What good is a backup if you cannot recover the data after a crash? That's what I had happen to me. Most backup systems store the database info on the disk, and will very likely make it hard to restore the system. I found a rescue disk that has the option to include tob (in your list) and this is supposed to work with tar and afio style backups. I find this a major plus. As an extra it does remote backups, full, differential and incremental backups. Of course it is also a matter of personal taste.
Konstantinos Margaritis On Tue, 24 Oct 2000, Brendan J Simon wrote: > I need to backup our G4 server every night. Our tape backup unit an > internal scsi unit on a Win2000 based Dell server. I have samba working > on the G4 so I could make a backup file to the G4 itself and then I can > configure the Win2000 backup software to copy that file. Alternatively, > the output file could be written directly to the Win2000 server. > Any thoughts on which way to go. My boss doesn't like the latter option > but I think it is just for disk space reasons. > > Aside from those issues, what are the best programs to use to back up > the variaous partitions/filesystems. The ones I know about are tar and > dump. "apt-cache search backup" reveils the following: > > taper - Full-screen system backup utility. > lg-issue29 - Issue 29 of the Linux Gazette. > lg-issue47 - Issue 47 of the Linux Gazette. > afbackup-client - Client-Server Backup System (Client side) > kbackup - KBackup is a single host backup solution for various media > afio - Archive file manipulation program. > kbackup-multibuf - Multibuf extends kbackup for multivolumes. > amanda-server - Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver > (Server) > afbackup - Client-Server Backup System (Server side) > cpbk - An advanced copy and directory mirror program > kbackup-doc - The documentation for KBackup > buffer - Buffering/reblocking program for tape backups, printing, etc. > bsmtpd - Batched SMTP mailer for sendmail or postfix > mtx - controls tape autochangers > tar - GNU tar > dump - 4.4bsd dump and restore for ext2 filesystems > tob - Small yet powerful program for tape oriented backups. > floppybackup - Floppy backup using a diversity of floppy formats > mirrordir - duplicate a directory by making a minimal set of changes > palm-doctoolkit - E-text tools for PalmPilot users > amanda-client - Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver > (Client) > casio - Backup utility for the CASIO diary. > > Any recommendations of good and bad programs ?? > > Thanks, > Brendan Simon. > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
