[Techtalk] multiple server backup

[hobbit at aloss.ukuu.org.uk]

On Mon, Apr 29, 2002 at 11:38:53AM -0400 or thereabouts, Michelle Murrain wrote:
> What's the best way to do backup of multiple servers (in this case, a 
> mail/news server and a web server)? The web server has the tape drive.
> 
> There are 3 ways that it occurs to me to do the backup:
> - NFS (but security is then an issue)
> - rsync (but then that requires space on the web server)
> - scp/ftp (same as above)
> 
> Suggestions? Something I'm missing? I've heard of NFS over ssh. Does it 
> work? Is it hard to set up? Does it take care of the security issues of NFS?

I use nfs, and mount the relevant partitions of the machines to be
backed up onto my box with the tape drive. They are all behind a
firewall. I didn't know about nfs over ssh. I'd like to know more
about that, too.

Telsa