Working with Backups and Compression on a Linux Host

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Working with Backups and Compression on a Linux Host

When administering a server, it is important to keep backups of important data. In this hands-on lab, you will learn how to use the `tar` command to create compressed archives of files and directories, which will be copied to a backup server using the `rsync` utility.

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Lab Info

Level

Intermediate

Last updated

Sep 23, 2025

Duration

15m

Challenge

Create Backups of Files and Directories on Server01
- Use the tar command to create a backup of /etc and /var/log using xz compression.
- Use the tar command to create a backup of /opt/dev using bzip2 compression.
- List the contents of dev.tbz and capture it in a file called dev_list.txt.
Challenge

Synchronize Files and Backups to Server02
- Use rsync to copy dev.tbz, server01.txz, and dev_list.txt on server01 to /home/cloud_user on server02 (use the private IP address provided).
- Use rsync to synchronize the files in /opt/prod on server01 with /home/cloud_user/prod on server02 (use the private IP address provided).
- Validate that files were successfully copied to server02.
- Extract dev.tbz to /home/cloud_user/dev on server02.

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