*BSD News Article 80745


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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 12:55:10 -0400
From: Ron Bickers <rbickers@intercenter.net>
To: Claude Pio <pio@interlog.com>
Subject: Re: Backups to SCSI tape
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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