Re: [tlug] Backup Software

[Fredric Fredricson <Fredric.Fredricson@example.com>]

On 11/25/2010 06:49 AM, Jawaad Mahmood wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> I've been doing some work for a company that is using 3 different
> distros (Gentoo, Ubuntu and CentOS), albeit in different roles.
> They've started phasing out Gentoo, but the current backup methods
> they are using seem insane. (Everything is done manually).
>
> My first thought was to setup something using RSync, but I came across
> this post:
>
> http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/10things/?p=895
>
> This post seems incredibly spammy, but has anyone here actually used
> FWBackup?  Alternatively, do you have any ideas for a good backup tool
> I can use to backup the contents of various linux machines&  servers
> through the network?
In my last job we used NetWorker. It can handle a mix of machines.
It is not free and does require installation on each client and the only 
good thing I can say is that it can backup data AND restore it for a mix 
of server OSes.

http://www.emc.com/products/detail/software/networker.htm

/Fredric

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