zeek on Thu, 19 Sep 2002 10:46:16 -0400


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RE: [PLUG] Good Tape Backup Software?


I don't use it right now but it did very in the past...

BRU: http://www.estinc.com/ or http://www.tolisgroup.com/
google linux bru or somesuch for product reviews, etc.

The support staff was knowledgable and helpful also.

-zeek
> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-admin@lists.phillylinux.org
> [mailto:plug-admin@lists.phillylinux.org]On Behalf Of W. Chris Shank
> Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 10:05 AM
> To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org
> Subject: [PLUG] Good Tape Backup Software?
>
>
> I need to find good and easy to use tape backup software for linux (RH7.2)
> and a TRAVAN 20G IDE tapedrive. Currently, I'm using a simple script that
> tar.gz's and dumps to tape. However, it is very difficult to 1) ensure
> that all the stuff is getting on the tape 2) retrieving subsets of data
> from the tape. I looked in the Arkei free version, but it seems to only
> work with SCSI tapes. Does anyone know if it works with IDE tapes? What
> other good options are out there? The software does't have to be free, but
> it needs to be VERY reasonably priced. Your experiences, thoughts, and
> suggestions are appreciated.
>
> Chris
>
>
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