[NTLUG:Discuss] Backup recommendations

[Daniel Hauck]

This may seem dumb, but have you considered doing a hex dump of your system
and writing it down on a sheet of paper?

Actually, does anyone have experience with setting up a parallel port tape
drive?  I think I've got the seagate QIC-80 type drive around here somewhere
and running backups might be a good thing... just maybe.  Could someone
direct me to HOWTOs and such about that?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kelledin" <kelledin at users.sourceforge.net>
To: <discuss at ntlug.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 22:01
Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Backup recommendations


> > Should I wait to select a tape device until I decide which backup
> > package I want to go with?  I'm thinking of going with an internal tape
> > drive on this.  Any thoughts on the internal vs external options?
>
> Probably not too much need to wait.  Tape devices in Linux pretty much all
> get treated equally (with a few exceptions like QIC-02 and ftape).  If you
> get a generic SCSI DAT drive (assuming that's all the capacity you need),
> you're golden.
>
> As for internal vs external, I would first try managing with a cheaper
> internal drive.  You can always make it external later with a $90
enclosure.
>
> > Which PCI SCSI card would be the best choice?  I intend to hang some
> > hard drives off this card in the future as well.  Probably external
> > drives to eliminate the cooling problems associated with internals.
>
> I'd recommend the Adaptec 29160 (*not* the 29160N; the 29160N only has a
> 50-pin external interface).
>
> > Which package have people found easiest to deal with for single station
> > backups of networked machines?
>
> I myself am still tarring straight to DAT tape. ;)  I've heard good things
> about Amanda though.
>
> --
> Kelledin
> "If a server crashes in a server farm and no one pings it, does it still
cost
> four figures to fix?"
>
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