From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 17 03:06:33 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4310616A41F for ; Thu, 17 Nov 2005 03:06:33 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from lists@visionsix.com) Received: from mordrede.visionsix.net (mordrede.visionsix.net [206.113.65.8]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4E67043D45 for ; Thu, 17 Nov 2005 03:06:32 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from lists@visionsix.com) Received: from vsis169 (unverified [206.113.65.14]) by mordrede.visionsix.net (Vircom SMTPRS 4.0.340.0) with SMTP id for ; Wed, 16 Nov 2005 21:06:30 -0600 Message-ID: <003601c5eb23$e8837840$de0a0a0a@visionsix.com> From: "Lewis Watson" To: References: Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 21:06:30 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Subject: Re: Backup solutions X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Internet Services Providers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 03:06:33 -0000 > considering writing some custom scripts to just tar, zip, and dump = data > to the remote file system or possibly using bacula. Amanda is out, > because I'm not really interested in pushing the stuff to tape. > Thanks in advance. > -Mike Hi Mike, It sounds like Amanda would actually be perfect for you to use. While = tapes are commonly used with amanda it does not require tapes at all. = Additionally, underneath Amanda's array of "amcommands" is the same = Unix tools you just mentioned - tar and dump. Also, amanda (+samba, I = think) will also be able to back up the windows servers. =20 If the tape issue was the only thing that was keeping amanda out of the = picture then it may be a good time to reconsider. I have had very good = success using amanda for about the last 5 years, here's the link in case = you want to reconsider... www.amanda.org Thanks, Lewis Watson VisionSix Internet lists@visionsix.com 205 763-9120