Could those of you who use tape (DDS, DLT, Ultrium) for backup or archive tell me what format and software you have found most helpful?
I only have a couple of boxes to backup. Right now, they each run their own script and create a tarball that then the main box rsyncs to its raid1 array (and the main box rsyncs its most important data (small set) to the other boxes. I'm going to be transitioning to tape for long-term archiving. I could just pass the existing tarballs out to tapes and keep a manual log of what is where. I could use a different format. I could use some other software. Re format: since some things (e.g. CD.iso's to protect existing CDs from scratches) are intended for long-term storage, I would like the file format to be very portable. I know that nobody knows for sure what formats will be able to be read in 20 years, but what would be a good bet (to avoid having to copy the tape just to change formats)? For this reason, I don't want just dump tapes since they're filesystem (and OS?) specific. I don't need the complexity of Amanda or Baccula. I'm not sure I need any complexity at all. Thanks for your POLL results and your feedback. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
