From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 30 07:16:53 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 03A8716A4CE for ; Thu, 30 Dec 2004 07:16:53 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [65.75.192.90]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D7E6943D46 for ; Thu, 30 Dec 2004 07:16:51 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from tedwin2k (nat-rtr.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [65.75.197.130]) iBU7Ghv92855; Wed, 29 Dec 2004 23:16:43 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" To: , "Danny" Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 23:16:43 -0800 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 In-Reply-To: <41D376DD.7090300@mail.ru> Importance: Normal cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: FreeBSD server(s) to backup multi-platform systems remotely X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 07:16:53 -0000 > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Andrew P. > Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 7:33 PM > To: Danny > Cc: questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: FreeBSD server(s) to backup multi-platform systems remotely > > I don't want to sound like an ad, but I've heard some experienced backup > officers say that if you're gonna backup proprietary platforms (i.e. > Windows) you'd best use proprietary backup software. I would agree with this if the goal is to be able to restore a busted server. If the goal of the backup is merely to archive DATA, then this isn't true. Of course, it's important to understand that archiving data and backing up the server are two different things. With a server backup the goal is to create a restore set that allows you to come back from a flat server with a minimum amount of effort and time. With a data archive there is no goal to create a restore set - instead you want to get the data centralized and put to a medium that you have a ghost of a chance of being able to read in 10 years. (and that ain't Arcserve, my friends) Ted