Backups on DVD

[Joachim Backes]

On Wed, 2005-02-16 at 12:39 +0100, A. Lanza wrote:
> Hi list,
> 
> I'm looking for a solution to backup data on a server on a monthly
> basis. The amount of data to be backed up is about 20 GB. I do not have
> any tape drives but have a DVD drive. I'd like to store the backups on a
> few DVDs.
> 
> I use tar to get the complete backup done. How can i split the file in
> 4,7 GB. individual files and record them on DVDs?

Use the split command.

> 
> Is there a better way to manage backups? I'm sure there is, but don't
> know :( and i haven't found any backup tool in FC3...
> 
> I'd appreciate your help,
> 
> Alf
> 
> 
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Regards

Joachim Backes

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