Re: [TCLUG:7428] Tape backup headaches

[Ben Kochie <ben@nerp.net>]

amanda tape backup:  www.amanda.org

the best network backup system i know of (next to veritas netbackup or HP
omniback)  also works fine for local backups.. 

Thank You,
        Ben Kochie (ben@nerp.net)

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On Mon, 9 Aug 1999, Tim Wilson wrote:

> Hey everyone,
> 
> I'm trying to set up my tape backup system at school. I'm finding that I
> probably should have spent more money to get a DAT-based system because I
> haven't had much luck yet.
> 
> I bought a Seagate TapeStor 4 GB SCSI drive. It uses TR-4 tapes. I tried
> Arkeia, but it doesn't support that drive. Using 'taper' produces a
> segfault while attempting to write the archive to the tape. I'm guessing a
> generic 'tar' would do the trick, but does anyone know of a more
> user-friendly approach that might work on this system?
> 
> -Tim
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