Set up RAID 1 (Mirroring) on CentOS 7

This entry explains steps which I followed to set up storage to BackupPC software. Obviously the right choice to set up storage settings depends on your hardware and your needs. In my case I decided to use my HP ProLiant MicroServer Gen8 G1610T as my backup server and I wanted to be safe enough to … Continue reading Set up RAID 1 (Mirroring) on CentOS 7 →

Quick fix to BackupPC start on CentOS 7

A reader had commented that he had a problem when BackupPC service started and some actions needed to be done to fix the service start, this comment was related to this previous entry, if you get this message when the service is started, you could try the following fix: $ /usr/share/BackupPC/bin/BackupPC_serverMesg status info Can't connect … Continue reading Quick fix to BackupPC start on CentOS 7 →

Install and set up BackupPC on CentOS 7

Before going deep with the instructions to install and setup this backup solution you could want to check how I prepare the storage to be used with BackupPC, in my case I choose RAID1 using two hard drives. At this time I want to explain steps that I followed to install and set up BackupPC … Continue reading Install and set up BackupPC on CentOS 7 →