Copying a snapshot from remote system to cloud

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#1

Use case:

  • Multiple Windows clients backing up to external storage attached to a Linux system via SFTP
  • Phase 2 will be to use the Copy function on the Linux server to replicate the snapshots to cloud storage

Questions

  • What steps do I need to take in order to properly use the Copy function on the Linux server in order to move the snapshots from the remote Windows clients to the cloud?
  • Do I need to issue a Copy command for each shapshot or is it possible to copy them all at once?

Thanks,
David

#2

You just need to add the cloud as a second storage using the add command before being able to copy the backups:

duplicacy add second repository_id cloud_storage_url
duplicacy copy -from default -to second

If you don’t use the -id option to the copy command then it will copy all the backups at once.

#3

Thanks.

Are those commands to be issued on the Linux host where the initial storage is located? I’m probably confused, but I thought that your current directory had to be the repository on the source computer in order for the CLI to process the commands correctly.

#4

Sorry I didn’t read your post carefully. If the copy command is to be run on the Linux server then you can create a dummy repository there and connect it with both storages:

mkdir path\to\dummy\repository
cd path\to\dummy\repository
duplicacy init dummy local_storage_url
duplicacy add second repository_id cloud_storage_url
duplicacy copy -from default -to second
#5