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[Devel] Re: Backup-project.



On Sat, Aug 30, 2003 at 01:06:45PM +0200, Ottar Kvindesland wrote:

> I'd like to suggest a new chapter or paragraph:
> 
> Desirable Features
> --------------------------
> It is desirable that the backup is managed through the WebMin
> interface. Such a module should
> 
> - Define all files and directories to be backed up at each server
> - Define  off-site or on-site machines where backup should be stored
>   on daily, weekly and monthly basis
> - Check the quality of back up files (monitor file sizes, numbers, 
>   successful/failed logins, disk full, disk bust etc)
> - Define mail and SMS recepients in case of troble and errors
> - Maintain logs
> - Define backup frequencies and times
> - Provide browser facilities to retrieve files from backup
> - Restore data
> - Define syslog monitoring and alarm policies
> - Facilitate pre-configured automatic routines for all functions
>   except manual selection of individual files for restore
> 
> Hope this is of any use

Yes and thanks. Since no one has complained, I have adopted it in the
requirement specification [1].


[1] http://developer.skolelinux.no/info/studentgrupper/2003-backup/backup-kravspek.pdf
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Mvh.
Morten Werner Olsen
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- If Linux doesn't have the solution, you have the wrong problem...