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Re: Backup strategies

From: private) HKS (hks.privategmail.com)
Date: Sun Feb 01 2009 - 21:16:10 CST


On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 6:17 PM, Jason Dixon <jasondixongroup.net> wrote:
> There have been plenty of comments about distributed rcs systems. I
> have no complaints there at all, but I wanted to mention Bacula as a
> solid backup software option. We use it for our production needs in the
> office and colocation facility and I use it at home for my personal
> stuff. Works very well and Mike Erdely has done an excellent job with
> the port (sysutils/bacula).
>
> --
> Jason Dixon
> DixonGroup Consulting
> http://www.dixongroup.net/
>
>

I can (vehemently) second the Bacula recommendation for traditional
archive-style backups.

My reading of the OP's requirements seemed more along the lines of
managing edits of the same files on multiple machines, with the
possibility of rolling back to an older version if necessary. If I
misread this and he's looking more for data preservation, I know of no
more intuitive, self-managed, flexible backup system than Bacula.

-HKS