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I'm curious of anyone knows a link to or can elaborate upon this design question: I have a server that I would like to make a backup copy of data from. I have a second server that is iscsi-enabled. My question involved using rsync to one of two things. My concern is is better to log on to second server via ssh and execute rsync.
Server 1 rsync /data/ server2@remote.location /backup_data/

Or is is better (subjectively and/or objectively) to mount a local iscsi share from server 2 one to server 1 and execute a 'local' file transfer.

Server 1 mkdir /backup_data/ mount iscsi.share@remote.location /backup_data/ rsync /data/ /backup_data/

One would think that this question/answer has come up before but I can't seem to find an answer. Perhaps I'm asking the wrong question.

I'm really looking for a pros/cons list to go with. Thanks ahead of time folks!

solly989
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  • other than resiliency as a plus there's not a much of difference........ essentially you'll get same output. – Michal Jun 20 '16 at 10:02
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    Resiliency? Can you please clarify? I suspect you are referring to iSCSI being able to reconnect after a reboot or whatever – solly989 Jun 22 '16 at 02:14
  • precisely, and in case you loose connection from one node second is still able to reach target. – Michal Jun 22 '16 at 06:32

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iISCSI it is, thanks Michal! I appreciate the follow up

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