[NTLUG:Discuss] Open Source Backup Systems

[Eric Schnoebelen]

Wayne Walker writes:
- My current employer is thinking of purchasing a Data Domain DD460.
- 
- Anyone had experience with it?
- 
- Based on what I can find, the DD460 is a fiber connected disk based
- tape library emulator.  I assume from their web site that I will need
- software capable of backing up to a tape library system.
- 
- Does anyone know of an Open Source back up system that talks to tape
- libraries?  Specifcally one that can talk to a DD460?

	Both amanda and backula talk to tape libraries, assuming
the tape libraries speak the standard SCSI library protocols.

	I use amanda with Exabyte EXB-120, EXB-480, and
Compaq/HP DLT libraries.

	Fundementally, if mtx(1) can talk to the library, and
make it move tapes, either one of the above should be able to
work with it.

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