Jim Lawrence
accessd at shaw.ca
Wed Sep 18 15:12:52 CDT 2013
Through overnight processes, at a couple of client sites, all the data is backed up to the main server and attached backup...I am working on a bitTorrent sync solution for offsite backup but that has not been finished yet. (It will stream backup any size of file.) To do station data backups, I first run a simple xcopy backup scenario but if that fails, if the client left the application running and the data is not accessible that is where the ShadowCopy application comes in. (http://www.runtime.org/shadow-copy.htm) Most windows systems have the shadow-copy feature turned on by default but it should be turned off on your application server drive. @echo off c: cd \Program Files\Runtime Software\ShadowCopy shadowcopy q:\*.* s:\serverbackups\backupstation1 /y > nul exit There is a little more to it than that but you should be able to test it out. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "John R Bartow" <jbartow at winhaven.net> To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 10:21:44 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Windows 8.1's user-hostile backup? What is your implementation plan with shadow copy? -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 10:24 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Windows 8.1's user-hostile backup? Yes, but are those system even barely adequate? I have used the registry roll back, system restore...it has saved me a number of times. ShadowCopy is my current backup file favorite. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Tydda" <jon at tydda.plus.com> To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 3:58:12 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Windows 8.1's user-hostile backup? Has any version of Windows had an adequate backup system? From discussions on here and OT, it seems that all people do is use Robocopy or Xcopy scripts to do it for them. I know that's all I do! Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence Sent: 18 September 2013 04:43 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: [dba-Tech] Windows 8.1's user-hostile backup? According to the following article Windows 8.1 has no adequate backup system. http://www.edandersen.com/2013/09/15/windows-8-1s-user-hostile-backup-story/ Is this true? Could some of the local Windows8 experts give some insight into these issues? Jim _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com