> and since i believe that you have implemented this solution with CentOS > boxen... when you get a moment or five... > ...would you mind detailing the "*simple* step by step basics" of what you > have done... detailing the processors, cards, and pertinent hardware > names, > sizes, and speeds involved please? The advanteges of Bacula are nomerous. If you are talking about enterprise grade features than you need Bacula. There's a nice addition to it: http://sourceforge.net/projects/jbacula/ it helps you to configure Bacula much faster the firs time you use. It has a complete documentation with examples, a helpful author and great community. It's a very complete system, you can backup windowze and linux/unix boxes too. I'm very happy with it. bye, Ago