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Re: Backing up to CDR

2009-05-11 15:09:05
Subject: Re: Backing up to CDR
From: Chris Hoogendyk <hoogendyk AT bio.umass DOT edu>
To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 13:53:08 -0400


Matt Burkhardt wrote:
I'm doing some pro bono work for our local Boys and Girls Club and
helping them set up a server.  We're using Amanda for a backup and
trying to back everything up to a CDR.  I thought there was a device for
it or a cdrtaper utility or something.  I've tried googling it, but no
luck and was hoping someone might know...

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but . . .

I think what you need is to create vtapes on disk, run the backups to those, and then burn those to CD-R (or DVD-R) at your convenience. See, for example:

http://wiki.zmanda.com/index.php/Backup_server#File_driver.2FDisk_backups

http://wiki.zmanda.com/index.php/Tapetype_definitions#Virtual_tapes

http://wiki.zmanda.com/index.php/How_To:Set_Up_Virtual_Tapes


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