topic Re: rdist between HP and SUN in Operating System - HP-UX

rdist between HP and SUN

Gisela Hoffmann_2 — Wed, 03 Sep 2003 13:06:02 GMT

Is it possible to get the same rdist-version for HP-UX 11.00 an Solaris 8 Server so you can use rdist between a HP- And a SUN-Server?
Or is there another way for regulary updating the data from one server to the other?

Thanks in advance
Gisela

Re: rdist between HP and SUN

Massimo Bianchi — Wed, 03 Sep 2003 13:09:17 GMT

rcp should work, since it is unix standard.

If you need performance, you can use rsync.

For hpux get it here:
http://hpux.connect.org.uk/

For Sun i do not know a valid depot download, but you have the source in hpux and you can compile it on the two unix :)

Massimo

Re: rdist between HP and SUN

Robert Gamble — Wed, 03 Sep 2003 13:23:06 GMT

I also recommend rsync. Very fast and reliable.

Re: rdist between HP and SUN

Gisela Hoffmann_2 — Wed, 03 Sep 2003 13:26:53 GMT

Hi Massimo,

thanks for your answer!
rcp works, but I need something that I can use in a cron-job and that copies only the data that is new or has changed and not all.

Gisela

Re: rdist between HP and SUN

Massimo Bianchi — Wed, 03 Sep 2003 13:30:35 GMT

Then think of rsync,
it is the free-ware version of rdist (hpux proprietary) and it has the same functions, like incremental copying, compression and so on.

Massimo

Re: rdist between HP and SUN

Steven E. Protter — Wed, 03 Sep 2003 13:37:15 GMT

The problem with Berkkey based protocols is security.

I'd recommend a different, though more difficult approach.

Install this on the HP box:
http://www.software.hp.com/cgi-bin/swdepot_parser.cgi/cgi/displayProductInfo.pl?productNumber=T1471AA

Intsll this on the Sun box: It will require a compile. Sun might have a "depot" version, I don't know how they distribute software.

http://hpux.connect.org.uk/hppd/hpux/Networking/Admin/openssh-3.6.1p1/

You may have to get a version for sun from:
http://www.openssh.org

Then follow the doc I've attached to exchange public keys. Again, I'm weak on the sun side, but Unix is unix.

The doc will enable you to do public key secure passwordless file trasnfer via scp, sftp.

SEP