan/2010:01:00:17] /usr/bin/rsnapshot hourly: started [09/Jan/2010:01:00:17] echo 27149 > /var/run/rsnapshot.pid [09/Jan/2010:01:00:17] mkdir -m 0755 -p /media/disk/intrabackup/hourly.0/ Please help me out from this. Thanks, Narendra Thanks for supporting Vivek.
I ‘m able to take backup hourly using cronjob and command line.
when i tried to run backup as daily m getting the below log info:
logs:
[08/Jan/2010:23:50:01] /usr/bin/rsnapshot daily: started
[08/Jan/2010:23:50:01] /usr/bin/rsnapshot daily: ERROR: Lockfile /var/run/rsnapshot.pid exists and so does its process, can not continue
[09/Jan/2010:00:00:01] /usr/bin/rsnapshot hourly: started
[09/Jan/2010:00:00:01] /usr/bin/rsnapshot hourly: ERROR: Lockfile /var/run/rsnapshot.pid exists and so does its process, can not continue
[09/Jan/2010:00:59:59] /usr/bin/rsnapshot hourly: started
[09/Jan/2010:00:59:59] /usr/bin/rsnapshot hourly: ERROR: Lockfile /var/run/rsnapshot.pid exists and so does its process, can not continue
[09/Jan/2010:01:00:17] /usr/bin/rsnapshot hourly: started
[09/Jan/2010:01:00:17] echo 27149 > /var/run/rsnapshot.pid
[09/Jan/2010:01:00:17] mkdir -m 0755 -p /media/disk/intrabackup/hourly.0/
Please help me out from this.

Thanks,
Narendra

]]> By: alex domeny http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/redhat-cetos-linux-remote-backup-snapshot-server/comment-page-1/#comment-45429 alex domeny Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:02:11 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=1164#comment-45429 Hi I didn`t get the point I need examples for the red-hat Hi
I didn`t get the point

I need examples for the red-hat

]]> By: Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/redhat-cetos-linux-remote-backup-snapshot-server/comment-page-1/#comment-45299 Vivek Gite Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:29:20 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=1164#comment-45299 No compress mode is used to store backup. So if you backup 20GB from remote server you are going to need 20-25GB for last 7 days. No compress mode is used to store backup. So if you backup 20GB from remote server you are going to need 20-25GB for last 7 days.

]]> By: Narendra http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/redhat-cetos-linux-remote-backup-snapshot-server/comment-page-1/#comment-45298 Narendra Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:21:21 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=1164#comment-45298 Is will take backup of files/directories as it is or in some compress mode . Thanks, Narendra. Is will take backup of files/directories as it is or in some compress mode .
Thanks,
Narendra.

]]> By: Vamsi http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/redhat-cetos-linux-remote-backup-snapshot-server/comment-page-1/#comment-44868 Vamsi Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:02:57 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=1164#comment-44868 Thanks..I am trying to set it up :) Thanks..I am trying to set it up :)

]]> By: Luca http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/redhat-cetos-linux-remote-backup-snapshot-server/comment-page-1/#comment-44506 Luca Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:27:41 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=1164#comment-44506 Very thanks. It just work. Keep on it! Very thanks. It just work. Keep on it!

]]> By: shital http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/redhat-cetos-linux-remote-backup-snapshot-server/comment-page-1/#comment-42814 shital Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:00:54 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=1164#comment-42814 I am very satisfied I am very satisfied

]]> By: Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/redhat-cetos-linux-remote-backup-snapshot-server/comment-page-1/#comment-42295 Vivek Gite Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:09:17 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=1164#comment-42295 To test just enter the following: <code>rsnapshot -v hourly</code> And it will make backup from command line. To test just enter the following:
rsnapshot -v hourly

And it will make backup from command line.

]]> By: Chris http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/redhat-cetos-linux-remote-backup-snapshot-server/comment-page-1/#comment-41019 Chris Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:29:11 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=1164#comment-41019 The only reason I was using minutes was to confirm that the program was running correctly as a CRON job. The only reason I was using minutes was to confirm that the program was running correctly as a CRON job.

]]> By: Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/redhat-cetos-linux-remote-backup-snapshot-server/comment-page-1/#comment-41018 Vivek Gite Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:27:13 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=1164#comment-41018 You do not need to run rsnapshot per minutes. Use hourly or daily settings. You do not need to run rsnapshot per minutes. Use hourly or daily settings.

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