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computing:backup:ahsay_restore

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Ahsay Backup Restore

Fastest Restore for Large Backups

Connect a large and fast portable hard drive. USB3 or eSATA is preferable.

Linux Destination Host

Format and prepare the hard drive as EXT3.

Use rsync to copy the Ahsay backup user's home directory to the portable drive:

Remote

This example command shows usage with a non-standard SSH port and compression to improve speed over a WAN link:

rsync -avrz -e 'ssh -p 2222' --progress root@obs1.sonoracomm.com:/opt/obs/user/<name> /media/gcooper/250GB-USB/
computing/backup/ahsay_restore.1381456090.txt.gz · Last modified: 2013/10/10 19:48 by gcooper