On Fri, 31 Aug 2001, Glenn Meyer wrote:
> I use an HP SureStore 5000 (4mm Dat DDS1 2GB tapes) with an Adaptec 2940
> adapter. I use the Dump and Restore utils. So far it has worked well but
> is slow and too small. I also have a Yamaha CD-RW, but again too slow and
> too small for backups. I am going to switch over to backup to extra hard
> drives as suggested on the list. Makes a lot more sense to me because fo
> the speed - and being able to restore on another system if need be.
Amanda is your friend, and may be configured to dump staging
backup content to a work drive, usually making tape roll speed
less of an issue.
She is GPL'd and easy -- 'It is best when it is free'
-- Russ
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