| Linux Drive | Partition | Usage |
|---|---|---|
| /dev/sda | sda1 | unknown |
| /dev/sdb | sdb1 | Linux OS |
| /dev/sdc | sdc1 | /var/nas |
| /dev/sdd | sdd1 | /var/archive (750Gb Hard Drive) |
Backups are done from my main PC (and possibly other places) to /var/nas/backup. Periodically, this is copied to an offsite backup drive, which is mounted:
sudo mount /dev/sdd1 /mnt/offsitebackup
There is also archive content at /var/archive, which is sole copies of things that are only nice-to-have. They aren't backup up to offsite because it is not vital that these be retained.
Then we rsync like this, available as rsyncToOffsiteMedia in /home/dwheele on Joshua (it won't run from /var/nas because execute is not included in /etc/fstab):
#!/bin/bash rsync -a /var/nas/backup/ /mnt/offsitebackup/backup
Note the source directory has a trailing slash. This means to copy the contents of this directory, and to not create a backup directory inside of the source directory.
To disconnect:
sudo umount /dev/sdd1
Then the offsite drive can be moved off site.
[3/20/2021]