Backupninja

Backupninja allows you to coordinate system backup by dropping a few simple configuration files into /etc/backup.d/. Most programs you might use for making backups don't have their own configuration file format. Backupninja provides a centralized way to configure and schedule many different backup utilities.

For more information:

For debian specific bug reports, see the debian bug report page for backupninja.

Features:

easy to read ini style configuration files.
you can drop in scripts to handle new types of backups.
backup actions can be scheduled
you can choose when status report emails are mailed to you (always, on warning, on error, never).
console-based wizard (ninjahelper) makes it easy to create backup action configuration files.
passwords are never sent via the command line to helper programs.
in order to backup a db or sql database, you cannot simply copy database files. backupninja helps you safely export the data to a format which you can backup.
works with Linux-Vservers.

Backup types:

secure, remote, incremental filesytem backup (via rdiff-backup). incremental data is compressed. permissions are retained even with an unpriviledged backup user.
basic system and hardware info.
encrypted remote backups (via duplicity).
safe backup of MySQL databases.
safe backup of PostgreSQL databases.
safe backup of OpenLDAP databases.
safe backup of subversion or trac repositories.
burn CD/DVDs or create ISOs.
incremental rsync with hardlinking.