On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 06:14:44PM -0500, lrhorer wrote: > Other than tar and rsync, I have never used any Linux backup utilities, > and I am looking for recommendations. I would like an open source > solution which will do the following: > > 1. Back up to removable hard drives > 2. Span multiple target volumes > 3. Maintain a virtual fileysystem so all snapshots look like a single > backup to the user. > 4. Maintain an easily monitored index so the user can see which drive > will be needed for a particular backup or restore operation. > 5. Be able to easily rebuild the index and virtual file system from the > backup drives (preferebly just one drive) if the database is lost on > the source system. > I'm not sure if it'll do everything you're looking for, but you might want to investigate BackupPC. It's designed to backup to a single hard drive, but it has an archive feature which allows you to copy a single backup to a removeable drive (or tape).
It pools files from all of the "hosts" it backs up, and optionally compresses the files. Its web interface makes each snapshot look like a complete backup. -Rob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
