Thank you to everyone who replied. ...Neil >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/22/02 04:16PM >>> On Wed, May 22, 2002 at 01:01:55PM -0700, Jon R. Doyle wrote:
> Well you said Freeware, and the best fit it tar, in fact I think it is > better than some commercial stuff, as long as you do not need so > called "agents" like connectors to Oracle or something for Hot > back-up/restore. You can make some really neat scripts for tar using > cron jobs, at jobs, and even rsync/ssh to do some extensive backup > routines. Tar also can be called to compress and use tape devices. Um, suit yourself, but if you're going in that direction, I'd recommend Amanda, which uses either tar or dump under the covers, but at least gives you rudimentary tape management. Adam
