[OPLINTECH] Backup Software for Servers

[Chad Neeper]

I've added that one to my list. I took a very cursory (about 1 minute) 
look at the website just now. One thing that jumped out at me is that it 
seems to be written/supported by just one person. In general, I _try_ to 
use projects that have at least a few lead members. Better chance of 
stability and longevity. It's certainly no guarantee, but I figure it 
probably helps!

2 cents.

Thanks,
Chad


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Chad Neeper
Senior Systems Engineer

Level 9 Networks
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Dan Will wrote:
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> Have you tried Cobian Backup 
> <http://www.educ.umu.se/%7Ecobian/cobianbackup.htm>? I haven’t used it 
> for a while but, I used it in version 8 (current is v10)and liked it a 
> lot.
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> Just another option.
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> *From:* oplintech-bounces at oplin.org 
> [mailto:oplintech-bounces at oplin.org] *On Behalf Of *Chad Neeper
> *Sent:* Thursday, March 18, 2010 4:47 PM
> *To:* oplintech at oplin.org
> *Subject:* Re: [OPLINTECH] Backup Software for Servers
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> 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:
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> 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)
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> Bacula seems to be a very popular enterprise-level backup. Amanda may 
> be second in line.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Just some thoughts,
> Chad
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> Chad Neeper
> Senior Systems Engineer
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> Level 9 Networks
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> Mike Hensel wrote:
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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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