I use rsnapshot to create hourly/daily/weekly/monthly snapshots of configured systems. Backups are written to a dedicated drive (which just started showing SMAR

I use rsnapshot to create hourly/daily/weekly/monthly snapshots of configured systems. Backups are written to a dedicated drive (which just started showing SMART-errors at so I'll replace it ASAP). I regularly create PGP-encrypted archives of selected sets which get stored off-site, spread around the 'net on cloud hosting services. I'm also thinking about making an arrangement with some friends and family members who have a) good network connections and b) personal servers and c) a need to backup such to swap off-site backup copies - I'll store yours if you store mine. I currently have about 100 GB in 'critical' data which is stored off-site. I also keep current copies of most configuration data for all systems, mainly by backing up their /etc directories. This is also done for network equipment and remote network configuration data (zone files, etc).