Backup and Recovery

This article briefly explains the concepts behind backup and replication. A clear-cut table provides an excellent overview of all the features that set them apart.

To back up your files to another location on the same machine, or over a network to a remote destination, use rsync. This guide will show you how to safely back up your files locally and over SSH to another machine.

If you want to keep your filesystems clean and without errors, you need to scan it on regular basis. In this guide, you can find all fsck commands that will help you maintain your filesystem health.

Snapshot and backups are similar yet different in terms of how they are used and how they store data. In this article we will explain what snapshots and backups are, how they work and what is the difference between the two.

There are three basic types of backups: full, incremental and differential. Each option has its pros and cons. Configuring your backup plan with one or the other will depend on your needs, priorities and resources. Learn more about different types of backups here.

Rsync is a Linux tool that allows you to transfer files to another location. You can customize the command by using the exclude option detailed in this tutorial.

This article explains how to set up hardware RAID using MegaCLI. RAID (redundant array of independent disks) consists of multiple disks that are linked together to prevent data loss and speed up performance. Use MegaCLI to create, gather and monitor physical RAIDs.

This guide is a resource for all phoenixNAP clients using the Veeam Self-Service Backup Portal as a part of their Data Security Cloud (DSC) package. It provides the necessary information for a user to log in and perform essential restore operations or create backups.

This quick start guide is a resource for all phoenixNAP clients using the Veeam Service Provider Console (VSPC) operated by PNAP. It provides the necessary information for a user to log in and install the software components to manage, create, and restore backup data on all protected computers and virtual machines (VM).

VMware vCloud Availability 3.0 is a single interface for workload migration, cloud-to-cloud disaster recovery, and on-premises disaster recovery. In this tutorial, learn how to successfully complete the VCloud Availability Tenant Configuration.