samba - Mar 2003 - Backup - suggestions needed....

Linux RH 7.3, Samba 2.2.7a
NT 4.0 SP6 - Backup Exec 8.5

The linux box is running the Backup Exec client for Unix
('http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/192093.htm')

Occasionally, when doing a backup the entire linux system freezes.  I have
to do a hard reboot without a shutdown, etc.
There is 40 plus gigs on the backup, so I dont think a tar and copy would be
bery efficient.

I am wondering a couple things here:

1.  Is anyone successfull with doing a backup off of linux using BE and the
BE agent for UNIX?

2.  Is there a better way to do this?  I thought I could be able to connect
to the samba share and pull it off that way, but that doesnt work...

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

I use taper as my backup software and it works VERY well.  Free is good too.
:-)

http://taper.sourceforge.net/



-----Original Message-----
From: Chris McKeever [mailto:cgmckeever@prupref.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 2:29 PM
To: samba@lists.samba.org
Subject: [Samba] Backup - suggestions needed....


Linux RH 7.3, Samba 2.2.7a
NT 4.0 SP6 - Backup Exec 8.5

The linux box is running the Backup Exec client for Unix
('http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/192093.htm')

Occasionally, when doing a backup the entire linux system freezes.  I have
to do a hard reboot without a shutdown, etc.
There is 40 plus gigs on the backup, so I dont think a tar and copy would be
bery efficient.

I am wondering a couple things here:

1.  Is anyone successfull with doing a backup off of linux using BE and the
BE agent for UNIX?

2.  Is there a better way to do this?  I thought I could be able to connect
to the samba share and pull it off that way, but that doesnt work...

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
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Are you using the 64bit Alpha version?  As the author says, 4Gb backups are
any good to anyone...

-----Original Message-----
From: TJ Davis [mailto:TJDavis@sagu.edu]
Sent: 12 March 2003 20:31
To: 'Chris McKeever'; samba@lists.samba.org
Subject: RE: [Samba] Backup - suggestions needed....


I use taper as my backup software and it works VERY well.  Free is good too.
:-)

http://taper.sourceforge.net/