Re: Backup KVM Guest VM in OVA or VMDK format

On Wed, Sep 14, 2022 at 7:37 PM Kaushal Shriyan wrote: > > On Sat, Sep 3, 2022 at 12:28 AM Kaushal Shriyan > wrote: > >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 1, 2022 at 9:43 PM Kaushal Shriyan >> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Is there a way to b

Re: Backup KVM Guest VM in OVA or VMDK format

On Sat, Sep 3, 2022 at 12:28 AM Kaushal Shriyan wrote: > > > On Thu, Sep 1, 2022 at 9:43 PM Kaushal Shriyan > wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Is there a way to backup KVM Guest VM in kvmguestosimage.ova or >> kvmguestosimage.vmdk format as I am trying to res

Re: Backup KVM Guest VM in OVA or VMDK format

On Thu, Sep 1, 2022 at 9:43 PM Kaushal Shriyan wrote: > Hi, > > Is there a way to backup KVM Guest VM in kvmguestosimage.ova or > kvmguestosimage.vmdk format as I am trying to restore it in AWS by > referring to https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/vm-import/ article as per the > be

Backup KVM Guest VM in OVA or VMDK format

Hi, Is there a way to backup KVM Guest VM in kvmguestosimage.ova or kvmguestosimage.vmdk format as I am trying to restore it in AWS by referring to https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/vm-import/ article as per the below supported file format. [1] Open Virtualization Archive (OVA) [2] Virtual Machine Disk

Re: restore/backup/snapshot

y does this make it a piece of cake to upgrade but it also minimizes the danger of a catastrophic drive failure taking it all out. As for backup snapshots, go to freshmeat.net and do a search for rsnapshot, one of the better rsync-based snapshot apps. -- Jack Bowling mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: Tape Backup

age- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ken Rossman > Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 10:27 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Tape Backup > > > On Thursday, October 23, 2003, at 10:18 AM, Nick Lindsell wrote: > >> The main rea

Re: Tape Backup

> I'd like to mount my tape as file system to browse datas. Do someone can > help me ? I don't think you can. However, if it contains a tar archive, you can just to tar tf /tape/drive > file and browse the file. Jon > > Thanks, > > Julien > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto

Re: Tape Backup

On Thursday, October 23, 2003, at 10:18 AM, Nick Lindsell wrote: The main reason is that, in order to do this you really need a high-speed random access device. Tape drives are neither high speed (at least not the speed you really need) nor are they random access (they are sequential access). Perh

Re: Tape Backup

> The main reason is that, in order to do this you really need a high- > speed random access device. Tape drives are neither high speed (at > least > not the speed you really need) nor are they random access (they are > sequential access). > > Perhaps someone has written a tape driver that will

Re: Tape Backup

On Thursday, October 23, 2003, at 10:46 AM, Julien MIONI wrote: I'd like to mount my tape as file system to browse datas. Do someone can help me ? There was only ever one tape subsystem that *I* knew of that allowed you to mount it and view it as a file system, and that was the (now- ancient) DECt

Re: Tape Backup

data written in? If you used dump, explore the "-i" flag to restore. (BTW, if you used the dump command, your backup will likely be imcomplete and inconsistent. Dump depends on low level access to the filesystem that is no longer valid. Google for "linus dump backup cpio" an

Re: restore/backup/snapshot

On Thu, 23 Oct 2003, bruce wrote: > hi... > > trying to find out what's the best/good app for doing a complete > backup/restore of a system. basically, i want to be able to take a > "snapshot" of a system and then store it. i need the "snapshot" to be

Tape Backup

Hi guys, I'd like to mount my tape as file system to browse datas. Do someone can help me ? Thanks, Julien -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list

restore/backup/snapshot

hi... trying to find out what's the best/good app for doing a complete backup/restore of a system. basically, i want to be able to take a "snapshot" of a system and then store it. i need the "snapshot" to be able to allow me to restore the server back to state it was i

Re: backup programs

Try arkeia-lite is a good one ! On Thu, 2003-10-16 at 11:00, Janyne Kizer wrote: > I've been using mondo (www.mondorescue.org) for the past 18 months or so > and it has worked great for us under 7.2. Unfortunately, I have not > been successful getting it to work under RH 9 so I am looking for a

backup programs

I've been using mondo (www.mondorescue.org) for the past 18 months or so and it has worked great for us under 7.2. Unfortunately, I have not been successful getting it to work under RH 9 so I am looking for a program for disaster recovery. We do daily dumps and rotate tapes and we do monthly

Tar for backup

I am setting up a backup linux machine to work over samba to backup files from a windows machine.   Script that i am using:   #!/bin/sh# full and incr backup script# created 27 Sep 99# Based on a script by Daniel O'Callaghan &l

Re: rsync-backup

On Friday 10 October 2003 15:01, Bret Hughes wrote: > On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 14:16, Bill Tangren wrote: > > Chris Purcell wrote: > > >>I tried this on both the backup machine, and the machine to be > > >> backed up. I still get prompted for a password. Could you (o

Re: rsync-backup

MKlinke wrote: Did you put id_dsa or id_dsa.pub into the authorized_keys2 file above. It should be the public key that is inserted. Regards, Mike Klinke That was it. I used id_dsa, not id_dsa.pub, the public key. Thanks, Bill -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTE

Re: rsync-backup

t;>> So how do you sort out the passwd when ssh asks for one, do you > >>>>have it in some secret file ? > >>> > >>>'ssh-agent' is one option for this.. > >>> > >>>%eval `ssh-agent` > >>>%ssh-add > >>

Re: rsync-backup

Bret Hughes wrote: On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 14:16, Bill Tangren wrote: Chris Purcell wrote: I tried this on both the backup machine, and the machine to be backed up. I still get prompted for a password. Could you (or someone else) provide an example of how you would use this in a script that uses

Re: rsync-backup

On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 14:16, Bill Tangren wrote: > Chris Purcell wrote: > >>I tried this on both the backup machine, and the machine to be backed > >>up. I still get prompted for a password. Could you (or someone else) > >>provide an example of how you would use th

Re: rsync-backup

%eval `ssh-agent` %ssh-add This will store and apply the key when required. Regards, Mike Klinke Mike, I tried this on both the backup machine, and the machine to be backed up. I still get prompted for a password. Could you (or someone else) provide an example of how you would use this in a s

Re: rsync-backup

? > > > > 'ssh-agent' is one option for this.. > > > > %eval `ssh-agent` > > %ssh-add > > > > This will store and apply the key when required. > > > > Regards, Mike Klinke > > Mike, > > I tried this on both the backup machine,

Re: rsync-backup

Chris Purcell wrote: I tried this on both the backup machine, and the machine to be backed up. I still get prompted for a password. Could you (or someone else) provide an example of how you would use this in a script that uses rsync and ssh to backup files from one machine to another? I read the

Re: rsync-backup

> I tried this on both the backup machine, and the machine to be backed > up. I still get prompted for a password. Could you (or someone else) > provide an example of how you would use this in a script that uses rsync > and ssh to backup files from one machine to another? I read the

Re: rsync-backup

n required. Regards, Mike Klinke Mike, I tried this on both the backup machine, and the machine to be backed up. I still get prompted for a password. Could you (or someone else) provide an example of how you would use this in a script that uses rsync and ssh to backup files from one machine to

Re: rsync-backup

> i am just trying to use rsync for backup , can anybody tell me how i can > do incremental backup ie only the new or modified files should go for backup rsync does that by default. If you want to save a backup history using rsync see: http://www.mikerubel.org/computers/rsync_sna

Re: rsync-backup

The user the backup script runs as needs to exchange it's ssh key to the machine it connects to. Now it won't ask for a ssh password. On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 11:41, Aly Dharshi wrote: > Hello, > > So how do you sort out the passwd when ssh asks for one, do you have it &g

Re: rsync-backup

On Thursday 09 October 2003 10:41, Aly Dharshi wrote: > Hello, > > So how do you sort out the passwd when ssh asks for one, do you have > it in some secret file ? > 'ssh-agent' is one option for this.. %eval `ssh-agent` %ssh-add This will store and apply the key when required. Regards,

Re: rsync-backup

Hello, So how do you sort out the passwd when ssh asks for one, do you have it in some secret file ? Cheers, Aly. On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 08:13, Bill Tangren wrote: > shyam wrote: > > hi guys > > > > i am just trying to use rsync for backup , can

Re: rsync-backup

shyam wrote: hi guys i am just trying to use rsync for backup , can anybody tell me how i can do incremental backup ie only the new or modified files should go for backup any help is precious This is a script that I use to do hourly backups of the /home directory on one of my servers

rsync-backup

hi guys i am just trying to use rsync for backup , can anybody tell me how i can do incremental backup ie only the new or modified files should go for backup any help is precious -- :-)"Success is not a Long jump nor a High jump ,its a Marathon of Steps":-) _/_/_/_/_/ _/_/_/ Shy

RE: Backup software suggestions

The arkeia software is good for your requirement... -santosh -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cokey de Percin Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 3:01 AM To: redhat-list Subject: Re: Backup software suggestions On Mon, 2003-10-06 at 11:30

Re: Backup software suggestions

On Mon, 2003-10-06 at 11:30, YoloIts wrote: > I have 4 Red Hat Linux servers that I want to backup. I have a Sony DDS-3 > tape drive. > I am looking for backup software that I can use to backup all the servers. > I would like to get a package that has a GUI interface. I have found &

Backup software suggestions

I have 4 Red Hat Linux servers that I want to backup. I have a Sony DDS-3 tape drive. I am looking for backup software that I can use to backup all the servers. I would like to get a package that has a GUI interface. I have found packages on the web but I wanted to get your input and ideas. Any

Backup not working

I'm trying to get a Seagate IDE tape drive working under RH 7.2. The drive is detected by the kernel as: hdd: Seagate STT2A, ATAPI TAPE drive The problem is that I can't seem to find any information for setting up the tape drive or using it for backups. Can anyone direct me to docs for con

Re: Backup Software for RedHat Linux 9.0

On Thu, 2003-10-02 at 15:33, Dali Islam wrote: > Hi! Everybody, I have an external usb hard drive. I > have three servers running windows 2000 server(Soon, > we will convert to Linux). > > My idea is to use Linux box to backup the data on the > external drive as we are convertin

Backup Software for RedHat Linux 9.0

Hi! Everybody, I have an external usb hard drive. I have three servers running windows 2000 server(Soon, we will convert to Linux). My idea is to use Linux box to backup the data on the external drive as we are converting to linux in near future, there is no reason to use a windows server to do

RE: Backup options and considerations

-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason Dixon Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 7:19 AM To: Red Hat Mailing List Subject: RE: Backup options and considerations On Mon, 2003-09-29 at 03:22, Buck wrote: > Sorry, > > I am using this

Re: Backup options and considerations

> I am thinking about backup procedures for my server. > I don't know what "normal" backup procedures look like, I don't think I > have seen any since about 1990. > > Anyone have any helpful suggestions? > > Buck Yeah, Unix Backup and Recovery. http://w

RE: Backup options and considerations

On Mon, 29 Sep 2003, Buck wrote: > Sorry, > > I am using this on RHL 9. I got distracted and forgot to add the > question about what backup software would be best. > > Thanks > Buck This is one of those questions similar to what religion is best... However, Arkeia

RE: Backup options and considerations

On Mon, 2003-09-29 at 03:22, Buck wrote: > Sorry, > > I am using this on RHL 9. I got distracted and forgot to add the > question about what backup software would be best. If that's the case, please search the archives. This has been covered ad nauseum. http://marc.theaimsgr

RE: Backup options and considerations

Sorry, I am using this on RHL 9. I got distracted and forgot to add the question about what backup software would be best. Thanks Buck -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason Dixon Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 12:40 AM To: Red Hat

Re: Backup options and considerations

On Mon, 2003-09-29 at 00:25, Buck wrote: > I am thinking about backup procedures for my server. [snip] > I don't know what "normal" backup procedures look like, I don't think I > have seen any since about 1990. > > Anyone have any helpful suggestions? I really

Backup options and considerations

I am thinking about backup procedures for my server. I am currently using the following partitions on my Windows server: A) Main boot, OS and programs, B) Minimal OS install for restoring the OS if necessary, C) Data Partition for storing all shared data, D) Partition for storing drive images for

Re: Prefered backup method?

> On Wed, Sep 17, 2003 at 10:56:06AM -0500, Benjamin J. Weiss wrote: >> Now, if your NAS is on the other end of a fast fiber connection a couple >> of >> miles down the road ;) > > Picture this scenario: > > - One storage box onsite > - One identical storage box offsite over fast fiber connect

Re: Prefered backup method?

> At 11:00 9/18/2003 -0400, you wrote: >>Doesn't the fast fiber connection cost on a monthly basis? So you go >> from >>a fixed cost solution to a monthly cost. It might be cost effective to >>start but for how long will that remain true? > > Not always. You're assuming your market, your carrier

RE: Prefered backup method?

At 09:40 9/19/2003 -0700, you wrote: AragonX on Thursday, September 18, 2003 8:00 AM said: > Doesn't the fast fiber connection cost on a monthly basis? So you go > from a fixed cost solution to a monthly cost. It might be cost > effective to start but for how long w

Re: Prefered backup method?

At 11:00 9/18/2003 -0400, you wrote: Doesn't the fast fiber connection cost on a monthly basis? So you go from a fixed cost solution to a monthly cost. It might be cost effective to start but for how long will that remain true? Not always. You're assuming your market, your carriers, your conditio

Re: Prefered backup method?

On Fri, 19 Sep 2003 09:40:11 -0700 "Chris W. Parker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > AragonX > on Thursday, September 18, 2003 8:00 AM said: > > > Doesn't the fast fiber connection cost on a monthly basis? So you > > go > > from a fixed cost solution to a monthly cost

RE: Prefered backup method?

AragonX on Thursday, September 18, 2003 8:00 AM said: > Doesn't the fast fiber connection cost on a monthly basis? So you go > from a fixed cost solution to a monthly cost. It might be cost > effective to start but for how long will that remain true? Wait... Doesn

Re: Prefered backup method?

> On Wed, Sep 17, 2003 at 10:56:06AM -0500, Benjamin J. Weiss wrote: >> Now, if your NAS is on the other end of a fast fiber connection a couple >> of >> miles down the road ;) > > Picture this scenario: > > - One storage box onsite > - One identical storage box offsite over fast fiber connect

problem in kdat backup in 7.2

Hi, In previous version of Redhat there was a option to take a backup thru KDE graphical utility called KDAT. But in Linux 7.2 I am unable to find same utility under Gnome or Kde, Is there any alternative in Linux 7.2 to take backup thru graphical utility which has some features like KDAT or is

Re: Prefered backup method?

On Wed, Sep 17, 2003 at 02:48:10PM -0400, Kent Borg wrote: > How long does it take to do a backup of the 3.5TB storage? How long > does it take to get a file out of the backup? How long to do a > restore? This is different from home network territory. You're trying to make me cus

Re: Prefered backup method?

On Wed, Sep 17, 2003 at 12:27:57PM -0600, Rodolfo J. Paiz wrote: > Any disaster that hits the main server in Texas, the SparcStation in > Guatemala, my P100 at home, _and_ the Dutchman has earned my data and is > welcome to have it for lunch! Granted, having only 10GB to backup > el

Re: Prefered backup method?

How long does it take to do a backup of the 3.5TB storage? How long does it take to get a file out of the backup? How long to do a restore? This is different from home network territory. More questions: How much data changes from one backup to the next? Is there room for incremental backups

RE: Prefered backup method?

> I'll step back in here since people seem to want to slam > tape. I happen > to manage systems in a medium-size enterprise. One server alone has > 3.5TB of storage. For that server, we take weekly full > backups and plan > to keep (most systems are already there but this one isn't > yet)

Re: Prefered backup method?

At 13:03 9/17/2003 -0400, you wrote: Ah, yes you did, indeed. I had missed that that excellent post was by you. (A reaction to it: Most instances of people saying "to be secure, uninstall everything, make the box unusable" make me scoff, but your description of a very limited bac

RE: Prefered backup method?

> NAS is short for Network Attached Storage. So NAS-es would > be "Network > Attached Storages" which doesn't sound right :-). How about > NAS arrays > or NAS appliances or NAS subsystems? > > -- > Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Member #1, Red Hat Community A

Re: Prefered backup method?

ed haven't even broken 200GB yet... to them, off-site backup really is as simple as backing up to a single removable 250GB hard drive and taking it home. In these environments, I have yet to find a situation where tape is, to me, the best alternative; and so I am biased, but not blind. I h

Re: Prefered backup method?

s argument is > specifically about media) does not in itself resolve the off-site backup > need. But you _can_ carry both tapes and hard drives in hotswap cages > off-site, or you _can_ do the fast fiber thing, or whatever. This is part > of the backup _strategy_ that needs solving but

Re: Prefered backup method?

On Wed, Sep 17, 2003 at 10:14:52AM -0600, Rodolfo J. Paiz wrote: > Don't like it. If users can access the backup box, or if (as per your last > point) the NAS-es (how the hell do you pluralize NAS, anyway?) NAS is short for Network Attached Storage. So NAS-es would be "

Re: Prefered backup method?

On Wed, Sep 17, 2003 at 12:49:58PM -0400, Javier Gostling wrote: > If you backup to another building, you are still not protected > against some city-wide disasters such as a nuclear bomb (ok. that's > stretching it a little too far, but it states the point). You don't need

Re: Prefered backup method?

On Wed, Sep 17, 2003 at 10:09:55AM -0600, Rodolfo J. Paiz wrote: > As you've correctly pointed out elsewhere, this is part of the > backup _strategy_ whereas the argument is about _media_. I did point > out initially that time travel is important in a backup strategy and > suggest

Re: Prefered backup method?

On Wed, Sep 17, 2003 at 10:14:52AM -0600, Rodolfo J. Paiz wrote: > >- One onsite box mounting both storage boxes' nbd devices in raid1 and > > receiving/performing backups > > Don't like it. If users can access the backup box, or if (as per your last > point)

Re: Prefered backup method?

iving/performing backups Opinions? Don't like it. If users can access the backup box, or if (as per your last point) the NAS-es (how the hell do you pluralize NAS, anyway?) are mounted as RAID-1 or similar, then you've lost your backup. One worm or virus, or one data corruption bug, and

Re: Prefered backup method?

. Now, if your NAS is on the other end of a fast fiber connection a couple of miles down the road ;) As mentioned elsewhere, any media you use (and this argument is specifically about media) does not in itself resolve the off-site backup need. But you _can_ carry both tapes and hard drives in

Re: Prefered backup method?

a point of which I am aware. I do backups like this by making a second backup on-site, then keeping it incremental off-site via network links (i.e. WAN or VPN over Internet). This is how I avoid the concept of moving 3TB over the network, a problem to which I simply do not have an answer. But

Re: Prefered backup method?

On Wed, Sep 17, 2003 at 10:56:06AM -0500, Benjamin J. Weiss wrote: > Now, if your NAS is on the other end of a fast fiber connection a couple of > miles down the road ;) Picture this scenario: - One storage box onsite - One identical storage box offsite over fast fiber connection - Storage bo

Re: Prefered backup method?

On Wed, Sep 17, 2003 at 08:56:56AM -0600, Rodolfo J. Paiz wrote: > At 10:24 9/17/2003 -0400, you wrote: > >What about using cygwin to run rsync and openssh on the Windows machine? > > A little heavy, don't you think? That's a lot of stuff to run just for > rsync; I like Ed's idea of smbmount bett

Re: Prefered backup method?

> I recently set up a NAS box for a customer, using a Promise chassis and 15 > 250GB drives, which resulted in 3.25TB real useful space and cost a total > of $6,000 (overall cost per GB: $1.85). These numbers include a hot spare > drive and the parity drive, so only 13 drives are "useful" and the b

Re: Prefered backup method?

the need yet but I am interested in this thread so will jump in here. There is one other aspect of backing up that I do not see addressed here and that is the possible requirement to have a backup of database files that are referentially intact. I was wondering if a combination of LVM snap dis

Re: Prefered backup method?

things like rsnapshot and maybe a more disks at a second location, and it is possible to get good backups from disks, but describing a single array does not answer someone asking about backups. -kb, the Kent who thinks tape *is* outdated for most (all?) backup scenarios, but the Kent who also tr

Re: Prefered backup method?

On Wed, Sep 17, 2003 at 10:24:50AM -0400, Javier Gostling wrote: > On Tue, Sep 16, 2003 at 11:25:36PM -0600, Rodolfo J. Paiz wrote: > > The only catch is my wife's computer, since I do not have rsync for Windows > > 2000. I need a way to use Putty (more likely, pscp) to do rsync's job, but > > I

Re: Prefered backup method?

At 10:24 9/17/2003 -0400, you wrote: On Tue, Sep 16, 2003 at 11:25:36PM -0600, Rodolfo J. Paiz wrote: > The only catch is my wife's computer, since I do not have rsync for Windows > 2000. I need a way to use Putty (more likely, pscp) to do rsync's job, but > I have not figured that out yet. What

Re: Prefered backup method?

l get way more speed than tape would > ever give you along with the neat non-linear access, real-time speed, > yadda yadda yadda. You want an off-site backup? Put the drive in a > removable case. Bzzzt. Thanks for playing :-) Tape has its place. In the home, sure, tape is usually not needed

Re: Prefered backup method?

On Tue, Sep 16, 2003 at 11:25:36PM -0600, Rodolfo J. Paiz wrote: > The only catch is my wife's computer, since I do not have rsync for Windows > 2000. I need a way to use Putty (more likely, pscp) to do rsync's job, but > I have not figured that out yet. What about using cygwin to run rsync and

Re: Prefered backup method?

On Tue, Sep 16, 2003 at 11:25:36PM -0600, Rodolfo J. Paiz wrote: > At 15:21 9/11/2003 +0200, you wrote: > >Do you folks have prefered backup utils and methods? > >ie tar or cpio, perhaps something else? > >Is there a beter way to backup, instead of tape perhaps to another &g

Re: Prefered backup method?

At 15:21 9/11/2003 +0200, you wrote: Do you folks have prefered backup utils and methods? ie tar or cpio, perhaps something else? Is there a beter way to backup, instead of tape perhaps to another Harddrive? Tape is old, linear, slow, EXPENSIVE, and it breaks. Nasty stuff, no one should use it

Re: Prefered backup method?

Kent Borg wrote: Let me give and example. Let's say I have: - initial backup - incremental backup 1 - incremental backup 2 - incremental backup 3 - incremental backup 4 These backups share common files via hard links. How much space does backup 2 take? Or, put another way, how much

Re: Prefered backup method?

ny greater. I don't remember saying it was greater, I want to know how big one backup is. Let me give and example. Let's say I have: - initial backup - incremental backup 1 - incremental backup 2 - incremental backup 3 - incremental backup 4 These backups share common files via

Re: Prefered backup method?

On Fri, Sep 12, 2003 at 11:35:41AM -0400, Kent Borg wrote: > On Thu, Sep 11, 2003 at 08:23:39AM -0700, Jack Bowling wrote: > > I think backup methods are determined by your level of paranoia. For > > myself, I use a dedicated backup hard drive and rsnapshot > > http://rsnapsho

Re: Prefered backup method?

On Thu, Sep 11, 2003 at 08:23:39AM -0700, Jack Bowling wrote: > I think backup methods are determined by your level of paranoia. For > myself, I use a dedicated backup hard drive and rsnapshot > http://rsnapshot.sourceforge.net for doing the grunt work. I am doing backups with a sim

RE: Prefered backup method?

If your organization is small and you want to take backup upto 4-5 servers then arkeia is very good utility for linux.. -santosh -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Denham Eva Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 8:19 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Prefered backup method?

Jack Byers [EMAIL PROTECTED] Just wondering Do you folks have prefered backup utils and methods? ie tar or cpio, perhaps something else? Is there a beter way to backup, instead of tape perhaps to another Harddrive? Just a thought that occured to me, I would like to see if my backup

RE: Prefered backup method?

Thanks Jack, I'll look into this one. Regards Denham > -Original Message- > From: Jack Bowling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 5:24 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Prefered backup method? > > > I think backup methods

Re: Prefered backup method?

** Reply to message from Denham Eva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Thu, 11 Sep 2003 15:21:38 +0200 > Hello > > Just wondering > Do you folks have prefered backup utils and methods? > ie tar or cpio, perhaps something else? > Is there a beter way to backup, instead of

RE: Prefered backup method?

ilto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 4:00 PM > To: Red Hat Mailing List > Subject: Re: Prefered backup method? > > Hi Denham. Please search the archives, Google, read. There > are tons of > good documentation on this. How you do it depends on your >

Re: Prefered backup method?

On Thu, 2003-09-11 at 09:21, Denham Eva wrote: > Hello > > Just wondering > Do you folks have prefered backup utils and methods? > ie tar or cpio, perhaps something else? > Is there a beter way to backup, instead of tape perhaps to another > Harddrive? > > Just a

Prefered backup method?

Hello Just wondering Do you folks have prefered backup utils and methods? ie tar or cpio, perhaps something else? Is there a beter way to backup, instead of tape perhaps to another Harddrive? Just a thought that occured to me, I would like to see if my backup methodologies are correct

Re: backup using dvd burner and windows machine

At 07:56 PM 9/5/2003, you wrote: On Fri, 2003-09-05 at 19:04, Ian L wrote: > Hello all, > > I was wondering what the general opinion was on using a dvd burner in a > windows machine to backup some directories/files on 2-3 redhat servers? I > was thinking i could just mount the relev

Re: backup using dvd burner and windows machine

On Fri, 2003-09-05 at 19:04, Ian L wrote: > Hello all, > > I was wondering what the general opinion was on using a dvd burner in a > windows machine to backup some directories/files on 2-3 redhat servers? I > was thinking i could just mount the relevant directories using samba, a

backup using dvd burner and windows machine

Hello all, I was wondering what the general opinion was on using a dvd burner in a windows machine to backup some directories/files on 2-3 redhat servers? I was thinking i could just mount the relevant directories using samba, and then just burn them directly to the dvd, or tar them up first

Re: What backup solution for direct-attach?

Trevor wrote: exabyte has always been a favorite of mine. BTW - I used Exabyte's EZ-17 Autoloader on Red Hat 7.3 system for a year with hardly any problems. A couple of times the autoloader would get confused and would have to power it off and on. I used it with an Adaptec 2942UW and BRU so

RE: What backup solution for direct-attach?

exabyte has always been a favorite of mine. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Furnish, Trever G Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 12:40 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: What backup solution for direct-attach? Thanks, all who

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tape that is staying close is expensive (can you afford a backup tape drive too?) and the media is getting rolled really thin. And it is slow. A disk, in contrast, is instantly usable in that it can be mounted directly. That speed might be worth a *lot* in the case that you actually need t

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Furnish, Trever G wrote: What software, controller, and tape drive works for you? What would you suggest or suggest avoiding? I've used Adaptec controllers with HP SureStore DAT40e and DAT40i with no trouble. This is a DDS-4 DAT tape drive. For software I've used plain old tar and BRU. I'

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Thanks for the advice to avoid Travan, btw. Anyone doing backups to tape on a regular basis? What do you use? -- Trever > -Original Message- > From: Furnish, Trever G [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 9:25 AM > To: Redhat List (E-mail) > Subject

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