Recommendations for Commercial Backup packages?

Jerry Feldman gaf at blu.org
Mon Dec 8 13:43:25 EST 2003


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On Mon, 08 Dec 2003 13:10:44 -0500
Dan Coutu <coutu at snowy-owl.com> wrote:

> I've got a client with a lame backup package that just isn't proving
> to be able to do disaster recovery.
> They have a RH Linux 9 server setup as the backup server and need to
> be able to backup another
> Linux server and a Windows server all onto a single SCSI tape drive.
> The solution must be capable of
> fully restoring all three systems to a brand new empty disk drive 
> without having to first install the O/S.
> 
> I'm investigating Arkeia and NovaNet so far, other suggestions are 
> welcome. BRU has been ruled out
> because it can't handle the Windows backup. Also note that remote 
> backups over the net are also not
> going to fly. The backup data has to go onto tape.
> 
> Thanks for any hints, tips, war stories, etc. I'll summarize the 
> findings and the choice along with the
> reasoning for the choice so that everyone else can benefit from this 
> process.
Legato is a rather expensive solution, but it is a solution that should
work in your environment. 
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Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org>
Boston Linux and Unix user group
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