Backup & Recovery / Restore Options
Hello,
I need advice on what backup / recovery software I should use.
I sell workstations and servers to clients for video recording. Actually the use of the machines is not that important. What is important is that quite a bit of configuration goes into these boxes. The operating systems range from XP Home all the way to Server 2008 both 32bit and 64 bit versions where applicable. Once they are set up they do not have any changes at all made to them, not even windows updates.
The following are what I think are most important features (prior to any feedback here)
Complete bare metal restore ability
Partial restore ability - restore only selected programs or OS issues that may have become corrupt
Ease of use is very important
Reliability - it has to have a proven track record
Price - we need something that is economical
I need to be able to leave a DVD on site that the user can boot off of or recover off of
If data will not fit on a DVD I will use a removable HD.
I think that covers it.
Thank you very much for your feedback.
Brian
I need advice on what backup / recovery software I should use.
I sell workstations and servers to clients for video recording. Actually the use of the machines is not that important. What is important is that quite a bit of configuration goes into these boxes. The operating systems range from XP Home all the way to Server 2008 both 32bit and 64 bit versions where applicable. Once they are set up they do not have any changes at all made to them, not even windows updates.
The following are what I think are most important features (prior to any feedback here)
Complete bare metal restore ability
Partial restore ability - restore only selected programs or OS issues that may have become corrupt
Ease of use is very important
Reliability - it has to have a proven track record
Price - we need something that is economical
I need to be able to leave a DVD on site that the user can boot off of or recover off of
If data will not fit on a DVD I will use a removable HD.
I think that covers it.
Thank you very much for your feedback.
Brian
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The following are what I think are most important features (prior to any feedback here)
I recommend you cost effective and rock solid software Paragon Drive Backup 10 for Server and Backup & Recovery 10 Home for non server systems: http://www.paragon-software.com/home/brh/
Migration to dissimilar hardware, various recovery environments, selective restore etc. All in one tool.
Complete bare metal restore ability- Yes, possible with various software.
Partial restore ability - restore only selected programs or OS issues that may have become corrupt- Possible partially. You can restore file only. I do not know any software that would restore single program of Windows registry from backup (other than NTbackup). If they say - we can do it - do not trust. Any program or Windows registry will be restored as simple file (program will not work after restore. Sure if it is not a portable program).
Ease of use is very important- Not a problem.
Reliability - it has to have a proven track record- Not a problem.
Price - we need something that is economical- Not a problem.
I need to be able to leave a DVD on site that the user can boot off of or recover off of- All of well known Backup & Recovery tools have the CD\USB stick now.
If data will not fit on a DVD I will use a removableHD. - Not a problem.
I recommend you cost effective and rock solid software Paragon Drive Backup 10 for Server and Backup & Recovery 10 Home for non server systems: http://www.paragon-software.com/home/brh/
Migration to dissimilar hardware, various recovery environments, selective restore etc. All in one tool.
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Thanks for all of the feedback guys.
Paragon was expensive for server backup. I like that IFW was one price and the same version worked for standard and server OS types.
My video data is already segregated from the OS drive but it never occurred to me to keep the backup data for the OS on my video drives, good idea garycase.
Thanks again everyone
Paragon was expensive for server backup. I like that IFW was one price and the same version worked for standard and server OS types.
My video data is already segregated from the OS drive but it never occurred to me to keep the backup data for the OS on my video drives, good idea garycase.
Thanks again everyone
Very easy to use, just follow the backup wizard.
http://www.easeus.com/
http://www.todo-backup.com/products/home/
EASEUS Todo Backup Workstation 2.0 $39