[Advice needed] Small Office Backup Solution

[Ioannis Vranos]

On Mon, 2010-05-10 at 14:48 +0300, Amichai Rotman wrote:
> Hi All.
> 
> 
> I have a few customers with very small offices (up to 10-15 users).
> They have a mixed network (Windows XP Pro clients, Linux server).
> 
> 
> I a looking for a backup solution with the following requirements:
> 
> 
> * Linux based Server
> * Simple to set up and deploy
> * Cross Platform: A windows client (preferably  hidden service style)
> * A way for the management to monitor the backups without accessing
> the Linux Server directly.
> * Incremental / Delta support.
> * CLI interface for me to be able to manage remotely over ssh
> * No Tape support needed - most of them use an external USB hard drive
> 
> 
> I'll appreciate any recommendations for suitable external hard drives
> (like the WD Passport series?)


If you are looking for a commercial solution, Acronis software may be
very useful:


http://www.acronis.com


They provide free trials for their software, you may have a look at
them.




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