I want to play with BackupPC so badly but im way too busy to at the monment, maybe this weekend, it sounds freaking awesome compared to the windows-only software im currently using.
Dustin Puryear wrote: > Yup. > > I like the archive feature too for off-site backups, but it would be > nice if those could be automated. > > Well, I guess you create your own way to do that.. > > --- > Puryear Information Technology, LLC > Baton Rouge, LA * 225-706-8414 > http://www.puryear-it.com > > Author: > "Best Practices for Managing Linux and UNIX Servers" > "Spam Fighting and Email Security in the 21st Century" > > Download your free copies: > http://www.puryear-it.com/publications.htm > > > Tuesday, October 10, 2006, 8:18:24 AM, you wrote: > > >> We're loving BackupPC as well. I built a system using BackupPC and a >> server attached to a CoRAID EtherDrive filled with 15 750 gig SATA >> drives. This gives us a capacity of around 9 terabytes (after spares >> drives, etc) for backing up servers all across the country over VPN >> connections. Once you have your base setup, it's easy to add more backup >> clients to the system and see how they're all doing over the web interface >> > > >> Dustin Puryear wrote: >> >>> Hi, just wanted to make a quick note. For a long time we were using >>> tar to tape for a lot of Linux and Unix backups at client sites. >>> (That, or we used something like Lone-tar.) Recently, we've started >>> using BackupPC for disk-based backups (BackupPC also created archives >>> for off-site storage), and we love it. It works GREAT, has support for >>> Windows, and has one of the most disk-efficient pooling schemes I've >>> come across. >>> >>> --- >>> Puryear Information Technology, LLC >>> Baton Rouge, LA * 225-706-8414 >>> http://www.puryear-it.com >>> >>> Author: >>> "Best Practices for Managing Linux and UNIX Servers" >>> "Spam Fighting and Email Security in the 21st Century" >>> >>> Download your free copies: >>> http://www.puryear-it.com/publications.htm >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> General mailing list >>> General at brlug.net >>> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >>> >>> > > > >> _______________________________________________ >> General mailing list >> General at brlug.net >> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > General at brlug.net > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >
