From: Sorin Srbu <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> I've built a new backup server for our linux-clients.
> Is Amanda the way to go for a backup-solution?
> It seems to be pretty powerful, if a bit finickety to set up initially.
> The way we currently do backups is to use rsync from the clients to two
> folders on an older server that rolls over every other week. This worked fine
> for a while, but the rsync is cumulative and the users generate a tremendous
> amount of data every day after having had a client upgrade with newer and
> hilariously fast computers for calculation. The previous *nix-admin set it up
> this way with rsync, meaning that we in the long run have data that is way
> obsolete and get increasingly difficult to maintain.
> As the backup solution must be next to free, ie "free beer", Amanda looks
> suitable.
> What do you use for backing up data?
Used amanda in the past (a decade ago)...
I use bacula now.
JD
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