SaraB - Schedule And Rotate Automatic Backups
Tristan Rhodes, Hiran Chaudhuri
http://sarab.sourceforge.net
 
Overview:

Sarab is a tool to make backups. You probably got aware that using a classic backup tool like dar or tar needs some thoughts on what, when and how to backup.
SaraB supports the Towers of Hanoi, Grandfather-Father-Son, or any custom backup rotation strategy. It is easy to use and highly configurable. SaraB utilizes and requires the great backup program, DAR (Disk ARchive).

Introduction:

Are you tired of manually backing up your system? Are you worried that your automatic backups are not being rotated
effectively? Do you want an automated backup solution that can replace expensive tape drives? If you said "yes" to any
of these questions, then look no further than SaraB.

With the price of hard drives falling and drive reliability increasing, it is becoming more common for administrators
to store backups on hard drives as opposed to the long-held standard of magnetic tape. Hard drives increase the speed
of backup and restore, and can provide instant off-site storage if the archive is sent over the network.

SaraB works with DAR (Disk ARchive) to schedule and rotate backups. This reduces hassle for the administrator by
providing an automatic backup solution. SaraB provides a powerful rotation schedule which allows administrators to
create a custom rotation that fits the needs of their network. There is no need to worry about manually rotating,
labeling, and properly storing the tapes. And SaraB will never forget to rotate the tapes! These tedious and routine
processes can all be replaced with SaraB.

Features:

* Towers of Hanoi: Advanced rotation strategy that has the most efficient use of backup media 
* Grandfather-Father-Son: Popular rotation strategy that uses differential or incremental backups to save space 
* Custom rotation strategies - Very powerful, yet simple to create! 
* Differential and incremental backups 
* Archive testing 
* Email notification when events occur (success, failure) *Not in this version. 

Support: 

News - New about the SaraB project
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions 
Mailing List Archive - Search the mailing list archive for answers to your questions 
Mailing List Signup - Please direct all support questions to the Sarab mailing list 

Documents: 

INSTALL - Instructions on how to install SaraB
sarab.conf - Configuration file that includes information about how archives will be created 
rotation.schedule - Configuration file that describes how archives will be rotated
CHANGELOG - The history of how SaraB has changed from version to version 
LICENSE - Standard GPL license 

Download from Sourceforge
http://sarab.sourceforge.net
