Scott Ehrlich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just installed the Sarge stable distribution of Debian on it and am > looking for recommendations for a tape backup package/method. I am > familiar with tar and cron, but want to explore recommended > options/alternatives. The goal would be to perform a full backup, then > incrementals.
We used to use Amanda, which is freeware, and were very happy with it, as far as tape backups go. Ultimately, we ended up switching to doing rsync-based disk-to-disk daily snapshots, and we like this solution much better than dealing with tapes. The rsync-based solution can be completely automated (no one has to remember to change tapes) and allows for very easy restores. Also with tapes, you always run the risk, unless you are diligent in periodically doing test-restores, that there is something wrong with your tape drive such that tapes seem to write okay, but cannot actually be read when you need them. This wiki page describes how we do our rsync-based backups with the help of a relatively simple Python script: http://spacewiki.mit.edu/tiki-index.php?page=How+to+Do+Backups+with+Rsync In a previous discussion on the topic, someone pointed out that there is a fancy freeware Perl-based script for doing much the same. It probably offers all sorts of features that my much smaller script doesn't, but I haven't looked into it because I'm happy with what we have, and I hate Perl. |>oug _______________________________________________ bblisa mailing list [email protected] http://www.bblisa.org/mailman/listinfo/bblisa
