[kwlug-disc] Transferring large backup files over the network

[CrankyOldBugger]

We looked at BTRFS at work a few months ago and decided that it wasn't
ready for prime time yet.  I wonder if it's improved since then?  We're
happy with ext4 and LVM.


On Thu, 23 May 2019 at 19:08, bob+kwlug at softscape.ca <bob+kwlug at softscape.ca>
wrote:

> Nothing to add to this but just wanted to give a
>
> +1
>
> For use of BTRFS. Love that FS.
>
> BB
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: kwlug-disc [mailto:kwlug-disc-bounces at kwlug.org] On Behalf Of Remi
> > Gauvin
> > Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2019 5:57 PM
> > To: KWLUG discussion
> > Subject: Re: [kwlug-disc] Transferring large backup files over the
> network
> >
> > On 2019-05-23 4:40 p.m., Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc wrote:
> >
> > >>
> > >
> > > Hrm. That brings to mind the (non-FLOSS) Windows Subsystem for Linux.
> > > The problem with many of these "compile Linux tools on Windows" is
> > > that they are often limited to 32-bit (although I am not sure whether
> > > MobaXterm is). That actually has caused problems for me in my backups
> > > when I have tried to use various Rsync for Windows tools in the past.
> > >
> > > But if I install Linux in Windows using WSL, then the 64 bit versions
> > > of these tools might be available, and then maybe NTFS is not going to
> > > be the bottleneck any more.
> > >
> >
> > I just use Cygwin for this purpose.  Neither NTFS nor 32-bitness are a
> > problem, and I have no idea why you think they would be.  I do not,
> > however, preserve the permissions / Ownership of the Windows host to the
> > backup.
> >
> > Sample rsync:
> >
> > (Note: The --inplace is because I'm using BTRFS and snapshots on the
> > backup side.  You would not use it otherwise.)\
> >
> > Note2: I have encountered problems with rsync compression and some multi
> > GB files.  Compression is instead enabled in the ssh_config if sending
> > over a slow link.
> >
> >
> > /usr/bin/rsync \
> >       -a --no-o --no-g --no-p --chmod=ugo=rwX --info=STATS \
> >       --inplace --exclude='.snapshots' --delete \
> >       /nas/  \
> >       destination_host:/data/nas/
> >
> >
>
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