ÿþ <html> </head> <title>BackupAssist  Rsync backup for Windows, run Rsync on Windows, VSS and Rsync, Rsync scheduling</title> <meta name="description" content="Simple and affordable backup software for Windows servers. Easy to manage with email reminders, scheduling wizards and preconfigured rotation schemes." /> <link href="../stylesheets/default.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> <script type="text/javascript" src="../js/jquery.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="../js/jquery.lightbox-0.5.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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VSS support.</li> <li><img src="../images/icons/acrobat_icon2.png" alt="One page overview" width="16" height="16" align="absmiddle"> <a href="../downloads/factsheets/factsheet-internetbackup_web.pdf" target="_blank">One page fact sheet</a></li> <li><img src="../images/icons/powerpoint.png" alt="Rsync Powerpoint Presentation" width="16" height="16" align="absmiddle"> <a href="../SBS/documents/4_Rsync.pdf" target="_blank">Powerpoint presentation</a> <div class="description">How Rsync works, performance testing with files, Exchange and SQL</div> </li> <li><img src="../images/icons/acrobat_icon2.png" alt="White paper" width="16" height="16" align="absmiddle"> <a href="../rsync/Setting_up_Rsync_Server.pdf" target="_blank">Rsync White paper</a> <div class="description">How Rsync works; best practices; options for data hosting; setting up Windows and Linux Rsync Servers</div> </li> <li><img src="../images/icons/acrobat_icon2.png" alt="White paper" width="16" height="16" align="absmiddle"> <a href="../rsync/Rsync_Hardware_Compatibility_List.pdf" target="_blank">Rsync-enabled NAS HCL</a> <div class="description">Options for turnkey Rsync backup to NAS</div> </li> <li><img src="../images/icons/download.png" alt="Download" width="16" height="16" align="absmiddle"> <a href="../rsync/index.html">Rsync downloads</a> <div class="description">Rsync downloads and installation information</div> </li> </ul> </div> <p>Easily achieve fully automated, set-and-forget and secure offsite backups using the proven and popular Rsync protocol. Rsync backups are perfect as an extra layer of data protection in addition to backing up locally for Disaster Recovery.</p> <p> Combined with BackupAssist&rsquo;s easy to configure UI, powerful email reporting and VSS support, BackupAssist allows you to take advantage of the world&rsquo;s most widely deployed in-file delta remote backup protocol in an easy-to-use Windows based application.</p> <div class="highlights"> <div class="header">Highlights</div> <div class="list"> <ul class="ticks"> <li>Industry standard, bandwidth efficient in-file delta transfer protocol</li> <li> Schedule and monitor Rsync easily</li> <li> You can choose where to host your data </li> <li> VSS support<br> </li> </div> </div> <h2>Industry standard Rsync protocol</h2> <div class="tourscreenshot"> <a target="_blank" href="../images/tour/screenshots/rsync/rsync_setup.png" class='lb1'> <img src="../images/tour/screenshots/rsync/rsync_setup_small.png" border="0"> <br> Easy to set up your destination</a> </div> <p>Using an industry standard backup method gives you:</p> <ul class="ticks"> <li>Proven backup technology, developed for over 10 years and deployed on millions of computers</li> <li>Maximum interoperability and compatibility</li> <li>Over the wire encryption when using Rsync over SSH</li> </ul> <div class="tourscreenshot"><a target="_blank" href="../images/tour/screenshots/rsync/rsync_selections.png" class='lb4'> <img src="../images/tour/screenshots/rsync/rsync_selections_small.png" border="0"> <br>Select files and folders to backup</a> </div> <div class="tourscreenshot"> <a target="_blank" href="../images/tour/screenshots/rsync/rsync_exclusions.png" class='lb3'> <img src="../images/tour/screenshots/rsync/rsync_exclusions_small.png" border="0"> <br>Choose exclusions like *.mp3</a> </div> <h2>Easy setup and monitoring</h2> <p>BackupAssist makes it easy to set up your Rsync jobs:</p> <ul class="ticks"> <li>Fully managed in our intuitive UI </li> <li>Easily define which files &amp; directories to backup</li> <li>Backup local files or network files</li> <li>Specify file exclusions (eg. *.mp3) to save space</li> <li>Saves time: no messing with complex command line parameters, manual scripting, cygwin versions</li> <li>Overcomes the Windows limitation on 253 character filenames</li> </ul> <p>Monitoring the ongoing success of your backups is even easier thanks to the email reporting feature that emails you at the conclusion of each backup.</p> <div class="tourscreenshot"> <a target="_blank" href="../images/tour/screenshots/rsync/rsync_scheduling.png" class='lb2'> <img src="../images/tour/screenshots/rsync/rsync_scheduling_small.png" border="0"><br>Schedule and choose scheme</a> </div> <h2>Easy scheduling and backup history</h2> <p>You can set up BackupAssist to run in one of two modes:</p> <ul class="ticks"> <li>Simple mirror &ndash; where your backup device contains an up-to-date mirror of your original file system</li> <li>Backup with history &ndash; where a range of backups and version history are available (such as Monday &ndash; Friday, Week 1 &ndash; Week 4, etc). The transparent single-instance-store means that unchanged files are only stored once, saving space and making the backups faster.</li> </ul> <p>Of course, this is all managed behind the scenes by BackupAssist!</p> <h2 style="clear:right;">Advanced features for reliability</h2> <p>BackupAssist also provides more advanced features, such as</p> <ul class="ticks"> <li>Bandwidth throttling</li> <li>Automatic retries on network drop out</li> <li>VSS support</li> <li>Backup reports that can be emailed to the system administrator</li> <li>Run scripts before and after the backup</li> </ul> <h2>You can choose where to host your data</h2> <p>Unlike virtually all other remote backup solutions, BackupAssist&rsquo;s solution allows you unparalleled flexibility in choosing where to host your data. Basically, any Rsync Server can be used to host data:</p> <ul class="ticks"> <li>Internally hosted &ndash; at a different branch office, to the boss&rsquo; home</li> <li>Externally hosted &ndash; at a 3rd party data center, Amazon, or one of our recommended hosting partners</li> <li>Windows or Linux machines</li> <li>Selected NAS devices can be used for a turnkey solution (<u><a href="../rsync/Rsync_Hardware_Compatibility_List.pdf" target="_blank">read more</a></u>)</li> </ul> <h2>Resources</h2> <ul class="contentslist" style="margin-top: 25px;"> <li><img src="../images/icons/acrobat_icon2.png" alt="One page overview" width="16" height="16" align="absmiddle"> <a href="../downloads/factsheets/factsheet-internetbackup_web.pdf" target="_blank">One page fact sheet</a></li> <li><img src="../images/icons/powerpoint.png" alt="Rsync Powerpoint Presentation" width="16" height="16" align="absmiddle"> <a href="../SBS/documents/4_Rsync.pdf" target="_blank">Powerpoint presentation</a> <div class="description">How Rsync works, performance testing with files, Exchange and SQL</div> </li> <li><img src="../images/icons/acrobat_icon2.png" alt="White paper" width="16" height="16" align="absmiddle"> <a href="../rsync/Setting_up_Rsync_Server.pdf" target="_blank">Rsync White paper</a> <div class="description">How Rsync works; best practices; options for data hosting; setting up Windows and Linux Rsync Servers</div> </li> <li><img src="../images/icons/acrobat_icon2.png" alt="White paper" width="16" height="16" align="absmiddle"> <a href="../rsync/Rsync_Hardware_Compatibility_List.pdf" target="_blank">Rsync-enabled NAS HCL</a> <div class="description">Options for turnkey Rsync backup to NAS</div> </li> <li><img src="../images/icons/download.png" alt="Download" width="16" height="16" align="absmiddle"> <a href="../rsync/index.html">Rsync downloads</a> <div class="description">Rsync downloads and installation information</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="navigation"> <!--<table class="button_menu"> <tr> <td><a href="/BackupAssist/"><img src="/images/buttons/tourButton.png" alt="BackupAssist Product Tour" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/BackupAssist/download.php"><img src="/images/buttons/evalButton.png" alt="Evaluate BackupAssist" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/BackupAssist/purchase.php"><img src="/images/buttons/purchaseButton.png" alt="Purchase BackupAssist" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/BackupAssistV5/beta/v5_1Beta_Announcement.php" id="beta"><img src="/images/buttons/5_1_Beta.png" alt="BackupAssist Beta 5.1" /></a></td> </tr> </table>--> <!--<table class="button_menu"> <tr> <td><a href="/BackupAssistv5/DriveImaging.html"><img src="/images/buttons/server08.png" alt="Server 2008 Drive Imaging" /></a></td> </tr> --> <!--<tr> <td> <a href="/BackupAssistV5/beta/v5Beta_Announcement.html"><img src="/images/buttons/v5betabutton.png" alt="BackupAssist v5 Beta" /></a> </td> </tr> </table>--> <!-- Insert Special or New Items Here --> <table class="sub_menu"> <tr> <th colspan="2">Product Tour</th> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><A id="sub_menu_backupassist_overview" href="index.html" >Overview</A></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><A id="sub_menu_backupassist_imaging" href="tour_Imaging.html" >Imaging - Server 2008</A></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><A id="sub_menu_backupassist_ntbackup" href="tour_NTBackup.html" >NTBackup</A></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><A id="sub_menu_backupassist_filereplication" href="tour_FileReplication.html" >File Replication</A> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><A id="sub_menu_backupassist_rsync" href="tour_Rsync.html" class="current" >Rsync Internet Backup</A></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><A id="sub_menu_backupassist_exchange" href="tour_Exchange.html" >Exchange Backup</A></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><A id="sub_menu_backupassist_sql" href="tour_SQL.html" >SQL Backup</A></td> </tr> <!--<tr> <td colspan="2"><A id="sub_menu_backupassist_monitoring" href="tour_Monitoring.html" >Centralized Monitoring</A> </td> </tr>--> </table> <div class="smallFAQ" style="border-bottom: solid 1px #ccc;"> <ul class="contentslist"> <div class="strong">Rsync Internet Backup FAQ</div> <li><a href="FAQ-Rsync.html#max">Is there a maximum size or number of files in my data set?</a> <p><a href="FAQ-Rsync.html#perform">How does Rsync perform on files and directories?</a></p> <p><a href="FAQ-Rsync.html#attributes">What file attributes are preserved when using Rsync? 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