Server backup

[Fox3613]

Hey,

I'm currently looking for a good solution for automated server backups.

This is my situation: I have a server running Windows 2000 and 4 clients running Windows XP. All documents, music, movies, etc. are stored on this server. The risk is, if I have a hard drive failure everyone loses everything... dangerous, isn't it? :disgust:

I would like to backup these files when my workstation is idling, does anyone know good software for a job like this?

BTW: We're talking about 25 GB of date to backup. The critical files (personal documents) are about 100 MB.

 

[Daniel]

This is for home or a small biz? If its your home stuff I'd just get another hard drive and use backup software to automate the copying. If its for a biz I'd go for tape backup so you can keep some copies off site just in case.

 

[Santa]

Windows 2000 has a Backup software you can run if you have a tape backup drive.

The software can be scheduled to run at certain times that you would see fit.

 

[CrazyHelloDeli]

Just use windows backup and schedual backups using tak scheduler. Back up to another HDD or Tapes.

 

[blstriker]

Another thing you might want to look at is a RAID 1 setup which has two mirrored hard disks. This way, if your HD poops out, you're still covered. However, this will not create backup copies of your work.

 

[Fox3613]

Thanks for answering!

I'm currently using the backup program provided with Windows XP. It appears to be all I need.

Take care,
Fox

 

[Woodie]

Get some additional drives, and make it SCSI RAID-5. Lost drive? The only way you'd know would be to look at the physical drives, and see a yellow light. 🙂

--Woodie

 

[Fox3613]

RAID is a cool solution indeed, but a bit expensive for what I need. I would go with RAID, if I had the money. 🙁

Oh well; backup over network is currently running ... scheduled the critical files to be back upped every day, the large archive once a week. Works fine. 😀