[lug] Backup system ideas

[Warren Sanders]

dan radom wrote:

>* Mike Stanczyk (stanczyk at pcisys.net) wrote:
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>>Since the suggestions every submitted were so great the last time
>>(pdf creation), I'd like your suggestions and horror stories about
>>backup systems.
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>>The problem:
>>The NT4sp6 server's Travan tape drive is dying.  I've scavanged
>>enough old hardware to build a backup machine.  The backup machine
>>will run linux on an internal ide drive with an external scsi
>>drive to host backup files.  If a spare scsi tape drive of mine
>>checks out, that will go in as well.
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>>The software:
>>Amanda and Backula are on my research list.  Other suggestions?
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>>Other sillyness:
>>Windows XP, 2000, and 98 are around too.
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>smb mount the windows filesystems and rsync it to the scsi drive.  rsync
>works wonderfully for backups.
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rsync! Here is a classy take on rsync: http://www.dirvish.org/