[gentoo-user] [OT] Backup-software for small network

[gentoo-user] [OT] Backup-software for small network

[Dan Johansson]

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Hi,

I'm looking for an OpenSource backup solution for a small network. Today I'm 
using Arkeia-Light to do the job, but it's not OpenSource and can only 
support one server and two clients and also have some other restrictions.
So I'm now asking for suggestions for alternative solutions.
These are my requirements:
* Secure
* OpenSource
* One Central Backup Host (with tape-drive and backup-db)
* Backup of Clients over Network (even through Firewall)
* Support for DDS and DLT tapes
* Unlimited number of Clients
* Tape Management (the SW keep track of used/unused tapes)
* Full/Incremental/Differential/Archive - Backups
* Retention time management for Backups
* Command Line Interface (for scripting) and GUI (for easy Backup/Restore)
* Definition of Backup-sets
* Online/Offline backup of Databases (MySQL)
* And of course it should be in Portage.

At the moment I see two candidates, Amanda and Bacula.
Any comments (pro/con) on those two or any suggestion on some other Backup-SW.

Regards,
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Dan Johansson, <http://www.dmj.nu>
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Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Backup-software for small network

[Bryan Whitehead]

Amanda can't span tapes. So you must split up your directories/partitions 
so they are smaller than your tape size.

Just buy something - your time is worth more than a few thousand for 
backups. ;)

On Sun, 14 Aug 2005, Dan Johansson wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm looking for an OpenSource backup solution for a small network. Today I'm
> using Arkeia-Light to do the job, but it's not OpenSource and can only
> support one server and two clients and also have some other restrictions.
> So I'm now asking for suggestions for alternative solutions.
> These are my requirements:
> * Secure
> * OpenSource
> * One Central Backup Host (with tape-drive and backup-db)
> * Backup of Clients over Network (even through Firewall)
> * Support for DDS and DLT tapes
> * Unlimited number of Clients
> * Tape Management (the SW keep track of used/unused tapes)
> * Full/Incremental/Differential/Archive - Backups
> * Retention time management for Backups
> * Command Line Interface (for scripting) and GUI (for easy Backup/Restore)
> * Definition of Backup-sets
> * Online/Offline backup of Databases (MySQL)
> * And of course it should be in Portage.
>
> At the moment I see two candidates, Amanda and Bacula.
> Any comments (pro/con) on those two or any suggestion on some other Backup-SW.
>
> Regards,
>

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Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Backup-software for small network

[Brett I. Holcomb]

You might also check out Unitrends - www.unitrends.com - BackupPro.  It 
works very well.

On Tue, 16 Aug 2005, Bryan Whitehead wrote:

> Amanda can't span tapes. So you must split up your directories/partitions so 
> they are smaller than your tape size.
>
> Just buy something - your time is worth more than a few thousand for backups. 
> ;)
>
> On Sun, 14 Aug 2005, Dan Johansson wrote:
>
>>  Hi,
>> 
>>  I'm looking for an OpenSource backup solution for a small network. Today 
>>  I'm
>>  using Arkeia-Light to do the job, but it's not OpenSource and can only
>>  support one server and two clients and also have some other restrictions.
>>  So I'm now asking for suggestions for alternative solutions.
>>  These are my requirements:
>>  * Secure
>>  * OpenSource
>>  * One Central Backup Host (with tape-drive and backup-db)
>>  * Backup of Clients over Network (even through Firewall)
>>  * Support for DDS and DLT tapes
>>  * Unlimited number of Clients
>>  * Tape Management (the SW keep track of used/unused tapes)
>>  * Full/Incremental/Differential/Archive - Backups
>>  * Retention time management for Backups
>>  * Command Line Interface (for scripting) and GUI (for easy Backup/Restore)
>>  * Definition of Backup-sets
>>  * Online/Offline backup of Databases (MySQL)
>>  * And of course it should be in Portage.
>> 
>>  At the moment I see two candidates, Amanda and Bacula.
>>  Any comments (pro/con) on those two or any suggestion on some other 
>>  Backup-SW.
>> 
>>  Regards,
>> 
>
>

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Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Backup-software for small network

[Fernando Meira]

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Hi Dan,
I am currently developing a P2P backup-system. It allows you to distribute 
your backups through all clients with space-efficiency and 
error-correcting-codes. However, it doesn't cover all your requirements (at 
least the current version), but you may want to have a look in the future.. 

>> These are my requirements:
> >> * Secure

yes

> >> * OpenSource

yes

> >> * One Central Backup Host (with tape-drive and backup-db)

no, backup files are stored in a client's folder.

> >> * Backup of Clients over Network (even through Firewall)

yes (though is not working yet :)

> >> * Support for DDS and DLT tapes

no

> >> * Unlimited number of Clients

yes 

> >> * Tape Management (the SW keep track of used/unused tapes)

no (i dont plan to use tapes)

> >> * Full/Incremental/Differential/Archive - Backups

currently only full, but the incremental is in TODO list

> >> * Retention time management for Backups

not sure of what you mean..

> >> * Command Line Interface (for scripting) and GUI (for easy 
> Backup/Restore)

only GUI for now

> >> * Definition of Backup-sets 
> 
>> * Online/Offline backup of Databases (MySQL)
> >> * And of course it should be in Portage.

no for the last 3.

Yep.. still incomplete.. but, still starting!!
If you want to contribute with some ideas/suggestions, I'll be glad.

Cheers,
Fernando

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