Question re: Remote backup to Exaby

[Patrick Wolfe]

>From: Art Hays - PSTAFF <uiucuxc!lsr-vax!art>
>	I have an Exabyte on a Sun.  I would like to backup an Iris
>4D/120 to it over the network.  I would appreciate some info:
>
>2.) Is there a better way than 'bru' to do remote backups to Exabytes?

I suggest GNU tar (anonymous ftp it from prep.ai.mit.edu, plus you'll want
the diffs I posted here a couple weeks back).  I currently use it to backup
from our System V hosts (including two 4D's) to our BSD hosts, where our 1/2"
tape drives are.

Our 2 Gb drive is due to arrive within a week.  With over 7 Gb online, you
can imagine my excitement.  I will now be able to transport our full backups
on four tiny cartridges instead of 40 10-1/2" reels.  Also, Since I'll no
longer need to be present to mount tapes, our weekly and daily incremental
backups will be run overnight, when nobody is online, and a little extra disk
I/O won't be noticed.