Re: [Hampshire] Linux tape backup software

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Author: Keith Edmunds
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To: hampshire
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Linux tape backup software
On Fri, 7 Sep 2007 20:29:55 +0100, hugo@??? said:

> I have used Amanda in the past (4-5 years ago), too, but had
> problems with kernel oopses...It also had problems with backup volumes
> spanning multiple tapes, which I don't believe Bacula has. These issues
> may have been solved since.


Not seen kernel oopses in recent versions of Amanda, but you're right that
it doesn't span multiple tape volumes. There are ways around that, but
there shouldn't need to be.

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Keith Edmunds

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