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Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Back-up strategy for home linux systems

Hi Dennis,

* Dan Langille <dan [ at ] langille [ dot ] org> [070226 17:55]:
> On 26 Feb 2007 at 15:31, dman [ at ] lanhouse [ dot ] ca wrote:
> 
> > I think someone a while back discussed rsync-snapshot so I'm going to look 
> > it up but I thought I would ask what people use for back-ups.
> 
> I use, advocate, and contribute to Bacula <http://www.bacula.org/>

He does.

Dan got me using Bacula and it's working great.  My setup uses DLT tape
drives.

> > - each back-up creates an exact copy of the drive as a mountable image 
> > file
> 
> I think you can backup the device, but I wouldn't do that myself.

I also found this unusual.  I wish I had the disk space you must have :)

> > Is there a tool out there offering these features that someone on the list 
> > has used (restored with).  I'll start poking around but I thought I would 
> > get someone's personal recommendation before I start trying things.
> 
> You got mine.

Ditto.

-Bart

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