[Gllug] Tape backup

Bruce Richardson itsbruce at uklinux.net
Wed Feb 27 12:06:49 UTC 2002


On 2/27/02, 11:18:27 AM, Andrew Och <andrew at positive-internet.com> wrote 
regarding [Gllug] Tape backup:

> Dear All

> I have been set a task of setting up incremental tape backups for a
> client on a Debian GNU/Linux server.

Not that you asked, but I can recommend Amanda as backup software.  Does 
intelligent incremental backups, v configurable and has a nice restore shell.

> In people's experience what is the most reliable internal tape drive for
> GNU/Linux? (if money isn't and is an object ;-)

Is an object: I use a Seagate Hornet drive at home.  Works well.  SCSI-2 
device.

-- 

Bruce

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