Remote Server Rsync Backup Replication Shell Script

by Vivek Gite on April 24, 2008

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

#!/bin/bash

# Remote Server Rsync backup Replication Shell Script

# -------------------------------------------------------------------------

# This script is licensed under GNU GPL version 2.0 or above

# -------------------------------------------------------------------------

# This script is part of nixCraft shell script collection (NSSC)

# Visit http://bash.cyberciti.biz/ for more information.

# -------------------------------------------------------------------------

# 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

[ ! -d $d ] && mkdir -p $d || :

rsync -avr $SRC $d

done

Tagged as: authentication password, backup files, linux, mkdir, remote server, rsync command, server ip, setup password, setup ssh, shell script, unix

{ 2 comments… add one }

Mike September 7, 2011, 7:22 am
rsync -avr ? key “-a” already includes “-r” (from help:archive mode, equivalent to -rlptgoD)
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