BackupEDGE is a complete backup solution for Unix and
Linux. Here is a list of its core features.Easy Setup
BackupEDGE has a wizard-style installation system which greatly simplifies the task of installing and configuring it. Your SCSI / ATAPI tape drives are autodetected, including their low-level parameters.
You are given the opportunity to select the default backup device, and even schedule unattended backups. All of this is
presented in an easy-to-navigate character-based menu system (with context-sensitive help), to make the entire process painless.
Complete Backup Solution
BackupEDGE is a
dependable backup system that is both easy to use and inexpensive. It has all the features you've been looking for to safeguard your system.
Robust Backups
BackupEDGE can safely archive every file, directory, device node, and special file on your filesystems. Unlike standard UNIX tar, which ignores many important files on your hard drives
, BackupEDGE protects them all!
Full Data Verification
BackupEDGE can verify every byte of data on an archive against the original, to ensure the tape is an accurate reflection of your data.
Data Compression
To fit as much data as possible onto a tape, BackupEDGE supports automatic data compression. Plus, compression can be tailored to exclude specific files, file suffixes, or files under a size limit to optimize tape space.
Of course, if your tape drive supports hardware compression, BackupEDGE can be configured to use it. For SCSI and some ATAPI devices, BackupEDGE
will even check and set the compression settings appropriately before a nightly or attended backup.
Menu Interface
Every major function of BackupEDGE can be accessed through
an intuitive character-based menu system (screen shots). This includes device configuration, manual operation, and unattended cron (nightly) backup setup, and more!
Remote Tape Drive Support
If you have more networked computers than tape drives, even the computers without tape drives can be backed up across the network by BackupEDGE!
High Performance
With its advanced double buffering of I/O and variable blocking factors, BackupEDGE
can get the maximum performance from your hardware! For restores of just a few files,
BackupEDGE supports Fast File Restore
(given hardware support, of course).
Virtual File Support
BackupEDGE can backup and restore virtual files (also called sparse files), which are common to many database applications. When restoring a sparse file,
BackupEDGE will automatically `re-virtualize' it to its original
state.
Multi-Volume / Multi-Device Archives
BackupEDGE will automatically span multiple volumes if necessary while performing a backup. If you have two tape drives, BackupEDGE
can be set up to fill both tapes before requiring additional media.
Wildcard Support
BackupEDGE allows extensive use of wildcarding to specify files for backup or restore. Plus, wildcards can be used to exclude files from backup or compression.
Raw Device Backups
BackupEDGE can archive an entire raw device/partition to tape. Optional shell scripts may be called to shutdown/restart any application that uses the raw partition.
Master / Incremental Backups
BackupEDGE can perform a Master Backup of your entire system, or an Incremental Backup of only those files which have been created or changed since the previous Master Backup.
Unattended Operation
With BackupEDGE you never have to worry about the routine details of system backups. Backup
EDGE will automatically backup your data every night, verify the archive, mail the results to the user of your
choice, and print a comprehensive summary. If you have a TapeAlert(tm)-compliant drive, BackupEDGE
will even include the TapeAlert status in its summary e-mail!
ADVANCED FEATURES
- Multiple file-locking options ensure data integrity in various situations.
Backup/Restore By Date - Archive or restore files that were created or modified before or after a given date.
Longer Pathnames - Archive files with up to 170 character pathnames.
Multi-Volume Unattended Backups - Background BackupEDGE tasks can be informed of tape changes.
Backup Depth - Backup only to a given depth in the directory tree.
Raw Device Backups - Backup an entire raw device or partition to tape, with optional start/stop shell script calls to shut down any process that is using the raw device.
Exclusion - You may specifically exclude up to 64 files and 64 directories from a backup or restore. Exclusions can also contain wildcards.
Cataloging - Optionally create a complete transcript of any BackupEDGE
Operation.
Labelling - Optionally prefix an archive with creation date / size / block information / media usage counter.
File Lists - Archive files enumerated in a list file.
Group Tag - Restore files with a new group ID for easy reference.
Pathname Stripping - Optionally restore files archived with a leading slash (/) relative to any directory.
Pathname Trim - Optionally truncate pathnames to 14 characters on restore for backward compatibility.
Nondestructive Restore - Restore only files that do not exist currently. Optionally prompt user to rename files to be restored.
BackupEDGE, RecoverEDGE, RecoverEDGE 2 and AdvantEDGE Series are trademarks of
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