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From: Bryan Whitehead <driver@×××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Backup-software for small network
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 20:42:31
Message-Id: Pine.LNX.4.63.0508161329320.10479@beavis.megahappy.net
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] [OT] Backup-software for small network by Dan Johansson
1 Amanda can't span tapes. So you must split up your directories/partitions
2 so they are smaller than your tape size.
3
4 Just buy something - your time is worth more than a few thousand for
5 backups. ;)
6
7 On Sun, 14 Aug 2005, Dan Johansson wrote:
8
9 > Hi,
10 >
11 > I'm looking for an OpenSource backup solution for a small network. Today I'm
12 > using Arkeia-Light to do the job, but it's not OpenSource and can only
13 > support one server and two clients and also have some other restrictions.
14 > So I'm now asking for suggestions for alternative solutions.
15 > These are my requirements:
16 > * Secure
17 > * OpenSource
18 > * One Central Backup Host (with tape-drive and backup-db)
19 > * Backup of Clients over Network (even through Firewall)
20 > * Support for DDS and DLT tapes
21 > * Unlimited number of Clients
22 > * Tape Management (the SW keep track of used/unused tapes)
23 > * Full/Incremental/Differential/Archive - Backups
24 > * Retention time management for Backups
25 > * Command Line Interface (for scripting) and GUI (for easy Backup/Restore)
26 > * Definition of Backup-sets
27 > * Online/Offline backup of Databases (MySQL)
28 > * And of course it should be in Portage.
29 >
30 > At the moment I see two candidates, Amanda and Bacula.
31 > Any comments (pro/con) on those two or any suggestion on some other Backup-SW.
32 >
33 > Regards,
34 >
35
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37 Bryan Whitehead
38 Email:driver@×××××××××.net
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