Alan Brown wrote:
> On Thu, 8 Jan 2009, Chris Hoogendyk wrote:
>   
>> In other words the length entered in the tapetype definition is only
>> used for planning and scheduling. The "error" will normally be the end
>> of tape "error", which allows for a variable amount of data actually
>> being written to the tape, which would include allowing for variable
>> hardware compression results.
>>     
>
> OK, That's nice to know. Other packages I've worked with have often used
> fixed data size per volume.
>
>   
>> Also, I have no idea what you mean by "all or nothing restores". That's
>> just wrong.
>>     
>
> My last experience with Amanda in anger was nearly 10 years ago...
>
> Again, some other backup packages can only restore a full fileset, or have
> to run a full restore in order to pluck out specific files.
>
> Bacula's database takes individual file restore times from hours down to
> minutes in most cases and that's something that the staff here are still
> coming to terms with (We don't want to advertise this, Windows users erase
> work-critical files often enough as it is...)
>
> AB


If my last experience with Bacula were 10 years ago, I might conclude 
that it couldn't do anything. ;-)

That's a long long time for open source software. Open source in general 
has really expanded and accelerated over that time.


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