topic Re: Looking for the best backup software in Operating System - Linux

Looking for the best backup software

Nguyen Anh Tien — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 23:00:43 GMT

Pls recommend which GNU backup software is TOP for Redhat v9.0 and higher!
Why is it considered TOP software!
thank in advance!

Re: Looking for the best backup software

Vipulinux — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 05:05:48 GMT

Hi

In mu opinion tar based software work the best for redhat.

You can either use command line tar backup or use a utility like kdat.

I think this way as I have been using it and found it easy to manage and restore as well.

Cheers

Re: Looking for the best backup software

Nguyen Anh Tien — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 05:25:25 GMT

tar did not support for differential backup.
and manager tape...

Re: Looking for the best backup software

Ivan Ferreira — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 07:14:54 GMT

For Red Hat, the best software is "star", and I think that is not installed by default.

You can also search for a most elaborated solution, like Amanda.

Re: Looking for the best backup software

Lionel Giraudeau — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 08:58:41 GMT

Hi,

Why not using Mondo Rescue ?

http://www.mondorescue.org

Even if it is much more Disaster Recovery oriented than a true backup solution like "tar" for example.

Regards,
Lionel

Re: Looking for the best backup software

Ivan Ferreira — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 10:58:45 GMT

In fact, there is no best software. The best software is the software the you best know how to use, the software that you can be sure that when you have a problem, you will restore the data.

The only software I know that may cause problems is dump/restore.

Re: Looking for the best backup software

Vincent Fleming — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 17:54:50 GMT

I've always found that the worst backup software in the world is what you're currently using...

Backup software is funny like that...

Re: Looking for the best backup software

Nguyen Anh Tien — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 20:53:55 GMT

Thank for all
MondoRescue is really nice! COOL