Efficient effective method for managing workstation backups
Im looking for an effective method to managing workstation backups through active directory or other means. I have about 30 workstations on my network. I can setup a backup individually but surely there is a better method. Im interested in hearing what some of you are doing for client backups.
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I think the best solution is to NOT backup the workstations.
Instead, have all important files on a network drive that is backed up. If you want to back up things like favorites, documents and what not. use folder redirection to point to say a users home directory, and then backup the home directory.
One of the biggest things with trying to backup workstations, is that something is going to fail. A laptop goes home or the backup client breaks and no one notices until its too late. With a network backup you must only monitor 1 set of backups for all of the machines.
Instead, have all important files on a network drive that is backed up. If you want to back up things like favorites, documents and what not. use folder redirection to point to say a users home directory, and then backup the home directory.
One of the biggest things with trying to backup workstations, is that something is going to fail. A laptop goes home or the backup client breaks and no one notices until its too late. With a network backup you must only monitor 1 set of backups for all of the machines.
Why not just move this thread where it belongs?
Going a bit further with athomsfere's post...
What is the need to back up "Workstations"...?
In case there is, in fact, a reason to do this over storing the data on a Network drive (as is typically done)
Where I work, if a user wants to save something on their local machine, (Something Personal) it is up to them to back it up...
Otherwise, all "work" data should be stored on their network share.
JeffCoachman
What is the need to back up "Workstations"...?
In case there is, in fact, a reason to do this over storing the data on a Network drive (as is typically done)
Where I work, if a user wants to save something on their local machine, (Something Personal) it is up to them to back it up...
Otherwise, all "work" data should be stored on their network share.
JeffCoachman
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Yes, but the client doesn't want to do that. Their cabling is old 10/100.
Don't see why 10/100 has anything to do with this...?
...We have 10/100 where I work and there are no issues...
Again, it is rare in a modern networking environment that individual "workstations" are backed up...
<Yes, but the client doesn't want to do that.>
Then it will be up to you as a network admin to decide if this (somewhat non-standard) method of is worth the trouble...
JeffCoachman
...We have 10/100 where I work and there are no issues...
Again, it is rare in a modern networking environment that individual "workstations" are backed up...
<Yes, but the client doesn't want to do that.>
Then it will be up to you as a network admin to decide if this (somewhat non-standard) method of is worth the trouble...
JeffCoachman
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Okay, i have read the flow, focus on to do backup or not on workstation.
Let's say you sort that one out and we must backup the workstation.
There is a few software that i have used
system recovery desktop edition
http://www.symantec.com/system-recovery-desktop-edition
storage craft
http://www.storagecraft.com.au/shadow_protect_desktop.php
and CA d2d
http://www.arcserve.com/~/media/files/solutionbriefs/ca-arcserve-family-r16-desktop-laptop-solutionbrief.pdf
all of them required storage space to store them so you need some TB to store them.
of course, there are other technology as well, but these are the desktop edition i have used.
Some have better management tools, and some have better smaller disk foot print (but larger disk IO footprint) . Some are set and forget, and some need some management around it.
review them and see which one fit your budget :)
Let's say you sort that one out and we must backup the workstation.
There is a few software that i have used
system recovery desktop edition
http://www.symantec.com/system-recovery-desktop-edition
storage craft
http://www.storagecraft.com.au/shadow_protect_desktop.php
and CA d2d
http://www.arcserve.com/~/media/files/solutionbriefs/ca-arcserve-family-r16-desktop-laptop-solutionbrief.pdf
all of them required storage space to store them so you need some TB to store them.
of course, there are other technology as well, but these are the desktop edition i have used.
Some have better management tools, and some have better smaller disk foot print (but larger disk IO footprint) . Some are set and forget, and some need some management around it.
review them and see which one fit your budget :)
mx