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Linux System Administration: Backup and Recovery with rsync and tar
In this lab, you'll practice configuring a system backup, a full backup, and an incremental backup. When you're finished, you'll have the knowledge and hands-on experience to enable organizations to have a backup strategy for their servers and be prepared for the disaster.
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Getting Started in the Lab Environment
Here are the initial instructions and explanation of the lab environment. Read this while your environment is busy creating itself from nothing. Yes, this violates physics; we know. How fun!
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Use tar Utility to Configure Full System Backup
You'll configure a full system backup for the CarvedRock Fitness application server using the tar utility.
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Use Rsync Utility to Create Full and Incremental Backup
In this challenge, you will configure a full and incremental backup for the TechFlow application directory using the Rsync utility.
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Use Rsync Utility to Restore Files From Backup
In this challenge, you will use the rsync utility to restore a deleted file and an older version of the another file to it's original location.
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The Last Challenge
Welcome to the final challenge! This is your last chance to experiment in the environment. Clicking Finish Lab will end this little world that flittered into existence just for you.
What's a lab?
Hands-on Labs are real environments created by industry experts to help you learn. These environments help you gain knowledge and experience, practice without compromising your system, test without risk, destroy without fear, and let you learn from your mistakes. Hands-on Labs: practice your skills before delivering in the real world.
Provided environment for hands-on practice
We will provide the credentials and environment necessary for you to practice right within your browser.
Guided walkthrough
Follow along with the author’s guided walkthrough and build something new in your provided environment!
Did you know?
On average, you retain 75% more of your learning if you get time for practice.