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Linux Backup With DVD Media?

Posted by Cliff on from the seeking-larger-backup-media dept.

Dan asks: "Our research group just moved into a new lab, and I am in charge of organizing the computer systems. A graduate student half-joked about finding a way to get the lab a DVD burner. At first I thought using DVD for backup would be cumbersome, but then I found a few products designed for backups. I targeted a DVDRAM Jukebox by Powerfile for $4000. While it appears to be a good solution for nightly backups, Powerfile does not support Linux. After searching for topics on Linux support for DVD backup systems, I found an unsupported script that was hacked together. There must be more support out there, right? Has anyone else had experience with using DVD as an automated backup system? It wouldn't be such a good idea to spend $4000 on hardware we couldn't guarantee to work, but it would be sweet to have a jukebox DVD burner running on Linux."

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  1. why cant anyone use google? by JamesCronus · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    is it the interface? is it too hard to understand the results? are the occasional chineese etc entries too much for some people? why oh why cant anyone use google!!!!!

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  2. Re:Shut up. It *does* belong here. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Bullshit, you Macintosh-using lamer, you.