I previously worked at Florida International University in the Computer Science department. We used amanda to back up the entire dept network which was several hundred gigs. With a little reading, testing, and patience, you can get better results from amanda than from a veritas system, IMHO.
Robert H. On 13 Mar 2003 at 21:34, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Wed, 12 Mar 2003, Dr. David Kirkby wrote: > > We are a french university and we use amanda to backup our unix system. > > here is our configuration. > > library DLT1 with 10 slots > 650Go of backup with 70 hosts > our server is a dell poweredge 1650 with a Gigabit Card. > > > > > Can anyone tell me if they use amanda and are a large commercial company > > (> 250 employees), a hospital or a university and if so how much it's > > used (whole institution, small department, single server etc). How many > > Gb do you back up (don't answer that if you feel its confidential, or > > you don't know). > > > > I don't work in computer support but are aware there is a talk of buying > > a Veritas backup package at academic discount (around 800 UK pounds or > > $1300). I wanted to know if amanda would be a viable option. I guess > > there are going to be issues bought up about support, stability, the > > importance of backups etc. I'd like to know of big organistations using > > the software and if they have compared it to Veritas. > > > > I looked at using amanda once for my home computer (Sun Ultra 80, about > > 200 Gb of disk space over 4/5 drives, 40 Gb tape drive), but decided > > that for such a small system, a couple of unix shell scripts run by cron > > was all I needed, so never bothered using amanda. I know shell scripts > > are currently used here but we intend expanding the disk space by quite > > a lot. > > > > So basically: > > a) I know little about amanda > > b) Have no intention of using it myself for my home computer, but wonder > > if its a variable option in a university department (~100 staff). > > > > > > Dr. David Kirkby PhD, > > Senior Research Fellow, > > Department of Medical Physics, > > University College London, > > 11-20 Capper St, London, WC1E 6JA. > > Tel: 020 7679 6408 Fax: 020 7679 6269 > > Internal telephone: ext 46408 > > e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Web page: http://www.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/~davek > > > > -- > Eric Doutreleau > I.N.T | Tel : +33 (0) 160764687 > 9 rue Charles Fourier | Fax : +33 (0) 160764321 > 91011 Evry France | email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- ******************************************* * Robert Hazbun * * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * www.hazbun.com * *******************************************
