From: "Donald Tyler" <dtyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >Hi, > >We have recently expanded our network rather quickly and have added 5 RedHat >9 servers to our single Mac XServe Server. > >We used to use a piece of software for managing network backups called >Retrospect, which worked perfectly. But they don't seem to have any software >for Linux. > >What I am hoping is that someone can recommend a piece of software I can use >to automate and remotely manage the backup of all six servers, preferably >using a GUI interface. > >Retrospect worked in such a way that you installed client software on each >machine, and then install a single server with the control software. Using >this method, you did not have to set up any kind of file sharing etc as the >client software would back itself up onto the server. It could be automated >and I would get error messages from both the clients and the servers if a >client had not checked in for its regular backup. > >It would be ideal if I could get something similar, but it is not essential. >The only essential features are that its automated and manageable over a >network. I haven't used it myself, so take this with a grain of salt, but I've heard that the standard free network-backup software for unix is Amanda. http://www.amanda.org Ben -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
