TechDoc/SyncServer

Sync Server w/RSYNC

• first, manually from old server to the new one, dry run ( -n )

  rsync -avczn --delete --stats -e 'ssh -p4242' /var/www/htdocs/draft/archiv/  user@ask23x.hfbk.net:/var/www/htdocs/draft/archiv/

• further, with "update" and without checksum

 rsync -avzu --stats -e ....

(the trailing slashes are crucial!)

a = archive mode [rlptgoD]

    --- r = rekusive
    --- l = copy symlinks as links
    --- p = preserve permissions
    --- t = ??
    --- g = preserve group
    --- o = preserve owner
    --- D = preserve devices

v = verbose c = checksum z = compress n = dry run

u = update (skip files that are newer on the receiver)

report:

 Number of files: 20158
 Number of files transferred: 3199

• a howto at http://wiki.linuxeinsteiger.net/index.php/Rsync_%C3%BCber_ssh_tunneln

• currently used command for backuping from new server (ask23) to old server (now: ak23x):

 rsync -avzu --stats -e 'ssh -p4242' /var/www/htdocs/draft/archiv/ user@ask23x.hfbk.net:/var/www/htdocs/draft/archiv/