[OPLINTECH] Backup Software for Servers

[Chad Neeper]

I've had some false starts along these lines as well, using FOSS. The 
capabilities are there, I just haven't been able to dedicate the time to 
working with the various available software. Here's a list of some of 
the network-centric backup software out there that I'm aware of:

Amanda (http://www.amanda.org)
BackupPC  (http://backuppc.sourceforge.net)
Bacula  (http://www.bacula.org)
good ole' rsync  (http://www.samba.org/rsync)
Areca Backup  (http://www.areca-backup.org)


Bacula seems to be a very popular enterprise-level backup. Amanda may be 
second in line.

Areca is touted as a "personal backup" software, so if you're just 
backing up the one server to its own tape drive, Areca might fit your 
requirements.

My own goal is to be able to 1) use FOSS backup software at my clients 
instead of BackupExec   and 2) to be able to have a hard drive-based 
backup server running at my office that I can use during off-hours to 
regularly back up select individual folders and files from my clients' 
servers and even select workstations. After developing it, #2 would cost 
very little to operate, but it would be a good second line of defense 
for my libraries & schools. Not all of them are very good about their 
backups. Even fewer regularly take a backup off-site.


Just some thoughts,
Chad

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Chad Neeper
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Mike Hensel wrote:
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> OPLIN Libraries:
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> I’m wondering if anyone knows of a free software that can be used to 
> backup data on a Windows 2008 R2 server being used as a file share 
> server?  Symantec Backup Exec has been recommended and I can get it 
> from Tech Soup for $117 which is a deal but I’m still curious about a 
> free solution.  We would be backing up to a internal DAT 72 Drive.  
> Windows backup in 2008 only does internal/external drives no tape drives.
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> Thanks,
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> Mike Hensel
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> Youth Services Librarian, MLIS
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