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Zentyal Server => Installation and Upgrades => Topic started by: BWentler on January 31, 2008, 04:42:05 am

Title: Tape Drive Support
Post by: BWentler on January 31, 2008, 04:42:05 am

I have an internal tape drive I would like to use to backup my data.  How can I get it to work my eBox server?

Title: Re: Tape Drive Support
Post by: Javier Amor Garcia on January 31, 2008, 08:44:32 am

eBox can't make his backups directly to a tape drive. However all backups archives are available in a share accessible to users with administration rights; you can take the file and manually copy to your tape or to another medium

Title: Re: Tape Drive Support
Post by: brononi on March 21, 2008, 03:40:02 pm

Pitty...

I've got an external USB HD connected to the server.
It would be great if you can select that the backup is directly made on their...

I don't think it's a good idea to backup the config/data locally and copy it later manually
-> a lot of 'waste' space on you internal disks
-> a big risk in case of crashing hd...
-> an extra lost of time...