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rsync is an open source utility that provides fast incremental file transfer.

rsync all your home and mysql db to new server.

14-Nov-09

Some time you may want to backup your home directory and mysql databases to a new server, we can do that using rsync script. The below script when run from your new server will, rsync all your home dir to your new server.
#!/bin/bash
#by-admin@serversignature.com
#Old Server IP
IP=192.168.0.1
#Scrit is run from the new server to move the [...]

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Rsync your old files to your new server

05-Nov-09

Rsync your old files to your new server.
From your new server run the following commands:
rsync -vrplogDtH –progress -e ssh root@192.168.0.1:/home/ss/public_html/ /home/ss/public_html/

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RSYNC to backup your home DIR from your OLD server

31-Oct-09

RSYNC to backup your home DIR from your OLD server
#!/bin/bash
#admin@serversignature.com
rsync -vrplogDtH –exclude=virtfs/ –progress -e ssh root@192.168.0.1:/home/ home/
IF USING SSH Port = 2222
rsync -ave ’ssh -p 2222′ username@192.168.0.1:/home/ /home/

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Quick rsync to backup your home dir and mysql databases

31-Oct-09

Quick rsync to backup your home dir and mysql databases.
#!/bin/bash
#RUN the below script using “nohup – run a command immune to hangups, with output to a non-tty”
#admin@serversignature.com
IP=192.168.0.1
rsync -vrplogDtH –exclude=virtfs/ –progress -e ssh root@$IP:/home/ /home/
rsync -vrplogDtH –progress -e ssh root@$IP:/var/lib/mysql/ /var/lib/mysql/
#Backup one large DB
rsync -vrplogDtH –progress -e ssh root@$IP:/var/lib/mysql/server_support /var/lib/mysql/
#END
OPTIONS SUMMARY
Here is a [...]

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rsync backup to a central backup server

31-Oct-09

rsync backup to a central backup server with 7 day incremental
We can use – `date +%A-%D` in the script.
$ echo `date +%A-%D`
Saturday-10/31/09
#!/bin/sh
# This script does personal backups to a rsync backup server. You will end up
# with a 7 day rotating incremental backup. The incrementals will go
# into subdirectories named after the day of the [...]

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