Backup File Server to DAS
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Nice!
Thanks!
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@scottalanmiller said:
@KOOLER said:
Don't go for Drobo! They apply mods to Linux so you'll have hard times recovering data back from their devices. Been there done that (c) ...
Modify Linux? They don't even run Linux!
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drobo
Kernel :Linux Drobo-FS 2.6.22.18
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@KOOLER said:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drobo
Kernel :Linux Drobo-FS 2.6.22.18
As is often the case, Wikipedia does not know everything. Straight from Drobo engineering, they run QNX, not Linux. There is Linux on SOME systems, but it is for only certain components and runs on a secondary controller. The Drobo system is always a proprietary UNIX system.
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Are you still working on this project? What is the current stage?
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@IT-ADMIN said:
what is the name of this backup solution ?? is it free or not ??
This is Veeam Endpoint Backup and yes they give it away for free.
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@JaredBusch said:
This is Veeam Endpoint Backup and yes they give it away for free.
can i use to backup my physical file server ??
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@IT-ADMIN said:
@JaredBusch said:
This is Veeam Endpoint Backup and yes they give it away for free.
can i use to backup my physical file server ??
It's designed to backup bare metal machines.
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wow, i'm impressed, it can also backup system image, all of this for free, unbelievable !!!!!
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While the B&R Free can be scheduled via scheduled tasks, I'm not sure the Endpoint Backup can be.
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@Dashrender said:
While the B&R Free can be scheduled via scheduled tasks, I'm not sure the Endpoint Backup can be.
From 5 days ago:
@coliver said:
@Dashrender said:
@dafyre said:
Yeah. The Desktop backup tool is the Endpoint Recovery free. It does work great on Windows Server installs as well. (Don't know if it works on Windows core installs or not though).
But I dont' think you can schedule it - well maybe you can with PowerShell.
You can schedule it via the GUI.
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@Dashrender have you even ever installed the product? Where are you getting your information?
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I did say maybe.. OK OK I'll stop posting.
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great, thank you very much @JaredBusch
i just read on their website that this software is designed to be installed on workstation like windows 7 or 8, can i install it on windows server 2008 R2 ?? -
@IT-ADMIN said:
great, thank you very much @JaredBusch
i just read on their website that this software is designed to be installed on workstation like windows 7 or 8, can i install it on windows server 2008 R2 ??I have never needed to, but unless the software itself actually stops you, there is no reason it will not work.
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I've learned also that it perform block level backup, can I backup my files in daily basis incrementally to a NAS???
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@IT-ADMIN said:
I've learned also that it perform block level backup, can I backup my files in daily basis incrementally to a NAS???
Which what tool? Nearly all backup is done to NAS and nearly all is incremental. As a general question, yes of course. But specifically we would need to know what tool you are going to use. You've already stated in the original post and reiterated again and again that Windows cannot do incremental to a NAS, so we have to assume you are asking about something else.... but what? Veeam? If so, yes.
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@IT-ADMIN -- I am running Veeam on Server 2012 R2, so I'd say try to install it and see. If you have a network share on your NAS with enough available space, Veeam should back up to it with no problems.
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Normal backup software does not have NAS limitations like Windows does. Windows Backup is extremely limited and basic and is doing something weird and lazily causes the issue requiring a block device.
