[CentOS] Backup PC or other solution

Geenhuizen
2015-05-06T20:11:44Z

> On May 6, 2015, at 9:46 PM, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote:
>
> Alessandro Baggi wrote:
>> I list,
>> I'm new with backup ops and I'm searching a good system to
accomplish this
>> work. I know that on centos there are  bacula and amanda but they are
too
>> tape oriented. Another is that they are very powerfull but more
complex. I
>> need a solution for small office for disk storage and I found Backup
PC.
>> Many people say that it is great for small stuff and for great number
of
>> data.
>>
>> What do you mean about Backup PC?
>> Any experiences?
>> What solution do you use?
>
> Les, who I'm sure will hop in, likes it. We have a home-grown system
that
> automates rsync.
>
>       mark
>
I?ve been using BackupPC for several years for my 10 hosts, and works extremely
well, however it can take a lot of disk space, so I?d recommend a dedicated
drive for the backups.  I?ve restored many files over the years but haven?t as
yet needed to do a bare metal restore.
One further recommendation I have is that you might also consider a second host
that backs up the primary backup host in the event that it fails, which is what
I?m doing, and because I have it I backup all my hosts to 2 different servers.

The BackupPC list is very active at times and can provide you with lots of tips
and help.

Pete