On Thu, 27 Apr 2000, Adam Sleight wrote:
> I plan on getting a new 2U rackmount with one 9G and two 36GB SCSI's for a SAMBA
>server.
> I use tar currently for my mail server and it works fine. However, for this SAMBA
>server
> I'd prefer a "commercial" solution. I need to *remotely* backup/restore this
>server...no
> monitor or keyboard will be hooked up to this server. Any advice or recommends (as
>they
> say in Japanese music stores) will be appreciated.
>
> In addition planning to get a external DLT 40/80GB tape drive $4500 (ouch). Tapes
>around
> $80 a pop this ain't gonna be cheap. I wish we could go with a DDS-4 20/40GB tape
>drive
> but it probably won't be big enough. Or is it cheaper to get a DLT tape library of
>a few
> DLT 35/70GB tape drives?
>
> ************Commercial Backup Options********(any others?)
>
I know you are looking for Commercial, but you really didn't say why.
If you are a SysAdmin-type and are looking for a robust, solid backup that
makes effcient use of tapes among other things, give Amanda a look
(www.amanda.org). It can be intimidating to setup the first time, but has
a great user community and even better features.
If you are looking for a GUI, don't bother.
Bill Carlson
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