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Can anyone recommend any Linux (preferably on the Install media on 8.2 Pro) backup soiftware that backs up to DLT?

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I've been asked by one of the SA's in the company, who would like to test it out, with hopes of getting SuSE into use as an officially "allowed" OS.

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Thanks!

I don't understand the question. This is Linux, don't all backup solutions work with DLTs? If not, what doesn't? Or did you mean a tape library? Better question in my opinion: Since SuSE 8.2 seems to fully support ACLs and Samba uses them, what backup solutions handle ACLs. My answer: The only ones I know of are star and xfsdump/xfsrestore. I think both are on the CDs. I hope others can extend my list, but I time I check one, I get a negative. Or not untill the 2.6 kernel is released. I think the real problem is that RH does not support ACLs in any way shape or form to my knowledge. --- star is targeted at ext3, but I assume works with all FSes. xfsdump/xfsrestore requires the data be on a XFS fs, but it is a commercial grade fs dump with lots of bells and whistles. --- If you need data-center like functionality where you have a single backup-server and multiple SuSE nodes to backup, then Amanda can be layered on top of xfsdump as a backup manager. I don't know if it can also manage star, but I assume so. I have never used amanda, but it is highly recommended on the xfs mailing list. HTH Greg -- Greg Freemyer