[brlug-general] Backups for Linux..

[Dustin Puryear]

Yup.

I like the archive feature too for off-site backups, but it would be
nice if those could be automated.

Well, I guess you create your own way to do that..

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Tuesday, October 10, 2006, 8:18:24 AM, you wrote:

> We're loving BackupPC as well. I built a system using BackupPC and a 
> server attached to a CoRAID EtherDrive filled with 15 750 gig SATA 
> drives. This gives us a capacity of around 9 terabytes (after spares 
> drives, etc) for backing up servers all across the country over VPN 
> connections. Once you have your base setup, it's easy to add more backup
> clients to the system and see how they're all doing over the web interface

> Dustin Puryear wrote:
>> Hi, just wanted to make a quick note. For a long time we were using
>> tar to tape for a lot of Linux and Unix backups at client sites.
>> (That, or we used something like Lone-tar.) Recently, we've started
>> using BackupPC for disk-based backups (BackupPC also created archives
>> for off-site storage), and we love it. It works GREAT, has support for
>> Windows, and has one of the most disk-efficient pooling schemes I've
>> come across.
>>
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>> Puryear Information Technology, LLC
>> Baton Rouge, LA * 225-706-8414
>> http://www.puryear-it.com
>>
>> Author:
>>   "Best Practices for Managing Linux and UNIX Servers"
>>   "Spam Fighting and Email Security in the 21st Century"
>>
>> Download your free copies:
>>   http://www.puryear-it.com/publications.htm
>>
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