> > So in short; I want backups on disk, then copy them to tape > > Cutting to the chase on this: > > Why? >
I can't speak for the original poster, but the value I can see in such a product (depending on implementation) is: . Allows very frequent incremental backups (hourly, depending on the servers ability to cope with the extra load) . Ability to restore to any given backup point, eg I spent the whole morning working on a document, and then either (a) accidently deleted it, or (b) the fileserver was sucked into a wormhole). There are filesystem based solutions to (a), but not to (b). . Depending on the implementation, the ability to aggregate the last full backup with subsequent incremental backups to write a current 'virtual full' backup to tape. . Alternatively to the above, the ability to write the full backup and the incremental backups to tape to give you the 'restore to any backup point' facility and keep the storage offline. Just MHO though. James ------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid0709&bid&3057&dat1642 _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
