What is the recommended backup method?

I moved data from one graphite server to another and it seemed to work ok.

(to clarify) i moved it with rsync.

Thanks Jeff!

Is Graphite designed/built/tested for such an operation or is it just "this works most of the time" ?

Thanks,
Nick

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Short answer would be 'yes' - The storage system was built to be 'just a directory tree' to keep management simple. For instance, removing a metric is as simple as deleting a file.

As far as the safety of copying files, it is i think possible for a copy to pick up an incomplete write, but since the files are fixed size and written in-place, the worse i could imagine is that a single point might be lost (most likely the most recent unless data was being backfilled). I'd say it's low-risk

Thanks very much!