[H-GEN] Linux Block Level Backups

Paul Gear paul at libertysys.com.au
Fri Oct 12 20:12:46 EDT 2012


On 10/13/2012 09:19 AM, Hilton Travis wrote:
> ...
> I'm looking at a way to get similar functionality to that available 
> with Windows-based products such as ShadowProtect that will allow me 
> to run a block-level image-based backup with a single base image and 
> "incrementals forever", resulting in an easy way to handle offside 
> backup replication with significant historical points of recovery.  
> ShadowProtect can take snapshots at up to 15 minutely incrementals and 
> replicate these offsite (as well as to local storage).
>
> DRBD seems to be able to handle replication (and therefore DR), but 
> isn't a backup/archival system - or at least not to my reading thus far.
>
> Does anyone know of any other Linux product that would work in a 
> similar way to ShadowProtect with timely "continual" backups?

FalconStor have/had a product called Continuous Data Protection; i got 
as far as installing it, but never tested.

Paul

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