[olug] Recommendations for Linux/Windows backup software/hardware?

Mike Peterson mpeterson at charles.coxatwork.com
Fri May 4 23:36:54 UTC 2001


You can also check out www.ecrix.com for tape backup units and autoloader
systems.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rogers, John C NWD02" <John.C.Rogers at nwd02.usace.army.mil>
To: <olug at bstc.net>
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 2:05 PM
Subject: RE: [olug] Recommendations for Linux/Windows backup
software/hardware?


> Also try www.lht.com They sort of specialize in backup for Linux and other
> mixed media environments.  They also seemed easy to work with.
>
> John
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rogers, John C NWD02 [mailto:John.C.Rogers at nwd02.usace.army.mil]
> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 3:58 PM
> To: 'olug at bstc.net'
> Subject: RE: [olug] Recommendations for Linux/Windows backup
> software/hardware?
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> Try Arkeia from Knox software.  It has Unix/Linux and NT client or server
> modules and I think Sony has a AIT2 5 cartridge robot that will not make
you
> cry.  The AIT2 can hold 50-100GB per tape depending on compression and
data
> types being dumped.  The Sony tapes will make you cry at one hundred bucks
> each.
>
> The following:
http://www2.warehouse.com/product.asp?pf%5Fid=VW80178&cat=pc
> is a 4 cartridge one drive unit that can backup 400GB.  If your needs are
> smaller try a AIT1 unit which is less money with smaller capacity on the
> tape.  DLT has the new super tape units out or the older IV units are
> getting cheaper.
>
> We have a big Sony/Qualstar unit that will make you cry for the price but
we
> are also backing up over 1.TB.  The Arkeia software is one of the cheaper
> commercial products compared to Veritas or Stornet.
>
> Good luck,
> John
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bbrush at unlnotes.unl.edu [mailto:bbrush at unlnotes.unl.edu]
> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 3:33 PM
> To: olug at bstc.net
> Subject: Re: [olug] Recommendations for Linux/Windows backup
> software/hardware?
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> The first question is:  How much money do you have and how much do you
need
> to back up?  Autoloaders run from "Not too bad" to "Holy Moly! That's more
> than my yearly income"
>
> Bill
>
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>                     Adam Haeder
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>                     02:22 PM
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>                     Please
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>                     olug
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> Hey gang
> I'm in the process of re-evaluating my backup solution, and I'm looking
> for a hardware/software combo that will work with multiple linux servers
> and a few NT boxes.
> I'm also looking for a good place to get a tape autoloader that can
> handle at least 5 tapes at once (sick of swapping tapes every day!).
> Wondering if anyone has any recommendations. Thanks
>
> Adam Haeder
> AIM Institute
> adamh at omaha.org
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