[Gllug] Sony AIT Tape

[Xander Harkness]

On Tue, 2003-06-17 at 13:53, John Hearns wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Simon Faulkner" <simon at titanic.co.uk>
> To: <gllug at linux.co.uk>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 1:15 PM
> Subject: [Gllug] Sony AIT Tape
> 
> 
> > I have just fitted a Sony AIT 2 internal streamer to my server and
> >
> > tar -c /usr/ > /dev/st0
> >
> > seems to send data to the tape and
> >
> > tar -xvf < dev/st0 get's it back :-)
> >
> > Is there any better way to backup and in particular use the clever onboard
> > memory of the AIT tape?
> 
> Have a look at Arkeia
> http://www.arkaie.com
> 
> Its a commercial product, but free (as in lunch) for one Linux box.
> I think it is good, and a quick look at the web site confirms its supports
> AIT-2
> Dunno though if it writes anything to the chip(?) on the tape.
What I do not like about amanda is that as soon as you start growing
they begin messing you about for prices, "how many processors, what
clients, what os. etc. etc."  When I am trying to put together a price
for a client, 24 or 48 hours to get back with a price is not good
enough.  They also suggested I become a reseller, which is a crazy idea
just to install some back up software a few times.

I have also used it with a number of clients and every time they have
chosen AMANDA.  AMANDA emails them twice a day, once to tell them what
was backed up and a check to see if all is okay before they go home and
to prompt them to change the tape they forgot that morning.

I wrote a 5 step Amanda howto for a non user.  I think that someone on
list was going to do one too.

http://openapps.harkness.co.uk/Documentation/network_setup/backup.html

Kind regards
Xander
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