Internet capable backups for ubuntu

[John]

On 04/07/2011 08:09 AM, Oliver Marshall wrote:
> Hi,
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> We have a ubuntu box in a data centre and we need to find some kind of
> hands off backup for it, ideally internet based. We have online backup
> software that works really well for Windows but it’s Linux flavour isn’t
> quite robust.
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> We thought about using good old rsync, but frankly I would prefer
> something with a web manageable front end so that all the other people
> who would get involved in restoring files (front line techs, devs of
> varying skill) can be easily restore and check on backups.
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> Anyone got any suggestions on what we can use? Perhaps even something
> that does full server backups, akin to the imaging backups you find in
> Windows that allow you to restore to dis-similar hardware types if needed.
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> Olly
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I would suggest BackupPC. I use it on a Fedora 14 server. It can backup
Linux/Unix, Mac OS and Windoze boxes...