Backup – rsync, tar and mtx

• Need a system to backup 1 Terabyte of data

• Linux has full support for Robot Tape Libraries

  • Low cost VXA tape libraries 33/66GB per tape
  • 1 x 15 tape library (445/990GB)
  • 1 x 10 tape library (330/660GB)

• Plenty of expensive enterprise backup systems for Linux

  • Why spend $10K on an enterprise software when $2K can buy 1TB of backup staging disk for use by simple rsync, tar and mtx scripts
  • 2 weeks of online daily incrementals
  • Weekly backup to tape (takes 2 days)