-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 lrhorer wrote: > Other than tar and rsync, I have never used any Linux backup utilities, > and I am looking for recommendations. I would like an open source > solution which will do the following: > > 1. Back up to removable hard drives > 2. Span multiple target volumes > 3. Maintain a virtual fileysystem so all snapshots look like a single > backup to the user. > 4. Maintain an easily monitored index so the user can see which drive > will be needed for a particular backup or restore operation. > 5. Be able to easily rebuild the index and virtual file system from the > backup drives (preferebly just one drive) if the database is lost on > the source system.
Given that no-one came up with a simple suggestion that fulfills your requirements and none of the large number of backup packages available seems to fit the bill, I think that Paul's suggestion to change your requirements was not inappropriate. If I were you, I'd buy an usb hub and housings/adapters for all the usb disks required for the backup. Then I'd combine them to a lvm or raid0 and use *rsync* or a similar tool to backup the system to all disks attached at once. The only other /practical/ option that /I/ can think of is to buy another machine similar or identical to the production one and use that for backup, again using rsync or a similar tool. YMMV. NB: Have you thought about how much work and how long it will take to *verify* your backup, if it is spread over so many disks, each attached individually? (I strongly recommend to verify one's backup occasionally.) - -- Johannes Three nations have not officially adopted the International System of Units as their primary or sole system of measurement: Burma, Liberia, and the United States. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Si_units -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkrsN4EACgkQC1NzPRl9qEXzywCfXYNd9GToJP9bH2U2A16tUnlR 5wQAn0IZf8e97X8yzWnSIJMISskq6RMi =Uv8G -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
