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Today, I will talk to you about how to use Linux backup tools Amanda and Bacula. Many people may not know much about it. In order to make you understand better, the editor has summarized the following content for you. I hope you can get something according to this article.

The Linux backup tool is one of the essential tool types for data center Linux administrators. Here are the most valuable Linux backup tools to consider: Amanda and Bacula.

Amanda

Amanda introduction: Amanda is one of the earliest open source Linux backup tools on the market. And it is still the most widely used one. With Amanda, you can configure scheduled tasks, automate and track backup data, which is often packaged through tools such as tar. Amanda can back up multiple hosts in the network through a primary backup server. Backup data can be stored on magnetic tape, disk, or optical media. Amanda also automatically determines when to run backups and provides proxies and portals for SQL Server, Exchang, SharePoint, Oracle, MySQL.

If the standard Amanda package does not meet the requirements, you can also choose the enterprise version-- such as Amanda Enterprise Edition provided by Zmanda-- which has the following features:

Centralized backup of heterogeneous systems and applications

Support for Linux and Solaris,Windows and Mac OS XJI VMware and Hyper-V

No need for proprietary data format

Backup to tape, disk or Amazon simple Storage Service (AWS S3)

Single management console

The disadvantage of Amanda: the configuration and deployment of Amanda is not easy. However, once it is up and running, it will constantly back up your data. Although Amanda is free, the Enterprise Edition is not free. If you need a more stable backup function, it is worth considering buying the Enterprise Edition.

Bacula

Bacula introduction: Bacula is a free backup program that allows administrators to manage backup, recovery, and data validation across heterogeneous networks. Bacula can be backed up to various types of media, and it is relatively easy to use. Bacula has the scalability of a data center that ranges from one computer to hundreds of servers. It consists of five parts:

Management station: this is the command console and you can interact from the command line or through the graphical user interface (GUI).

Database server: the storage directory used to hold the Bacula.

Backup server: this is a background application that will run task scheduling, control and backup data verification.

File server: the background application will read the file from a data source.

Bacula storage daemon: this is the background service that writes backup data to the backup media.

The disadvantage of Bacula: if you are looking for a Linux backup tool that is easy to install and can back up databases, you can't use Bacula, you need to consider other tools, such as Amanda Enterprise Edition. The configuration and deployment of Bacula is very complex, and the functionality it provides is not as complete as other tools. However, if you only need a simple network file backup system, Bacula can do this task very well after it is up and running.

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