Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 07:46:47 +0100 (MET) From: Wilko Bulte <wilko@yedi.iaf.nl> To: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Large system backups; recommendations for devices & strategies? Message-ID: <199802100646.HAA06998@yedi.iaf.nl> In-Reply-To: <199802100356.TAA06845@dingo.cdrom.com> from Mike Smith at "Feb 9, 98 07:56:08 pm"
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As Mike Smith wrote... > > (Please pardon the crosspost to -isp; I'm looking for comments from > people with experience administering backup strategies for largish > networks, and I suspect some of you lurk there.) > > I'm looking for recommendations for both backup devices and backup > strategies for a network of about six systems and perhaps 50GB of > data. Ultimately, I'd like something that can run more or less > unattended, modulo media changes, etc. (ie. I expect using Amanda or > similar.) I'd go for either a DLT loader or maybe an AIT loader. DLT gives you something like 35 Gb uncompressed/tape. AIT is newer technology, with according to some source the aspirations and potential to surpass DLTs in capacity and features. For now, IMHO DLT has the advantage that it is more field proven. Problems: DLT loaders are expensive, as is the media. I'd checkout www.overland.com, they make a very nice loader, which is even expandable. I had the opportunity to dismantle one (Digital resells them) and they look mechanically very nicely built. Wilko _ ______________________________________________________________________ | / o / / _ Bulte email: wilko @ yedi.iaf.nl http://www.tcja.nl/~wilko |/|/ / / /( (_) Arnhem, The Netherlands - Do, or do not. There is no 'try' --------------- Support your local daemons: run [Free,Net,Open]BSD Unix -- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe hackers" in the body of the message
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