[NCLUG] In search of a new backup solution

[Mike Loseke]

Backuppc would definitely work for the described requirements here. It is
not the most intuitive terminology inside the configuration but you can do
everything from the web interface including assigning machine-specific email
recipients. It can also do Macs and windows clients. Rsync and tar are
available options with smb tools for windows.
 On Jan 16, 2011 12:20 AM, "Paul Hummer" <paul at eventuallyanyway.com> wrote:
> Hi NCLUGgers,
>
> I recently retired my big raid 5 backup server and have migrated to a
drobo. I currently have less capacity in the drobo, but that doesn't matter
because (a) I wasn't using all the capacity anyway, (b) the drobo has much
less power requirements as well as maintenance requirements, and, most
importantly, (c) the simplicity means that I don't have to maintain it as
much, which in turn means I get backups even when I'm feeling lazy and don't
want to play sysadmin (a game I'm not always the best at).
>
> On my old server and backup strategy, I was using rsync on cron. I like
rsync, but running it on cron meant that if my system was suspended or not
powered up for any reason, I didn't get backups. This usually occurred when
I was traveling with my laptop, when I probably should have been the most
careful of backing up.
>
> I wonder if there's a backup strategy that is simple (jafo, I wouldn't
consider your setup simple :) that might have some more archival features
like rdiff-backup, but not require too much human interaction, and still be
easy to restore (I'm not sure I've ever restored from rdiff backup, but I
remember it seeming complicated). Most of the systems here are Debian or
Ubuntu. Bonus points if it can also be used on Windows and/or Mac OS, and
even more bonus points if my wife can easily monitor her own backups, or at
least be notified when something breaks so she can scream at me to come and
fix it.
>
> Cheers, Paul
>
> P.S. The sooner I can get something place, the better. I'm not currently
at risk of totally losing data, but the current transition means that if
certain hardware fails right now, getting the backups restored would be
EXTREMELY inconvenient.
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