Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC vs. Bacula

2008-08-12 Thread Les Mikesell
Maarten te Paske wrote: > >>> I do not really consider this an advantage. Either way you have to >>> install and configure a client: rsync or bacula-fd. >> Most unix-like systems already have sshd, rsync and tar installed and >> windows can use the admin file shares for clientless backup. > > Ev

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC vs. Bacula

2008-08-12 Thread Maarten te Paske
On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 07:38:03AM -0500, Les Mikesell wrote: > Maarten te Paske wrote: > > > I do not really consider this an advantage. Either way you have to > > install and configure a client: rsync or bacula-fd. > > Most unix-like systems already have sshd, rsync and tar installed and > win

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC vs. Bacula

2008-08-12 Thread Les Mikesell
Maarten te Paske wrote: > >> - Bacula uses a Bacula agent on each host you backup, BackupPC uses >> stock rsync(d)/tar/smbclient on the hosts you backup. > > I do not really consider this an advantage. Either way you have to > install and configure a client: rsync or bacula-fd. Most unix-like sys

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC vs. Bacula

2008-08-12 Thread Maarten te Paske
On Sun, Jul 20, 2008 at 08:43:30PM +0200, Nils Breunese (Lemonbit) wrote: > Arch Willingham wrote: > > > I have been looking at (and installed) both packages. I have tried > > to find a comparison of the advantages and disadvantages of each as > > compared to the other but found nothing very

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC vs. Bacula

2008-08-12 Thread Michael Pellegrino
> > > This is a case where Bacula has an advantage. (The only one I can > identify.) Because the client is native, it can store the native metadata > (eg. Windows ACLs) more completely. > The Bacula client also has native VSS support for backing up open files on Windows XP/2003. Mike ---

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC vs. Bacula

2008-08-12 Thread Kenneth Porter
--On Sunday, July 20, 2008 8:43 PM +0200 "Nils Breunese (Lemonbit)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > - Bacula uses a Bacula agent on each host you backup, BackupPC uses > stock rsync(d)/tar/smbclient on the hosts you backup. This is a case where Bacula has an advantage. (The only one I can identify

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC vs. Bacula

2008-07-23 Thread Peter
s" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: backuppc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:38:13 +0200 Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC vs. Bacula [... snip ...] IMHO the biggest difference is the pooling feature backuppc offers. There is nothing like this in bacula at the mom

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC vs. Bacula

2008-07-20 Thread Nils Breunese (Lemonbit)
Ralf Gross wrote: > Nils Breunese (Lemonbit) schrieb: >> Arch Willingham wrote: >> >>> I have been looking at (and installed) both packages. I have tried >>> to find a comparison of the advantages and disadvantages of each as >>> compared to the other but found nothing very informative. Any ideas-

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC vs. Bacula

2008-07-20 Thread Ralf Gross
Nils Breunese (Lemonbit) schrieb: > Arch Willingham wrote: > > > I have been looking at (and installed) both packages. I have tried > > to find a comparison of the advantages and disadvantages of each as > > compared to the other but found nothing very informative. Any ideas- > > thoughts fro

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC vs. Bacula

2008-07-20 Thread Nils Breunese (Lemonbit)
Arch Willingham wrote: > I have been looking at (and installed) both packages. I have tried > to find a comparison of the advantages and disadvantages of each as > compared to the other but found nothing very informative. Any ideas- > thoughts from anyone out there? - BackupPC is more geared

[BackupPC-users] BackupPC vs. Bacula

2008-07-20 Thread Arch Willingham
I have been looking at (and installed) both packages. I have tried to find a comparison of the advantages and disadvantages of each as compared to the other but found nothing very informative. Any ideas-thoughts from anyone out there? Thanks, Arch ---