Backup device for Amanda

2006-08-04 Thread Yogesh Hasabnis
Hi All, I am trying to figure out a proper backup strategy for our setup, using Amanda as the backup tool. We have roughly 20 Linux/Windows dual-boot machines and one file server with "Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES release 3" as the OS. To keep the backup procedure simple, we plan to keep all the

Re: Backup device for Amanda

2006-08-04 Thread Tom Brown
The backup devices I am evaluating are 1. HP Ultrium 448 Tape Drive 2. HP DLT VS160 Tape Drive 3. HP SDLT 320 4. HP SDLT 600 I would like to know whether these backup devices are fully compatible with Amanda. Does anybody on this list use these backup devices in his/her setup ? Suggestions

Re: Backup device for Amanda

2006-08-04 Thread Jon LaBadie
On Fri, Aug 04, 2006 at 04:27:09AM -0700, Yogesh Hasabnis wrote: Hi All, I am trying to figure out a proper backup strategy for our setup, using Amanda as the backup tool. We have roughly 20 Linux/Windows dual-boot machines and one file server with Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES release 3

Re: Backup device for Amanda

2006-08-04 Thread Pavel Pragin
Hello, As long as the OS detects the devices amanda will be able to use them. An easy way to see whether the devices were detected by the system is to look at the /proc/scsi/scsi file after the devices are connected and the system is rebooted. Pavel Yogesh Hasabnis wrote: Hi All, I am