Re: Recommended Backup/Restore Tools for Newbie
On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 14:41:44 -0400
"Parker, Matthew" <MParker@seic.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm a relative newbie who has just installed Debian (Woody) on 5
> servers: 2 Firewalls, an Apache/TWiki server, a file server, and a
> workstation w/ Gnome. I'm looking for a solution to backup these systems
> (and also the data on the file server.)
>
> I've done some reading on the web and have found any number of
> solutions: from shell scripts to commercial tools. In the interests of
> time I put together a list of 'system requirements.' I was wondering if
> people could make some suggestions as to which direction to take.
>
> Note: I don't need anything more than a recommended tool/approach. I'll
> take it from there.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> -----------------------------------
> -- Requirements of System Backup --
> -----------------------------------
> * Incremental Data Backups/SnapShots
> * System Restore: i.e. bare metal restore
> * Open Source
> * Something that a relative newbie can handle
> * "Popular"
> > Mature
> > Well-Documentated
> > Currently under development/testing
> > possible relevance to the world of work (i.e. a good tool to put on
> resume)
>
>
> -------------------------
> -- Possible Candidates --
> -------------------------
> * Mondo Restore
> * Rsync
>
Put "ease and speed of restore" on your list too. Got burned a couple
of times with (commercial) backup software that backuped great, but
with wich restores took, in some cases, 4 times as much as backups did.
Sincerely,
Jan.
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