[gtaSAGE-members] backup client

[Duane Bedeau]

On Fri, 13 Jun 2003, Julian C. Dunn wrote:

> On Fri, 13 Jun 2003, Duane Bedeau wrote:
>
> > I'm looking for a graphical backup client/server for linux.  I've tried
> > Arkeia and storix but neither REALLY serves my purposes.  Arkeia
> > seems to need a paid license to work and storix doesn't allow me to restore
> > individual files.  Are they any others or should I just rely on old fashioned
> > tar/cron?
>
> Why does it need to be graphical...?

Let's just assume that it does have to be graphical for whatever reason

> I used to have a homegrown tar script, but I've switched to AMANDA and I
> like it. It's a bit daunting to set up, but it works perfectly now, and
> uses the tape host's native backup tools like dump or ufsdump -- no
> proprietary tape formats here. There is an interactive FTP-like restore
> client, too.

Yes, I've done the homegrown tar thing and I've looked at AMANDA...
homegrown tar does indeed backup/restore but there's no way for me to see
ahead of time how much data I've backed up so far (and conversely,
how much more left to go) while it's running... It's not a huge issue,
and currently I'm using tar to dump my stuff to tape but it just seems so
1980s'ish!


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