Try flexbackup MS On Wed, 2002-07-03 at 00:02, dfox wrote: > > My problem is that I have no idea how to use the tape drive. > > > > Could someone give me some pointers please. > > I think there's a Tape howto over in the howto docs, but once you > have the tape working, it's pretty easy to use - you just use the > /dev/st0 (it is scsi, right?) or /dev/nst0 devises - the second is > the no-rewind device. > > > > > Is it worth playing with? > > Do yuo like to make backups? Or do you want to risk losing your > data? :) > > > > Which tape would work with it? > > My surestore drive uses 4mm DAT tapes - they are DDS-2 and capacity > is 2 gigs uncompressed. When I got the drive, that was just right > for copacity; nowadays it is a bit small. But I rarely need to back > everything up. The tapes I've been using are Imation 4mm tapes - $5 > bucks a pop when I got the drive. > > > What backup software could I use with it? > > Lots support tapes - since it is a device you can just use > 'tar'. I've found that 'tar' is just as easy to use, and probably > preferable over other backup software. Plus, Arkeia would need X, > which translates to a pretty big system build before you could restore > a tape. Tar can fit on a rescue diskette. > > > ---- >
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