Here is a good article on backing up your linux by techguage:
http://techgage.com/article/backing_up_your_linux
The article covers:
* Introduction, rsync Basics
* Backup To External Storage
* Backup To Network-Attached-Storage (NAS)
* Backup To Remote Server, rsync Without Passwords
* Scripts, Crontab, Final Thoughts
There are differences in openSUSE which mean not all of the specifics stated in the article are 100% accurate for openSUSE (due to openSUSE implementation differences), but still, I think the article is a good read providing some implementations of some generic backup concepts.