Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 00:27:30 -0500 (EST) From: "Paul Andersen (ML)" <paul-ml@odin.egate.net> To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Backup.. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.961211002606.7549B-100000@odin.egate.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.961210161051.10896E-100000@www.trifecta.com>
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Does anyone have any decent scripts for a good system backup using tar? I'd use dump but I'm not happy with some of the bugs they list. I'm just tarring the system up right now daily and rotating through several tapes but I think switching to a Father-Grandfather style would be nice. Cheers, Paul ----------- Paul Andersen paul@egate.net System Administrator T: +1 (416) 447-8505x23 E-Gate Communications Inc. F: +1 (416) 447-6447 Toronto, Ontario P: +1 (416) 382-9316 On Tue, 10 Dec 1996, Dev Chanchani wrote: > a 4mm DAT drive (4GB?) and tar will work fine. Just make sure you > religously backup everyday. > > > On Mon, 9 Dec 1996, Christian Hochhold wrote: > > > Hello =) > > > > I am looking for recommendations as to what > > to use for a backup. > > I am leaning towars a jaz drive due to its > > storage capacity, however am not absolutely > > certain. > > (I'm looking for a good, fairly fast type of > > backup that is also priced decently). > > > > Could someone enlighten me as to what the pro's > > / con's ( other than the obvious ones ) are, > > and also perhaps make a recommendation. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Christian > > > > -- > > Christian Hochhold | Dusk.net Internet Services > > >
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