[Novalug] client server backup systems

Crawford Rainwater crawford.rainwater@linux-etc.com
Tue Feb 26 16:41:53 EST 2008


Comments below.  BTW, I get the list in Digest format so pardon any delayed responses to this thread.

----- novalug-request@calypso.tux.org wrote:
> From: John covici <covici@ccs.covici.com>
> Subject: [Novalug] client server backup systems
> 
> Hi.  I am looking for a backup solution with the following
> characteristics:
> 
> (1) client server operation and (2) most important I want it to
> restore to its last current state i.e. if a file was deleted
> inbetween
> two incremental backups  and I have to restore the system, the file
> in
> question should not be restored.
> 

<...snipped...>

> 
> I am managing the boxes remotely, so I can't mount any tapes, etc.
> 
> Thanks.
> 

Have you looked into Bacula (http://www.bacula.org)?  I am not sure about the second aspect you mentioned below on the restoration, but on the first aspect I believe Bacula is quite well suited for that.

HTH.

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