Re: [Staffslug] Linux VTL
On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 1:57 PM, Mark <mark(a)staffslug.org.uk>
wrote:
> I have been searching for free VTL (Virtual Tape Library) software and
> have finally found this product (http://linuxvtl.googlepages.com/) which
> is great coz it runs on Linux and is free :)
>
> Now I felt that this may be of interest some of you guys that would be
> involved in various backup solutions for Linux based networks. From what
> I
> can basically gather is that this runs over ISCSI so would also be of
> use
> in producing a Linux based SAN as well (I need to check this out
> further)
>
> In any case this could be if the product is stable and use-able enough
> an
> excellent backup to disk solution before writing off physical tape.
>
> Has anyone come across this product before?
>
> Would anybody find this product useful?
>
> I need to get it installed and test it before I can decide if it is good
> enough to deploy in an SME environment.
>
> /Mark
>
Looks interesting, I wonder if the Openfiler people are planning on
integrating it, which is another thing worth looking at :) I am about
to
put one of those into production here :)
Tell me more about Openfiler - Sounds like something that may be of interest.