Server backups

[afterhours]

Originally Posted by Graham_C

OK, this might be an acceptable approach. I'll give it a try.

I like SD and Dave's assistance, but in the interest of Server admin -- both yours and mine, if SD cannot run without a console login (our normal Xserve state), then another option might be http://www.egg-tech.com/mac_backup/

A while ago, I fleshed out part of a manuscript for OSXS management -- and rsyncx was the other method I meant to get around to. Like you, my backups occur late at night. Unimpeded backups or server imaging is pretty critical -- and I'd like to move away from the daytime backups we've previously employed. So please do report back the good and bad. It'll help everyone.