[CentOS] Backup Redux
Les Mikesell
lesmikesell at gmail.com
Mon Dec 19 17:35:38 UTC 2011
On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 9:49 AM, Alan McKay <alan.mckay at gmail.com> wrote:
> So going back to Amanda and Bacula ... I seem to recall that Amanda uses
> standard tools on the back end like gtar and/or dump, is that right?
Amanda needs its own client installation on the target, but uses the
local gnutar or dump, then stores it with a header pre-pended so you
can skip over it if you needed to restore with only standard tools.
> What does Bacula use? Does it use one of the standard tools? Or does it
> have its own proprietary format that it uses?
Not sure about that - it does also have its own agent to install, though.
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Les Mikesell
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