From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Feb 6 20:51:10 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mail.utexas.edu (wb1-a.mail.utexas.edu [128.83.126.134]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 69D3837B482 for ; Wed, 6 Feb 2002 20:51:02 -0800 (PST) Received: (qmail 18600 invoked by uid 0); 7 Feb 2002 04:51:01 -0000 Received: from oscar-pc1.dsl.utexas.edu (HELO oscar-pc1.mail.utexas.edu) (128.83.199.30) by umbs-smtp-1 with SMTP; 7 Feb 2002 04:51:01 -0000 Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.2.20020206213915.02918690@mail.utexas.edu> X-Sender: oscars@mail.utexas.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2002 22:50:09 -0600 To: Richard Wenninger , questions@freebsd.org From: Oscar Ricardo Silva Subject: Re: Tape Backup Solution In-Reply-To: <20020206200304.3D07E14BA4@mail.westmoormfg.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG I would suggest going with a combination of a DLT drive and amanda backup software (currently version 2.4.2p2). The DLT drive can be: DLT4000 20/40GB DLT7000 35/70GB DLT8000 40/80GB SuperDLT 110/220GB For any of these, you would need a SCSI card. As for the software, the amanda software is free, fairly mature and part of the ports. Oscar At 01:08 PM 2/6/2002 -0600, Richard Wenninger, you wrote: >I'm continually forced to find inexpensive solutions. So, I have a >Pentium/100 HP Vectra, with FreeBSD 4.5 installed and working flawlessly. I >have NOT setup X windows on this pc, and I'm not really inclined to do so, >unless forced. I'm going to use this machine as a samba server, as I have >installed an 80G drive, and ATA/133 controller. I need a tape backup >solution. Would like something that will hold at LEAST 20G on one tape. I >do have 1 pci slot available, for SCSI if needed. Anyone have any >suggestions for tape drive, interface, and software? I really have no clue. > >Thanks in advance, >Richard > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message