Hi,
This 2023 thread > https://forums.servethehome.com/ind...-software-that-supports-backup-to-tape.38742/ < discusses tape backup software for Linux as well as Windows and MacOS.
Since it's a couple of years old I'd be interested in folks thoughts on the current state of Linux backup SW. In particular for archival purposes to LTO tape. I have looked at Amanda, however this appears to have slowed in releases, the last being in 2023, it also appears to require you to have knowledge of a particular tape drives capabilities in order to configure it.
Bacula might be an option, though I was somewhat surprised that you had to give them your details in order to just compare the enterprise and community versions. Normally companies are shouting at how great the paid version is on their website.
I'm using Linux mint and need something that writes in a way that, if all else fails I can get at the files easily without having to resort to a data recovery service. Been there, done that with a dud HD, it was not fun.
I would also like something that is more or less install and use without a great deal of knowledge on how Linux words, as I am still learning as I'm slowly moving from windows. This also means tha the HD's I have been using to backup are NTFS rather than EXT4. My current system is not using ZFS either.
So any suggestions? I will be backing up video, large files that probably won’t compress, and may need to span multiple tapes depending on the drive I get (LTO 5 or 6 being considered).
Thanks in advance.
This 2023 thread > https://forums.servethehome.com/ind...-software-that-supports-backup-to-tape.38742/ < discusses tape backup software for Linux as well as Windows and MacOS.
Since it's a couple of years old I'd be interested in folks thoughts on the current state of Linux backup SW. In particular for archival purposes to LTO tape. I have looked at Amanda, however this appears to have slowed in releases, the last being in 2023, it also appears to require you to have knowledge of a particular tape drives capabilities in order to configure it.
Bacula might be an option, though I was somewhat surprised that you had to give them your details in order to just compare the enterprise and community versions. Normally companies are shouting at how great the paid version is on their website.
I'm using Linux mint and need something that writes in a way that, if all else fails I can get at the files easily without having to resort to a data recovery service. Been there, done that with a dud HD, it was not fun.
I would also like something that is more or less install and use without a great deal of knowledge on how Linux words, as I am still learning as I'm slowly moving from windows. This also means tha the HD's I have been using to backup are NTFS rather than EXT4. My current system is not using ZFS either.
So any suggestions? I will be backing up video, large files that probably won’t compress, and may need to span multiple tapes depending on the drive I get (LTO 5 or 6 being considered).
Thanks in advance.
