Arkeia is a rather nice backup program.  It's not nearly as complicated as
amanda and allows one to do multiple writes on the same tape, which I like.

>>>>> "SJ" == Scot Jenkins <scot+tcluggen at thinkunix.net> writes:

 SJ> pjcrump at bitstream.net wrote:
 >> I have a friend of mine who has a choice of 2 different tape drives to use for
 >> backups w/ linux (RH Server), he has either a LT 20/40 drive or an
 >> LTO 100/200 drive.  The question is which one should he use (and why).
 >> Also, any suggestions for OpenSrc backup utils?

 SJ> can't comment on the drive choice but as far as backup software I prefer
 SJ> tar and dump.  They're simple and they just work.  I have a home brew
 SJ> script that I run that calls dump(8) to dump filesystems to disk over
 SJ> and NFS mount.  Then once/wk I tar the /backup directory out to a DDS-2
 SJ> tape.  I'm only backing up a couple systems at home but this works for
 SJ> me and is simple to administer.

 SJ> I've used Amanda for a past employer.  It works but is very complicated
 SJ> to setup.  It has some advantages that it will try to stream to tapes
 SJ> and maximize space on each tape, etc, but there's a downside:

 SJ> Server A just crash, which backup tape has the last full backup from
 SJ> which I can restore the entire system quickly?  With Amanda, (at least
 SJ> in the setup we had, where it maximized tape space), the various
 SJ> filesystems from Server A where put on many tapes and at many different
 SJ> places on those tapes, depending on what day each filesystem was backed
 SJ> up.  To me, this would be an administrative nightmare if I ever had to
 SJ> do a complete restore of a system.

 SJ> that's my $0.02.
 SJ> -- 
 SJ> scot

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