<shameless-plug> There is another option. UTS Global have a backup product called BAR which will do full filesystem, or individual directory/file backups (including incremental and differential). It does support a particular vendors octagonal, or does it have more sides?, tape silo. BAR does require an additional Tape Management Subsystem which is available from UTS Global, official announcement is pending....
What's also neat is individual users can restore their own files or any singular file without sys admin intervention. BAR knows which tape the backup is on and will get it mounted at the tape silo and restore the file from it. </shameless-plug> Paul Winder UTS Global, LLC David Boyes wrote: >>what does anyone use for backup software for >>linux/390... >>do you use TSM under VM >> > > See the recent discussion from about two weeks ago in the archives. TSM is > one option, CA has an option, there are open-source options such as Amanda, > and there are multiple options for full-volume dumps depending on what other > systems you have available (eg, OS/390, VM, etc). > > >>or a Microsoft product to backup Linux >> > > You *are* kidding, right? > > >
