On Sat, 11 Jan 2014 09:44:07 -0800 "Andrius D. Ilgunas" <andr...@ilgunas.net> wrote:
> We're setting up amanda on our servers, and the primary backup is > going to be on a dedicated disk/virtual tapes. One of the offsite > locations is going to be a bucket on Amazon's S3. > > Now I see that amanda has the capability of writing to multiple > volumes in parallel, but I'm wondering if it would be more efficient > to have amada write the backup to the localdisk first and then use > rsync to mirror that backup onto the S3 bucket. > > Or would it be a better idea to have amanda manage both > "tapechangers"? > > Any discussion would be most welcome! What I do is similar to your first proposal. I back up to virtual tapes, then rsync to external hard drive for off site backup. http://charlescurley.com/blog/articles/off_site_backups_for_amanda/index.html You probably want to save the metadata so that restores from offsite will be easier. http://charlescurley.com/blog/articles/backing_up_amanda_metadata/index.html -- The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. -- U.S. Const. Amendment IV Key fingerprint = CE5C 6645 A45A 64E4 94C0 809C FFF6 4C48 4ECD DFDB
