Re: How's amanda feeling these days?

I suggest amtape to vtl and amvault fulls periodically to tape for offsite storage.  Less physical wear and tear.

On September 25, 2020 10:37:52 AM EDT, Charles Curley <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Fri, 25 Sep 2020 08:19:58 -0500
>Dave Sherohman <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> So let's see what the current users have to say.  Is a new amanda
>> installation still a sane choice in 2020?
>
>I think so. You have a lot more machines to herd than I do, but I don't
>think that's an impediment. Add a few machines at a time and watch your
>tape usage grow.
>
>Amanda appears to be rock solid. But you'll have to talk to others
>about Windows backups.
>
>> And what kind of hardware specs should I be looking at?  Is tape
>still
>> king, or is everyone backing up to hard drives now?
>
>I have used virtual tapes (vtapes, in Amanda parlance) for over a
>decade. I believe the practice is common. However you have a lot more
>disk space to back up than I do. What are you backing up to now?
>
>Consider multiple configurations, some of which back up to tape, and
>others to vtape.
>
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