SOHO Backup Solution?

[Thomas Kaiser]

On 06/13/2010 07:32 PM, Amichai Rotman wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I am looking for a backup solution for a SOHO. Here is the scenario:
>
>     * 10 users in a LAN running Windows XP (Some Professional, some Home
>       editions).
>     * 1 Windows 2003 Server set as a Workgroup (no Active Directory)
>     * 1 Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Zimbra Mail Server.
>     * 1 External 1TB USB Hard Disk connected to the Windows Server.
>
>
> Users write their documents to a folder hierarchy on the Windows Server
> - each user to their respective sub-folder under that hierarchy.
>
> What I want to do:
>
>     * Mount that hierarchy on the Zimbra Server using CIFS.
>     * Move the external hard disk to Linux Server.
>     * Backup the folder hierarchy to the external drive on a regular basis.
>
>
> What I need:
>
>     * A backup solution with the following features:
>     * Schedule a full backup once a month.
>     * Schedule an incremental backup every day.
>     * Allow the Managers to follow the backup status from their Windows
>       machines - either by a Web Interface r a Windows XP client.
>     * Go back to a specific version of the file (similar to rdiff)
>     * Easy to use front end.
>
>
> Any of you know of an existing free product?
>
> Thanks!
>

Hello Amichai

Check out backuppc (http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/info.html). It has:
- a web based frontend
- can backup Windoz machines
- makes incremental backups
- makes full backups
- uses rsync
- can be highly configured

Thomas