WebApp Sec: Re: Copying files from one server to another.

["Michael Sztachanski" <michael.sztachanski () flightcentre com au>]

"Eric Boughner" <eric () evenlink com>,Internet writes:
> Has anyone copied filed from one server to another for running a backup
> server.  I have 2 windows 2000 servers that are networked together. I would
> like to make the one a running backup of the other server. Has anyone done
> this before?
>
> Eric
You can run rsync for windows. Just setup a scheduled task time for it to run. It will can the files and see what's 
changed and only copy the changed files.

Here is a sample of a script that would reside on your Backup Server:

Files Name: rsync_<system_name>.cmd

@echo off
setlocal
set rsyncpath=L:\apps\cwrsync
set rsyncserver=<name_of_bk_server>
set exclude=L:\scripts\rsync\exclude.txt

rem ** prevent rsync file permission problems **
set CYGWIN=nontsec

rem ** Backup of <system> **
date /t
echo Beginning mirror for <system>
set srcdir=<directory(s)_you_want_backedup>
time /t
echo Mirroring %srcdir%/web
call %rsyncpath%\rsync.exe -av --delete --exclude-from=%exclude% rsync://%rsyncserver%/%srcdir%/web L:/data/%srcdir%/
time /t
echo Fixing permissions on %srcdir%
call xcacls L:\data\%srcdir%\ /T /C /G everyone:F /Y > nul
echo Finished mirror for <system>
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The about is Scheduled as a task and a rsync server service will run on the server to be backuped.

If you have any more question feel free to ask.


regards

Michael

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Michael Sztachanski
Enterprise Web Applications/Systems Engineer

Enterprise Web Services
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