In this hands-on lab, we will create a backup of a folder that exists on Server1 to our backup location, Client1. We will do this with the open-source tool `rsync`.
Learning Objectives
Successfully complete this lab by achieving the following learning objectives:
- Install `rsync`
- Install
rsyncon both Server1 and Client1.yum install rsyncNote: To use the above command without adding
sudo, you will need to be therootuser. If you do not elevate privileges to root, you will need to addsudoto the beginning of the command.
- Install
- Create a Backup Directory
- Create a new directory called
files4backup.mkdir /home/cloud_user/files4backup
- Create a new directory called
- Add Two Test Files to the Backup Directory
- Create a new text file called
backup1.txt.cat > /home/cloud_user/files4backup/backup1.txt - Create a second new text file called
backup2.txt.cat > /home/cloud_user/files4backup/backup2.txt
- Create a new text file called
- Copy the Backup Directory from Server1 to Client1
- Run the following command:
rsync -avz /home/cloud_user/files4backup/ [email protected]:/home/cloud_user/files4backup/
- Run the following command:
- Edit `backup1.txt` and Verify that the Changes Were Carried Over
On Server1:
- Open the
backup1.txtfile.vim /home/cloud_user/files4backup/backup1.txt - Add some text to the file.
- Perform a remote copy again.
rsync -avz /home/cloud_user/files4backup/ [email protected]:/home/cloud_user/files4backup/
On Client1:
- Open the
backup1.txtfile to verify that the changes were carried over.vim backup1.txt
- Open the
