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Date:      Wed, 11 Feb 1998 12:15:08 -0500
From:      Nicholas Merrill <lists@mojo.calyx.net>
To:        Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
Cc:        freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Large system backups; recommendations for devices & strategies?
Message-ID:  <199802111724.JAA06462@hub.freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <199802100356.TAA06848@dingo.cdrom.com>

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At 07:56 PM 2/9/98 -0800, Mike Smith wrote:


>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 am using a Sony SDT 7000 DAT drive and a 20GB DEC DLT2000 Digital Linear
Tape drive with BRU (www.estinc.com).

I am very pleased with the results.  BRU is the greatest backup utility for
UNIX
I've ever had the pleasure of using.  It's roughly based on tar I think but
it does
SO MUCH more in terms of making sure your data is not corrupted.

I would highly recommend that people look into BRU and DLT drives.  There's
no better way that I've been exposed to for backing up UNIX boxes

Nick



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