[dba-Tech] backup

Peter Brawley peter.brawley at earthlink.net
Mon Jan 25 10:03:31 CST 2010


Janet, thanks for the heads-up on "Uranium", I'll also give it a try.

PB

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Janet Erbach wrote:
> I just downloaded and am testing a freeware program called 'Uranium'.  It
> has a built in scheduler, gives you the option of selecting the folders you
> want to backup, and allows you to backup the files in zip or uncrompressed
> format.  I'm testing it out now;  I'm backing up my PC to the server.  So
> far so good...
>
> Janet Erbach
>
> On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 3:35 AM, Max Wanadoo <max.wanadoo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> Gary,
>>
>> Don't forget that scheduling a SyncToy (v 2.1 available now) will do this
>> for you automatically.
>>
>> Set up a basic schedule,  (Start/All Programs/Accessories/System Tools/Task
>> Scheduler).
>>
>> In the right panel (Actions) click on Create Basic Task. Follow the prompts
>>
>> I do this to backup onto USB external drives.
>>
>> Max
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos
>> Sent: 23 January 2010 22:50
>> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
>>  Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] backup
>>
>> I had been buying external USB drives and using them to backup but it
>> was something I had to remember to do. This just takes care of it and
>> if you need more space you can add more drives to the server pretty
>> economically.
>>
>> GK
>>
>> On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 4:28 PM, Peter Brawley
>> <peter.brawley at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>     
>>> Gary, thanks, PB.
>>>
>>> Gary Kjos wrote:
>>>       
>>>> I use A Windows Home Server system for backup.  It doesn't store drive
>>>> images but file by file backups which are then reassembled into a
>>>> usable drive with a client recovery disk should a restore be needed.
>>>> So identical files on multiple systems are not copied multiple times.
>>>> I use an HP brand server they call a Mediasmart. It does provide other
>>>> functionality but I have mostly used mine just for the nightly
>>>> backups.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.hp.com/united-states/campaigns/mediasmart-server/
>>>>
>>>> GK
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 12:38 PM, Peter Brawley
>>>> <peter.brawley at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> To keep reasonably recent backup images of 5 PCs, is there a more
>>>>> efficient method than to buy a caddy and a hard drive for it with
>>>>>           
>> enough
>>     
>>>>> capacity to hold comfortably more than total used space on the five
>>>>>           
>> PCs,
>>     
>>>>> partition the hard drive so it has a partition for each drive we're
>>>>> going to back up, then run cloneZilla from each PC as often as we need?
>>>>>
>>>>> PB
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