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Remote Server Rsync Backup Replication Shell Script

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You need to setup password less login using ssh keys; refer to following tutorials:
+ Howto Linux / UNIX setup SSH with DSA public key authentication (password less login)

+ SSH Public key based authentication - Howto

#!/bin/bash
# Remote Server Rsync backup Replication Shell Script
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# Local dir location
LOCALBAKPOINT=/disk3
LOCALBAKDIR=/remote/home/httpd/
# remote ssh server
# user
SSHUER=brootbeer 
 
# server IP / host
SSHSERVER=10.10.11.12 
 
#remote dir to backup
SSHBACKUPROOT=/disk2.backup/hot/ 
 
rsync --exclude '*access.log*' --exclude '*error.log*' -avz -e 'ssh ' ${SSHUER}@${SSHSERVER}:${SSHBACKUPROOT} ${LOCALBAKPOINT}${LOCALBAKDIR}
 
# log if backup failed or not to /var/log/messages file
[ $? -eq 0 ] && logger 'RSYNC BACKUP : Done' || logger 'RSYNC BACKUP : FAILED!'
 
# Replicate backup to /disk1 and /disk2
# You can also use format user@host:/path
# refer to rsync man page
SRC=${LOCALBAKPOINT}${LOCALBAKDIR}
DST="/disk1/remote /disk2/remote"
for d in $DST
do
 [ ! -d $d ] && mkdir -p $d || :
 rsync -avr $SRC $d
done

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