can I modify cpbackup so it doesn't zip?

[chilihost]

I have a server with 2 disks, equal size. The second is used for backups. The server hosts only 1 website and the disk used by that website is now >50% of the disk size.

So, I can no longer use cpbackup since it copies the site to the 2nd disk and when zipping it, it runs out of space.

Does anyone know how I can stop the zipping process? This would cure the problem for me. Or alternatively, can anyone suggest a different way of backing up the one site? Maybe a cron job?

thanks!

 

[jayh38]

Look in your cpanel backup config. Try setting up incremental backup. This will only copy over files that have been changed and not the entire account, to your backup drive.

 

[chilihost]

problem with incremental backup is that you still need to get that initial one done, now the site is too big to get the initial backup copied and then zipped.

 

[RandyO]

you can do a search on rsync command and mirror hda to hdb

 

[electric]

I have this same problem, and it looks like the cpanel backup utility is worthless in this situation.

If you find a solution, be sure to post it into this thread...

 

[lloyd_tennison]

Make rsync gzippable using the incremental backup and it will compress each individual file as it transfers it. It then saves bandwidth.

See this thread on gzippable.

http://forums.cpanel.net/showthread.php?p=223482#post223482

 

[chilihost]

incremental backup seems to be working for this

 

[electric]

incremental backup seems to be working for this

Unless you are using the FTP option, in which case incremental backup does not work.