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Thanks I'll give that a shot!
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I'm looking to do a one-time backup of a few xserves before retiring the hardware. &nbsp;All of the data lives on SANs on our network so I'm primarily interested in making sure I have a backup of the server for the services that are running on it. &nbsp;Would a time machine backup be good enough if I were to need to restore back onto other hardware?
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I'm looking to do a one-time backup of a few xserves before retiring the hardware.  All of the data lives on SANs on our network so I'm primarily interested in making sure I have a backup of the server for the services that are running on it.  Would a time machine backup be good enough if I were to need to restore back onto other hardware?

Best way to do a one-time backup of xserve before retiring hardware?

The term "Backup" means the methods and processes involved to copy computer data (system data as well as application data) to media other than the ones where the data originally live (disk, tape, optical, cloud). "Restore" in turn means the methods and processes involved in data recovery, i. e., bringing back copied computer data to their original location. Backup/Restore primarily serves as a means of protection against data loss, be it due to disaster, corruption or sabotage. It can also be used for recovering data from an earlier point in time and even for cloning machines or applications. There is a wide variety of backup/restore software available, from expensive commercial products to free or open source tools.

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