slow USB vtapes

2022-05-31 Thread Stefan G. Weichinger
I see low write performance to (modern) USB disks attached via USB 3.0 This leads to lng backup windows and even DLEs somehow not written because things get stuck (?) somehow. Until yesterday the disks were attached to USB 2.0 ports, I expected to solve this by adding a PCIe card with

Re: (OT) What backup to use with Windows

2022-05-31 Thread Exuvo
I do client initiated rdiff-backup via locked down ssh key (ie append only) to my server. Then i run amanda backup weekly to backup the latest pushed backup to tape (ignoring rdiff-backups history). This way i have both a quick restore for normal use and a mostly offline (only turned on during

(OT) What backup to use with Windows

2022-05-31 Thread Olivier
Hi, I know this is not about Amanda, butt this is about backup. I am trying to find a suitable solution for Windows/Mac/Linux desktops. Amanda has a major flaw: it is working on a pull schedule, the client must be available when the server is starting the backup. But clients tend to have