is it possible, like with arkeia, to replace tape devices with a partition/directory and tapes with files?
this would be particularly usefull, as it would allow me to run differentials all week to files and then a weekly offsite to tape, and restores would be lightening-fast by comparison. this should theortically be possible with gtar (or any tar) because it already understands files. The problem is how to 'invent' the appropriate device in order to trick amanda into thinking it was dealing with tapes instead of files and tape changers instead of partitions/directories. the way arkeia works is they create a fake 'library' (tape changer). anyone tried this? cheers, john. Spicer, Kevin wrote: > I'm not quite clear what you have in mind, you're presumably not talking > about having a cycle of hard drives (are you?) but just keeping a mirror on > a different machine. > A couple of packages that might interest you... > rdiff-backup - makes a mirror on a remote (or local) disk over a secure > connection, and keeps it up to date by sending diffs . A nice feature is > the ability to roll back files to the state they were in 1,2,3 etc days ago. > > http://www.stanford.edu/~bescoto/rdiff-backup/ > MkCDrec - makes rescue CD's for linux systems (x86) if a fast recovery of a > hopelessly broken system is what you're looking for. > http://mkcdrec.ota.be/ > This is not to say that Amanda doesn't do the business - it rocks! But > sometimes you don't want to wait while the tape drive tries to find that > important file among 70G of other data! I use a combination of all three > methods, theres something reassuring about knowing that theres a nice safe > tape of all your data in a big sturdy safe somewhere :) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Snyder [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 02 May 2002 15:25 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Hard drive as backup media? > > > Hi all > > I've got a situation where Amanda is already set up and running fine on > my network, but I'd like to change my backup media from tapes to hard > drives. > > Has anyone ever tried this? > > Thanks, > -ben > > > > > BMRB International > http://www.bmrb.co.uk +44 (0)20 8566 5000 > > ____________________________________________________________ > This message (and any attachment) is intended only for the recipient and may > contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you have received this > in error, please contact the sender and delete this message immediately. > Disclosure, copying or other action taken in respect of this email or in > reliance on it is prohibited. BMRB International Limited accepts no > liability in relation to any personal emails, or content of any email which > does not directly relate to our business. >
