[aklug] Re: Backups

Speaking of backups, does anybody know a useful backup solution for
linux that will put things on tape?

I know of Amanda (which I'm not really a fan of) and Bacula (which I've
just installed, and need to configure if it's not a pain) but if there
are other backup to tape programs you know of that are easy and free,
I'd love to know about them...

Adam

Shane Spencer wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 1:04 PM, Christopher Howard <choward@indicium.us> wrote:
>
>> Just thinking about my backups... I currently have a fairly simply
>> backup system with rsync copying the data to my backup server as part of
>> a nightly cron job.
>>
>> Do any of you guys do anything more complicated, like diff or
>> incremental backups? The downside of my current method is that I can
>> only pull backups from the night before (rather than, say, get a backup
>> from three days ago). I was pondering some kind of weekly full backup +
>> daily incremental backup scheme, but not quite sure how to do that.
>>
>>
>
> I use several tools, before I go on I'd like to say.. bottom posting
> is a chore.. *pause* .. alright back to my train of thought.
>
> My #1 favorite backup tool is hands down rsnapshot due to it's hard
> links, ability to back up local and remote hosts, and straight forward
> one liner or full script expandibility.
>
> #2 on the list has to be duplicity for it's security. It stores tars,
> but it does so in vfarious different ways and includes some swift
> backup rotation capabilities. It's config file is basically whatever
> you pass on the command line. GPG encryption is optional, you can use
> any streamable compression system, and you can store the file index
> both locally and remotely for super quick backup prep and index
> viewing for restores. You can truly do any sort of evil with this
> system as long as you can write a script.
>
> Then #3 is backuppc since non-administrators can use it to restore
> files. Very well done system but not totally what I need for my crazy
> life. Works well for work environments.
>
> And lets just throw storebackup in there. If rsync could compress,
> this would be it.
>
> So great are backups!
>
> Oh.. FSVS has an honerable mention. Full System Versioning System.
> It's how you abuse subversion to do backups of important files and
> store them FOREVER.
>
> - Shane
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