Re: Tape backup under Linux

Scott Walde wrote:
> What software are people using for tape backups under Linux nowadays?
>
> I want to be able to do full/incremental backups automatically (cron) as
> well as have a simple-to-use graphical tool for browsing the backups and
> restoring files.
>

I use a combination of tar and rsync. Tar for the full backups but it
will do incremental backups too. I prefer rsync but it isn't a backup,
it's a snapshot. I don't use deletes on the rsync though.

I've used Amanda quite a bit in the past, but it was overkill for what
we needed and tape are more expensive than disk drives for the amount of
 data we're backing up.

As far as GUI, that's a bit more of an issue. If you're going to tape I
don't know if file-roller will access a tape drive. I put backups on HW
Raids so it's just like a normal file system.

Cheers,
lance

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