[Advice needed] Small Office Backup Solution

Ioannis Vranos cppdeveloper at ontelecoms.gr
Mon May 10 13:17:56 UTC 2010


On Mon, 2010-05-10 at 08:10 -0500, Larry Shields wrote:
> On 05/10/2010 08:02 AM, Ioannis Vranos wrote: 
> > 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.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >   
> From what I see on that web site, it is only for making backup's,
> nothing for installing printer drivers for my deskjet 5550 etc...
> 
> Thanks Larry


Ehm, what?

I suppose you confused the discussion threads.





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