Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2000 20:03:33 -0400 From: Michael Joyner <mjoyner@rv1.dynip.com> To: jsoule@webcrossing.com Cc: Klaus Herrmann <klaus.herrmann@goelz.com>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: backup solution Message-ID: <394185D5.B5403CCB@rv1.dynip.com> References: <200006081636.SAA00882@wunderland.own> <0006081222300A.19920@sparky>
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At work I use AMANDA. Have about 15 Servers going into it. Probably another 19 after about two weeks. I just received 19 each IBM Netfinity 5000's (From which I promptly removed the IBM raid card, plugged the HD's into the motherboard, and zapped the W2K and NT4 that the UNCF decided I needed, w/o license key... :) ) Jeff Soule wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > I just started experimenting with both, > flexbackup : Free > BRU: : Costs money > > My criteria is: > 1: must span multiple tapes > 2: must work with a Tape Library > 3: must have comand line interface for automation of backups > 4: must be able keep database both on tape and on disk of tape/volume contents. > 5: must automaticly verify data written to tape > 6: must be easy to extract a single file from archive > > Initial thoughts/experiances > flexbackup; > works well in a single server/tape environment. > According to the docs does not support spanning tapes at this time. > By default only keeps a database on disk but is written in perl so should be able to be modified with a fair amount of ease. > I Have not gotten it to work with my tape Library yet. > > BRU; > Better documentation then flexbackup > Automaticaly does verification of data > Works with my tape Library > have not verified spanning tapes yet > keeps log/datase on disk, and with minor modification of script will put toc on tape > emails success/failure at completion > > I am still experimenting but am leaning toward BRU. > > /Jeff > > On Thu, 08 Jun 2000, Klaus Herrmann wrote: > > On Wed, 07 Jun 2000 20:27:48 -0400, Michael Joyner said: > > > > > Have you looked at the freebsd mall on cdrom.com ? > > > > > > I think there is a backup solution there. > > > > i see, BRU. has anyone tried this? how are your experiances with it? it > > isn't really cheap, so i'd like to hear if it's good or not :-) > > > > bye, > > Klaus > > > > -- > > Klaus Herrmann > > Goelz & Schwarz GmbH > > Waltherstr. 29 > > 80337 Muenchen > > klaus.herrmann@goelz.com > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: PGP 6.5.2 > > iQA/AwUBOT/yd2/lZxVxa51TEQIt3wCfZ1VBGzBY/EjEfhOgFN9voim1QQYAoLGJ > HLanYwkveyus8ERM+Z6AZ0R+ > =SFl/ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- --- Michael Joyner Systems Administrator mjoyner@rv1.dynip.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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