[Bacula-users] DVD+RW vs DVD-RAM for incremental daily backups.

2007-01-30 Thread cy tune
Hi! I read about bacula and went through the manual a while ago and never set anything up. This time I'm going to go through with it. :) I don't mind rereading everything I'd just like to know if I'm starting off on the right path. I have a question about DVD+RW vs. DVD-RAM. Here's my plan:

Re: [Bacula-users] DVD+RW vs DVD-RAM for incremental daily backups

2007-01-30 Thread Georg Altmann
--On Montag, 29. Januar 2007 18:07 +0100 Cosimo Streppone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Using DVD-RAM in combination with bacula is on my projects list. Is >> anybody actually doing this? > > Yes, I am doing this on my home Linux workstation. > I use a Samsung GSA-2164D dvdrecorder with a plain

Re: [Bacula-users] DVD+RW vs DVD-RAM for incremental daily backups

2007-01-30 Thread Cosimo Streppone
Georg wrote: > > --On Montag, 29. Januar 2007 18:07 +0100 Cosimo Streppone > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Using DVD-RAM in combination with bacula is on my projects list. Is > >> anybody actually doing this? > > [...] > > I'm in the first stage of "try-and-see-what-happens" and I configured >

Re: [Bacula-users] DVD+RW vs DVD-RAM for incremental daily backups

2007-01-29 Thread Cosimo Streppone
> Using DVD-RAM in combination with bacula is on my projects list. Is anybody > actually doing this? Yes, I am doing this on my home Linux workstation. I use a Samsung GSA-2164D dvdrecorder with a plain (no cartridge) DVD-RAM disk. I'm in the first stage of "try-and-see-what-happens" and I configu

Re: [Bacula-users] DVD+RW vs DVD-RAM for incremental daily backups

2007-01-29 Thread Alan Brown
On Fri, 26 Jan 2007, cy tune wrote: > It's about $8 per disk for a Verbatim double sided DVD-RAM disk (9.4 > GB) in a cartridge. Going the tape route would cost far, far more > wouldn't it? It's about $30 for a 200Gb (native) LTO2 tape. Tapes are well-tested for longevity (EXCEPT DATS!) My exp

Re: [Bacula-users] DVD+RW vs DVD-RAM for incremental daily backups

2007-01-27 Thread Richard Mortimer
On Sat, 2007-01-27 at 13:25 +0100, Georg Altmann wrote: > > --On Freitag, 26. Januar 2007 20:27 -0500 cy tune <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On 1/26/07, Arno Lehmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hello. > > > > Hi > > > >> On 1/27/2007 12:23 AM, cy tune wrote: > >> > Will DVD+R, DVD+RW, and D

Re: [Bacula-users] DVD+RW vs DVD-RAM for incremental daily backups

2007-01-27 Thread Georg Altmann
--On Freitag, 26. Januar 2007 20:27 -0500 cy tune <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 1/26/07, Arno Lehmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hello. > > Hi > >> On 1/27/2007 12:23 AM, cy tune wrote: >> > Will DVD+R, DVD+RW, and DVD-RAM all work fine when I need multiple >> > disks for each task? If a w

Re: [Bacula-users] DVD+RW vs DVD-RAM for incremental daily backups

2007-01-26 Thread cy tune
On 1/26/07, Arno Lehmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello. Hi > On 1/27/2007 12:23 AM, cy tune wrote: > > Will DVD+R, DVD+RW, and DVD-RAM all work fine when I need multiple disks > > for each task? If a weekly backup needs 3 disks, will that be okay? > > Similarly for the other tasks. > > You

Re: [Bacula-users] DVD+RW vs DVD-RAM for incremental daily backups

2007-01-26 Thread Arno Lehmann
Hello. On 1/27/2007 12:23 AM, cy tune wrote: > I have a question about DVD+RW vs. DVD-RAM. I read through the archives > but I didn't see anything comparing DVD+RW vs DVD-RAM. Here's my plan: > > a) DVD+RW or DVD-RAM for incremental daily backups. I am planning on at > least 7 disks so I can

[Bacula-users] DVD+RW vs DVD-RAM for incremental daily backups

2007-01-26 Thread cy tune
I have a question about DVD+RW vs. DVD-RAM. I read through the archives but I didn't see anything comparing DVD+RW vs DVD-RAM. Here's my plan: a) DVD+RW or DVD-RAM for incremental daily backups. I am planning on at least 7 disks so I can extend the lifetime of the media. DVD-RAM would last lo