[SLUG] Backup options

[Simon Bryan <sbryan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,
I am in the process of settingup a backup system on a linux box to backup 
all the files setup by users in our AUC system. Typically they are in 
/home, /var/auc /var/lib/mysql. At the moment this is simple, I loade the 
CPIO module into Webmin, selected the directories to backup, the module 
saved it as a cron script, which I have used Webmin again to set it to run 
every night. So far so good....and at the moment that will do. The Tape 
Drive is a HP Surestore, using the TRAVAN cartridges. This will do up to 
4GB uncompressed and 8GB compressed. However eventually their may be up to 
40-50GB of data to backup, this is well out of my realm of experience even 
in the Windows world. I need to plan ahead and have about 6months before 
the 4GB will be exceeded.
Is anyone in this situation and can give me some pointers or reading matter?
The box is a HP45E Netserver with the Surestore 4 drive, which I assume I 
would need to change. The OS is RH7.



Simon Bryan
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IT Manager
OLMC Parramatta
http://www.olmc.nsw.edu.au
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