[GRLUG] Backup of user machines

[Justin Denick]

I use bacula to pull data from windows and Linux machines onto lto3 with an hp tape drive. 

The job storage/management is all done in Postgres via bconsole, the admin interface. It's written in Python. Initially, used a MySQL database and I switched over with a simple script provided by bacula. Other engines are probably supported too. 

I've restored from these data sets more than once. While slow, due to not specifying exactly which files to restore, the task was effortless and worked perfectly. 

Bacula might offer the widest array of storage media compatibility. I've used plain disks, DVD, quantum travan, and the LTO3 media I'm using now. 

There is still no easy way around the Microsoft live/open file backup.  I just do a little didy with dos, but a more elaborate solution could be easily achieved. 

It's free, stable and a great backup tool for the folks who vim they're way through life. 

-j


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> On Aug 23, 2014, at 3:57 PM, Christopher House <chouse at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Crashplan is free for backing up "to a friend", I assume the connection stays within the network if the "friend" is a local server.
> 
> 
>> On Sat, Aug 16, 2014 at 11:32 AM, L. V. Lammert <lvl at omnitec.net> wrote:
>> On Sat, 16 Aug 2014, Ben Rousch wrote:
>> 
>> > Have you looked at CrashPlan? http://www.code42.com/crashplan/
>> >
>> Would prefer not to use a commercial product, .. if we went that way,
>> StoreGrid/Vembu would be a more flexible choice.
>> 
>>         Lee
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