Re: Backup Best Practice

Matthew J Black <[email protected]> Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:28:31 +1100
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Hi Winston,

Thanks for the advice.

No, I mean 3 copies of the (Level 1, 2, etc) backup, as per 
https://www.techtarget.com/searchdatabackup/definition/3-2-1-Backup-Strategy 
(for example)  :-)

On 27/12/24 21:06, Winston Sorfleet wrote:
>
> Assuming your alternate off-site media is tape, I would recommend 
> looking into amvault.  That's true archival; if you want "live" 
> alternate off-site, then I'd go with (2).  I'm not sure what you mean 
> by 3 backups, though.  Do you mean traditional level 1 and level 2?  
> amanda uses a bit of a different paradigm, deciding on its own when to 
> do what with a scheduled backup window.
>
> On 2024-12-27 04:03, duluxoz wrote:
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> We're trying to follow backup best practice (ie the 3-2-1 Rule: 3 
>> backups on 2 different media, 1 off-site). My question is: What's the 
>> best way to achieve this:
>>
>>  1. Run three identical backups to each of the three destinations
>>  2. Run a single backup and use something like scp or rsync to copy
>>     the resulting backup files to the other two destinations
>>  3. Or can Amanda backup to multiple destinations at once, and if so,
>>     how is this accomplished
>>
>> Thanks in advance for the advice
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Dulux-Oz 
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    <p>Hi Winston,</p>
    <p>Thanks for the advice.</p>
    <p>No, I mean 3 copies of the (Level 1, 2, etc) backup, as per
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.techtarget.com/searchdatabackup/definition/3-2-1-Backup-Strategy">https://www.techtarget.com/searchdatabackup/definition/3-2-1-Backup-Strategy</a>
      (for example)  :-)<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 27/12/24 21:06, Winston Sorfleet
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      <p>Assuming your alternate off-site media is tape, I would
        recommend looking into amvault.  That's true archival; if you
        want "live" alternate off-site, then I'd go with (2).  I'm not
        sure what you mean by 3 backups, though.  Do you mean
        traditional level 1 and level 2?  amanda uses a bit of a
        different paradigm, deciding on its own when to do what with a
        scheduled backup window.<br>
      </p>
      <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2024-12-27 04:03, duluxoz wrote:<br>
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        cite="mid:[email protected]">
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        <p>Hi All,</p>
        <p>We're trying to follow backup best practice (ie the 3-2-1
          Rule: 3 backups on 2 different media, 1 off-site). My question
          is: What's the best way to achieve this:</p>
        <ol>
          <li>Run three identical backups to each of the three
            destinations</li>
          <li>Run a single backup and use something like scp or rsync to
            copy the resulting backup files to the other two
            destinations</li>
          <li>Or can Amanda backup to multiple destinations at once, and
            if so, how is this accomplished</li>
        </ol>
        <p>Thanks in advance for the advice</p>
        <p>Cheers</p>
        Dulux-Oz </blockquote>
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