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Re: Backup rotation scripts



On 12/12/2014 01:03, Michael W. Lucas wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> Some context here: I'm writing a small book about Tarsnap, and am
> trying to recommend things that are both best practice and that people
> are actually doing out in the real world. Colin has kindly offered me
> the contents of his brain, but he has a different perspective on
> Tarsnap than the users do.
> 
> An Internet search for "tarsnap backup rotation scripts" brings up a
> lot of stuff. The problem with the Internet, of course, is that the
> mere presence of such a script doesn't mean that it's well-supported,
> works outside the author's environemnt, or that third parties are
> actually using it.
> 
> So: what are you folks using to rotate your backups? Would you
> recommend it to other people?
> 
> Any insight appreciated!
> 
> Thanks,
> ==ml
> 
> PS: Book details, such as they are, at
> http://blather.michaelwlucas.com/archives/2257
> 

I wrote my own wrapper script, which was more about backing up from a
ZFS snapshot that doing backup rotation, but it does have a pretty basic
30-day rolling backup schedule.

http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/articles/hotchpotch/#backupsnap-zfs.sh

	Cheers,

	Matthew

-- 
Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil.

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