Tape drive backup Linux

linuxguy08 · 10-08-2010, 12:37 PM

Hi ,

i have centos 5.9 running on my server and i have to take backup of my entire data from the different server.This one I want to make it as backup server. I need few informations about the tap drive

1.Which tape drive is good also compatible with Linux (centos ), pls send me the link
2.How to take backup into tape drive , good if you send any doc.
3. Any backup software which is kind of opensource

Thanks

MensaWater · 10-08-2010, 01:02 PM

Have a look at Bacula. We use a commercial product here but a lot of people have recommended Bacula FOSS many times on this list and others:

http://www.bacula.org/

I imagine any drive Bacula supports would work. I have an old DLT drive in my 32 bit CentOS5 system and backup to it with tar with no problems.

linuxguy08 · 10-08-2010, 02:18 PM

Thanks for the information

Do you buy magnetic tape for storing datas? if so , which tape is compatible for DLT tape drive.

MensaWater · 10-08-2010, 03:18 PM

That would depend on the version of DLT drive.

I am NOT suggesting a DLT drive by the way - that is rather old technology - I was just saying that I happen to have one working doing backup with tar.

jamrock · 10-09-2010, 08:17 PM

The main opensource enterprise backup products are Bacula and Amanda. I prefer Bacula but your taste may differ. http://www.bacula.org/en/

It takes a while to understand the Bacula configuration but once configured, it is a reliable and stable product.

The Bacula manual will give you a list of tape drives that have been tested. Users on the Bacula mailing list also make recommendations.

Remember to test your ability to restore your backups at regular intervals.

choogendyk · 10-14-2010, 06:54 AM

You can see lots of options by looking at the links here http://www.linuxquestions.org/bookmarks/tags/backup. My personal preference is Amanda. http://blogs.umass.edu/choogend/2007...-about-amanda/ is slightly old, but still applicable. Since then a lot of development has gone into Amanda. See http://amanda.zmanda.com/ and http://wiki.zmanda.com/index.php/Main_Page, where there is a quick start guide that can get you up and running relatively painlessly.