[Gllug] Backup software for a non-techie person

[Ian Norton]

On Sat, Mar 19, 2005 at 09:11:22PM +0000, Simon Morris wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I've been asked to recommend a backup solution for a guy who has 2
> Linux servers but doesn't know a lot about the OS at all. He's a Mac
> user

Macs are unix now :-), he has no excuse
 
> I need a solution that has a good graphical interface that shows the
> status of backup jobs and is going to give him a fighting chance of
> recovering data by browsing the catalogue for a file and inserting the
> tape as instructed.

Amanda is excellent, 

it can prompt via email (or afaik even fax, sms or jabber) to tell him which
tape to put where and and when.

you shouldnt need to teach him more than can fit on a postit if you set it up
ok, 

-- 
Ian Norton-Badrul

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