At 2003-03-15T05:53:03Z, Malcolm Kay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Backups will be written nightly over the LAN to a local disk system and > transfered regularly to tape via a scsi tape-drive.
You just described Amanda, an open source backup application that a lot of Unix shops use to backup multiple hosts to a single tape server. Do you have other needs beyond the stated requirements? If not, take a look at Amanda. It's in ports, and may save you a lot of work. -- Kirk Strauser In Googlis non est, ergo non est. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message