Storage recommendation for 600GB to 1TB of data
Hello,
I have a client who has 600GB of data on their Windows Server 2003 O/S.
They want to be able to back up data to a LOCAL device, and then have the ability to take
the storage media from the local backup device and take it offsite.
They do not want tape.
They do not want a recurring cost for Offsite Backups.
I am thinking of using Robocopy and swapping out USB drives, but think there must be a
more elegant method, i.e. a dedicated NAS etc. over ethernet.
Thanks!
I have a client who has 600GB of data on their Windows Server 2003 O/S.
They want to be able to back up data to a LOCAL device, and then have the ability to take
the storage media from the local backup device and take it offsite.
They do not want tape.
They do not want a recurring cost for Offsite Backups.
I am thinking of using Robocopy and swapping out USB drives, but think there must be a
more elegant method, i.e. a dedicated NAS etc. over ethernet.
Thanks!
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Hi Andyalder:
Please explain why you would not user Robocopy, and you would use a Backup Program itself.
Thanks
Hi Simonseztech:
You say you use Acronis True Image; does this mean that you "image' the machine?
Thanks all....
Please explain why you would not user Robocopy, and you would use a Backup Program itself.
Thanks
Hi Simonseztech:
You say you use Acronis True Image; does this mean that you "image' the machine?
Thanks all....
Both Acronis True Image and Reflect Backup have the possibility to either "image" the computer or perform inc/diff backup of selected files/folders.
Cobian Backup is free too
http://www.educ.umu.se/~cobian/cobianbackup.htm
Cobian Backup is free too
http://www.educ.umu.se/~cobian/cobianbackup.htm
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Simonseztech.
Do you backup up individual files or do you "image" the comptuer?
Thanks
Do you backup up individual files or do you "image" the comptuer?
Thanks
In my case, I prefer to "image" the computer.
The reason :
With full image I can do file restore without problem (we can open the image and restore what we want)
In the event of hard drive failure I just re-image the new hard drive and the NTFS/User right are kept.
In case of total computer failure I can always image back to a VMware server to restore the
data and kept the NTFS/User right.
The reason :
With full image I can do file restore without problem (we can open the image and restore what we want)
In the event of hard drive failure I just re-image the new hard drive and the NTFS/User right are kept.
In case of total computer failure I can always image back to a VMware server to restore the
data and kept the NTFS/User right.
http://www.cwol.com/firewire/firewire-vs-usb.htm
Firewire can/should be faster.