[K12OSN] RE: Linux Tape Backup Software

[Chris Kacoroski]

I just finished an extensive evaluation of backup software for the 
Northshore school district.  We ended up with bakbone because:

1. Cost - it was much cheaper than other enterprise class software that 
could back up several different platforms.

2. It was able to back up Mac OS X, Solaris, Linux (and maybe Windows, 
although they are having problems getting the restore permissions 
correct)

3. It used a familiar (to by boss) backup strategy of Fulls on weekends 
and incrementals during the week (Amanda and TiBS spread the Fulls 
throughout the week)

4. It has a virtual tape library option that allows us to meet some 
customer requirements that we keep so much data on disk.

I looked at Syncsort, TiBS, Bakbone, BackupExec, NetBackup, Arkeia, 
Amanda, Bru, ArcServe, and Everstore.  I checked out rolling our own 
scripts and backing up to a large disk via rsync and then dumping the 
disk to tape.  In our particular case, Bakbone made the most sense.

cheers,

ski

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   connected to the entire universe"		John Muir

Chris "Ski" Kacoroski, ckacoroski at nsd.org, 425-489-6263

On Mar 1, 2004, at 4:45 AM, James wrote:

> http://www.bakbone.com/
>
> I haven't had the chance to try them out but BakBone is what I have 
> been
> recommended. However it seams there would be a few free ways of doing
> the job setting a scheduled task that made a flat file backup or using
> the Amanda system (http://www.amanda.org/).
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Bricker [mailto:k12osn-admin at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Gary
> Bricker
> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 11:57 PM
> To: k12osn at redhat.com
> Subject: Linux Tape Backup Software
>
> Does anyone have any recommendations for tape backup software?
> Gary Bricker
> Tech Support Team
> Greenon Local Schools