On 09/16/10 10:34, Kevin Thorpe wrote: > Hi all, > > We have a bit of a problem with backups. We've been using bacula to tape > and now trying to disk but it's a complete nightmare as regards tape > management. The backup to file storage went ok for ages and now is stuck > 'waiting for max storage jobs' which is odd as that's set to 20 and it's > the only backup running. That's totally typical of bacula. > > Can anyone suggest a simple backup package for us? Essentially a single > server, full backup to tape every day. We don't need tape management as > we're fully capable of reading the written label on the tape ourselves. > Do you need tape backups? If not, consider automatic backups to HDD storage. For disaster recovery you can use a USB drive to take offsite. Or an e-sata drive in a hot swappable raid setup. Exchange once a day and bring it off-site. Or get some online backup storage to create an off-site mirror. I use good old dump with LVM snapshots to make daily consistent backups (works only for ext2/3 fs). Since it's fully automated, I only have to check the backup disk usage. Even there I automate the removal of old daily backups. Theo