[ILUG] Is is possible to mount a DAT as a drive under linux/unix?

[Rick Moen]

Quoting Wynne, Conor (Conor.Wynne at COMPAQ.COM):

> Got a copy this morning in the POST, thanks HP. I knew that was the
> case, still it didn't stop me trying tar, cpio, restore, arcserve,
> backupexec and finally arkeia. 

I'm coming in late on this discussion, and am guessing this is a
customer[1] site, for which you had problems restoring backups created
by HP Omniback II (which is part of OpenView for HP/UX).

In any event, now you know why it's really nice to have backups using
either tar or cpio (/afio) format, as they're standardised.

In fact, given a nice open-source management / front-end package like
AMANDA, a middle-level changer/drive tool like mtx, and GNU tar or cpio
/ afio for the file-handling, you wouldn't miss expensive proprietary
junk like Omniback II, Arcserve, Networker, or BackupExec.  

(I do have respect BRU and Arkeia, by contrast.)

For that matter, Donncha O Caoimh's Install Backup is very good, indeed.

Anyhow, for whatever it's worth, please see my archive of backup tools
and information:  http://linuxmafia.com/pub/linux/backup/

[1] Oh, I just noticed the compaq.com address.  Never mind.  ;->

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Rick Moen                                              -- Steven Wright
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