samba - Sep 2004 - Just a quick suggestion for backup solution, please???

Hi everybody,

I´ve been using samba for a while, but I have no backups...
I´ve just added a 160Gb IDE disk to the server, so I´m going to use it as a
online backup. Does anybody have a suggestion for a backup solution? I´m a
litte desperate, things like Amanda or Bacula seems a little too much for
me...

I´d just like something simple and effective, with some easy way to Restore
files...

My Samba file storage uses a 140Gb scsi - raid-5.

Any quick suggestion, please?

Thanks a lot!
[]´s,
Mark Jones

On Friday 17 September 2004 19:14, Mark Jones wrote:
> Hi everybody,
>
> I=B4ve been using samba for a while, but I have no backups...
> I=B4ve just added a 160Gb IDE disk to the server, so I=B4m going to use it
as
> a online backup. Does anybody have a suggestion for a backup solution?
I=B4m
> a litte desperate, things like Amanda or Bacula seems a little too much for
> me...
>
> I=B4d just like something simple and effective, with some easy way to
> Restore files...
>
> My Samba file storage uses a 140Gb scsi - raid-5.
>
> Any quick suggestion, please?
Check out rysnc. See http://www.samba.org/rsync/

=2D John T.
>
> Thanks a lot!
> []=B4s,
> Mark Jones
=2D-=20
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John H Terpstra wrote:
> On Friday 17 September 2004 19:14, Mark Jones wrote:
>>Does anybody have a suggestion for a backup solution?
> 
> Check out rysnc. See http://www.samba.org/rsync/
You may also find the following backup/rsync related link useful:
http://www.mikerubel.org/computers/rsync_snapshots/

Igor

"Mark Jones" <mlp1@ig.com.br> wrote in message
news:cig2va$5sg$1@sea.gmane.org...
> Hi everybody,
>
> I´ve been using samba for a while, but I have no backups...
> I´d just like something simple and effective, with some easy way to
Restore
> files...
> Any quick suggestion, please?
>
> Thanks a lot!
> []´s,
> Mark Jones
I use Bacula and have no problems with it.  It took a while to understand
how to set it up, however.

I have read good things about Arkeia (www.arkeia.com).  They have a light
version that is free.

One of our clients uses Tapeware by Yosemite Technologies
(www.tapeware.com).  It is good enough for Dell and Seagate to bundle it
with their products.  You can use the evaluation copy for 30 days.

As usual, you need to test, test, test before using them in production
environments.

Hope this helps.

Jamrock,

Take a look at:   http://sourceforge.net/projects/backuppc

Doug

jamrock wrote:
>"Mark Jones" <mlp1@ig.com.br> wrote in message
>news:cig2va$5sg$1@sea.gmane.org...
>  
>
>>Hi everybody,
>>
>>I?ve been using samba for a while, but I have no backups...
>>    
>>
>  
>

> > Ive been using samba for a while, but I have no backups...
> > Id just like something simple and effective, with some easy way to
> Restore
> > files...
> > Any quick suggestion, please?
If you have ACL support enabled on you Samba server make sure your
backup solution supports backing up meta-data and extended attributes. 
99 of out 100 do NOT.

Our solution (even after looking at commercial packages) has been to use
XFS filesystems and xfsdump/xfsrestore.
> I have read good things about Arkeia (www.arkeia.com).  They have a light
> version that is free.
And crazy expensive.

Thanks for the tip, Doug!

I´ve installed BackupPC and till now (6 days) I´m pretty happy... For the
ones that have spare HD´s and would like to have an on-line backup-restore
solution, it´s a good tool.

[]´s,
Mark Jones

"Doug Lytle" <support@drdos.info> wrote in message
news:414C6377.6050303@drdos.info...
Jamrock,

Take a look at:   http://sourceforge.net/projects/backuppc

Doug

jamrock wrote:
>"Mark Jones" <mlp1@ig.com.br> wrote in message
>news:cig2va$5sg$1@sea.gmane.org...
>
>
>>Hi everybody,
>>
>>I´ve been using samba for a while, but I have no backups...
>>
>>
>
>

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