Topic: Remote offices backing up to a main SME server

[calisun]

We have 3 remote offices that run Mac OsX servers. I have found software for Mac that allows me to set automatic backup of these servers to a specific IP address.

My question is, how do I set up SME server to receive backups from the remote servers? Is this possible on fresh SME7 or do I need to install a contrib for this?

[mmccarn]

Not enough information - we can't tell what is required by the backup software that will backup to an IP address...  My first suspiscion is that you'd have to install the same backup package on the SME.

You may be able to use the "backuppc" contrib to trigger rsync-over-ssh backups of your OS X servers, but this doesn't use or require any backup software on the remote servers, just ssh and rsync...

You may also be able to setup the SME as an rsyncd server and push backups to it using rsync from the Apples.

[mattsmeltzer]

I have the documentation on how to do this. If it's the same thing that I have done before. I wanted to back up my user dir's from apple server to SME .. and other dir's from apple server to sme.. i ll dig around for the documentation!!

matt

[calisun]

mattsmeltzer
Can I get a copy of your documentation?
Thank you in advance
Al