AFBackup Manager - A Webmin module for backup administration

Friday, December 31, 2010 Administration , AFBackup Manager , Backup , Softwares , Webmin 0 Comments

AFBackup Manager is a Webmin module that makes administration of system backup tasks easy. It is a commercial front-end for the free backup tool afbackup. AFBackup Manager targets SOHOs who want a reliable, dependable, and an easy to use backup system.

AFBackup Manager can be integrated into Webmin (a web-based interface for system administration for Unix), you can use AFBackup Manager to set-up both full and incremental automatic backups for your system. Backups can be started manually if desired.

Interface of AFBackup Manager is very simple and neat, you can edit configuration files even though it is not needed when using AFBackup Manager. The backup files can be restored in either the same of a different location depending on the users will.

Order

You can order AFBackup Manager full and update versions and at eSellerate: eSellerate Online Shop

System requirements

• afbackup from version 3.3.7pl6 upwards
• Linux kernel from version 2.4.20 upwards
• preinstalled Webmin from version 0.9.2 upwards
• Perl 5 with Proc::ProcessTable
• A programm to access the tape drive (mt or mtx)
• an installed, functioning SCSI tape drive (the purchase price does not include any support for the setup and installation of the tape drive)

Recommended Software (not mandatory):

• The timeout utility from the TCT toolkit. This is only necessary if you want to timeout tape status opertations because your tape/driver is too slow to respond.
• The glob manpage from the manpages repository. Supplements the AFBM documentation.