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From: mury@goldengate.net (Mury)
Subject: Re: Backups to SCSI tape
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Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 20:28:36 GMT
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Any idea where Amanda might be found?


Ron Bickers <rbickers@intercenter.net> wrote:

>On Sun, 13 Oct 1996, Claude Pio wrote:

>> What is the best way to backup the system to a scsi tape drive. I need
>> to run daily backups.
>> 
>> Appreciate any help in this matter....	
>> 

>If you're running BSDI 2.1, check out 'amanda'.  It's a front end to dump
>that manages regular backups on a single or multiple machines.  If you're
>not running 2.1, the source is available to compile on other platforms.

>Ron