Linux backup

[Joshua Baker-LePain]

On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 at 12:00pm, redhat-list-request at redhat.com wrote

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> Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 08:54:40 -0700
> From: Mark Dadgar <mark at pdc-racing.net>
> Subject: Re: Linux backup
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> On Aug 19, 2004, at 8:26 AM, Wayne Pinette wrote:
> > For network backup solutions, Amanda works quite nicely, is easy to
> > install and to get working, and is pretty darn reliable
> > as far as backups and backup reporting goes.
> 
> But amanda won't back up to anything but tape without a lot of hacking, 
> which is a real bummer considering how little disk costs these days 
> (and how much faster it is than tape).

Not true.  Amanda has added a file: tape device that a lot of folks use 
quite effectively.  Details in amanda(8).  I believe it was added as of 
version 2.4.3.  2.4.4p3 is current, and highly recommended.

-- 
Joshua Baker-LePain
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Duke University