[plug] Linux backup programs

[Phil Steege]

Given that a hard drive is half the price of a tape backup unit, that is a 
cheaper, and faster backup solution.  I recently priced backup drives (scsi) 
and a 4Gb DDS-2 still costs around $400, where a 20Gb hard drive is under 
$300.

Software RAID 1 (mirror) might be another way to go with a second drive also.

Phil

On Saturday 16 June 2001 01:09 am, Travis Read wrote:
> The only backup solution I've been able to come up with involved
> installing a second HDD and doing a dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/hdb once a
> month...
>
> Anybody else got a better backup solution?
>
> TRav
>
> On Fri, 15 Jun 2001, Phil Steege wrote:
> > What are some recommended Linux backup programs (free, with source
> > preferably) I use tar and dump now, but was wondering what good
> > non-commercial alternatives might be.
> >
> > Phil