You [http://finmath.uchicago.edu/~wilder/Security/rsync/ could use RSync here], but by the time you get into the complexity of operational backups, you probably want to employ an application that offers even more flexibility, administration and power.
==== Amanda ====[[Image:Chart-amanda-network-no-brd.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Illustration of Amanda system]]One of, if not the best, solutions for operational backups is AMANDAAmanda. AMANDA Amanda is both an open source project, and commercially supported through the [http://www.zmanda.com/ Zmanda corporation].[[Image:Chart-amanda-network-no-brd.jpg|right]]# [http://www.amanda.org/ AMANDAAmanda] project# [http://amanda.zmanda.com/ AMANDA Amanda wiki]
# [http://www.backupcentral.com/components/com_mambowiki/index.php/AMANDA Backup Central wiki article]
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shows you what file system types are supported under your currently running kernel
== System Image aka Backups for Disaster Recovery ==