What do you guys use for backup? - Page 2

lockedfree · 07-03-2008, 09:24 AM

I just read your last post - so hard drives are forbidden? They can be stored offsite and swapped out you know.

Anyway I like DLT, it's established and widely used, and I've set up multiple backup solutions using DLT for different companies. Quantam drives broke more often than HP drives did. As for your other problem:

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I plan on making the servers redundant but having the power go out here like it does often might be an issue and I don't trust the battery backups to tell the servers to shutdown.

This can be tested......set up the software and do a test run should tell you if the ups will shut the server down properly. This is something you need to do even if you do have backups running properly.

mikem317 · 07-08-2008, 08:43 PM

Copy, paste.

mbodell · 07-09-2008, 07:34 AM

^^^ lol

ok, so DLT would be the way to go then. I started looking at a few hp ones and I think we will probably go with a single drive and a 5 tape system. I understand why everyone is saying a hard drive since they are dirt cheap and I would like to do it that way since it is the easiest but it isn't gonna happen right now.

I was thinking about it and I also feel a hard drive might pose more of a security threat with our customer data than a dlt tape would. If someone stole the hard drive it would be one step easier to get into the info than someone taking a dlt tape since they have to have a drive for it. Sure I could encrypt the hard drive, but it's a backup and I think that might add an issue I don't want to deal with.

baldheadeddork · 07-09-2008, 08:18 AM

You should always encrypt regardless of the medium. It's not that hard for a thief to get their hands on a DLT machine.

mbodell · 07-09-2008, 08:55 AM

The backups will be locked up at night in a fireproof safe. I just figured encryption might cause corruption issues but as I just looked into it our version of CA backup will encrypt the data pretty easily. You just have to enter a password before you schedule the backups. I guess it can't hurt.

And yes I did test the battery backup. The problem was that I wasn't testing it the right way and I didn't notice an issue. The software has a test and it works 100% from there but the driver apparently is a little messed up and giving the device manager issues thus why it never shutdown.

ww73 · 07-10-2008, 12:47 AM

https://www.foldershare.com/

automatically synchronizes folders across multiple computers. and it's FREE.

hardware solutions are so 1990's.

tutmondigo · 07-12-2008, 10:11 AM

We use DLT drives with Symantec Backup Exec. I don't know about other software packages. This was implemented when I got here. We do a full backup weekly and differential backups daily. We also use it to archive data. The backups are sent off site once they've run. We only backup data though. If a server crapped out on us, we'd need to do an OS install first and then restore our data. One of the things you could do is do your server and programs installations, then ghost the computer. Then you could load your OS image from CD/DVD and restore your data from tape.

jrr02005 · 07-21-2008, 01:09 PM

I use a 2.5 sata drive with an enclosure to back up documents and music. I don't know what they use at my work

lockedfree · 07-21-2008, 05:00 PM

Ghost is a good program, and works well. I used it to support a outside sales force of almost 200 laptops. But if my server went Kaput I'd prefer to format and reload a fresh OS. This of course requires a good familiarity with the install process, and a restore plan including all drivers, 3rd party software and configuration options on hand to ensure timely restore.

Unless you have an offline standby, which is inexpensive to produce these days. Flip the switch, OS and Software is already installed. Restore data from DLT, take a bow.

coronadozx · 07-21-2008, 05:50 PM

raid.

also, full backups once a week, followed by incremental backups throughout the week onto tapes and stored in fireproof safes (onsite).

baldheadeddork · 07-27-2008, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by lockedfree

Ghost is a good program, and works well. I used it to support a outside sales force of almost 200 laptops. But if my server went Kaput I'd prefer to format and reload a fresh OS. This of course requires a good familiarity with the install process, and a restore plan including all drivers, 3rd party software and configuration options on hand to ensure timely restore.

Unless you have an offline standby, which is inexpensive to produce these days. Flip the switch, OS and Software is already installed. Restore data from DLT, take a bow.

I agree with you, especially the second paragraph. For a small office or network the cost of hardware has become so inexpensive that its financially irresponsible to not use an offline or failover system.