Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2002 21:55:09 -0600 From: Brad Knowles <brad.knowles@skynet.be> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> Cc: Patrick Cable II <freebsd@slaudiovis.org>, chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Backup Solutions Message-ID: <a05200f09ba3573361365@[10.0.1.5]> In-Reply-To: <3E0EBC49.86AD7E28@mindspring.com> References: <3E0DC536.8010001@slaudiovis.org> <3E0EBC49.86AD7E28@mindspring.com>
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At 1:11 AM -0800 2002/12/29, Terry Lambert wrote:
> I expect that the correct thing to do is to have a replica and
> a non-volatile backup mechanism, in combination.
Sounds good. But what are good tools to achieve these goals?
Myself, I would be interested in extending this question to also
cover PC/Windows & Macintosh (MacOS X) clients, in addition to the
FreeBSD server. So, in addition to backing up the server itself, you
also need software to back the clients up to the server, which can
then be rolled into the server "data" to be backed up.
Is there an Amanda PC/Windows client? Or an Amanda MacOS X
client? What about the handling of tape swapping, archiving, and
other things normally done with stackers and libraries?
> I also suggest that you avoid the "active file can't be backed up"
> problem, by choosing the correct software (and no, "snapshots" are
> not good enough, because they don't trap the right state for the
> implied metadata, among other deficiencies).
Good point. What are good tools to avoid this problem, at least
with regards to FreeBSD?
--
Brad Knowles, <brad.knowles@skynet.be>
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
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