Large Backup with Amanda

[Volker Lieder]

Martin Hepworth wrote:

> Why the multilevel backups?
>
> Are you using files based tapes in amanda for the 1st machine then 
> real tapes in the 2nd?

On the first machine we have virtual devices on a hard disk,
on the second machine is a backup-tape on which we backup the files 
created on the
first machine, also with amanda.
And i think the second amanda isn't necessary because we already dumped 
the files
on the first machine...

>
> you can use tar to backup if really want, but you loose the power of 
> amanda where you can keep the index file separate and it will tell you 
> which tape to go get when you need a restore.
>
> -- 
> Martin Hepworth
> Snr Systems Administrator
> Solid State Logic
> Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300
>
>
> Volker Lieder wrote:
>
>> Hello List,
>> i have a little question.
>> I have to backup nearly 330GB of Data in my company from different 
>> hosts.
>> At this moment we have installed 2 Servers. One server catches all 
>> the backups
>> from the different clients with amanda and makes a huge folder within 
>> all the backup-files.
>> After that we backup these folders in 80GB-portions on the other 
>> server which has
>> a backup-tape, also with amanda.
>> Is it possible to backup these files easily with a tar or is an 
>> amanda-backup
>> necessary?
>> Or has anybody an other solution or idea?
>>
Volker