[CentOS] Backup PC or other solution

> On May 6, 2015, at 9:46 PM, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote:
> 
> Alessandro Baggi wrote:
>> I list,
>> I'm new with backup ops and I'm searching a good system to accomplish this
>> work. I know that on centos there are  bacula and amanda but they are too
>> tape oriented. Another is that they are very powerfull but more complex. I
>> need a solution for small office for disk storage and I found Backup PC.
>> Many people say that it is great for small stuff and for great number of
>> data.
>> 
>> What do you mean about Backup PC?
>> Any experiences?
>> What solution do you use?
> 
> Les, who I'm sure will hop in, likes it. We have a home-grown system that
> automates rsync.
> 
>       mark
> 
I’ve been using BackupPC for several years for my 10 hosts, and works extremely well, however it can take a lot of disk space, so I’d recommend a dedicated drive for the backups.  I’ve restored many files over the years but haven’t as yet needed to do a bare metal restore.  
One further recommendation I have is that you might also consider a second host that backs up the primary backup host in the event that it fails, which is what I’m doing, and because I have it I backup all my hosts to 2 different servers.

The BackupPC list is very active at times and can provide you with lots of tips and help.

Pete