[TriLUG] OSS Backup software and mulitple OS clients

[Roy Vestal]

I checked out BackupPC and my only complaint is that it uses SAMBA to 
backup. The data we have to backup we want to keep somewhat hidden, i.e. 
no Windows Shares...

I'm looking into Backula at this point, since it has a "Windows 
Client"...Anyone used/tried this?

Douglas Hardison wrote:
> Randy Barlow wrote:
>> Hi Roy,
>>
>> 	I use and really like BackupPC.  It works great for clients of all
>> kinds, and supports many protocols for backing up clients (samba, rsync,
>> rsyncd, tar (over ssh).  It also has a pretty nice web interface
>> (requires a web server) to help you restore files.  It does pretty much
>> everything you asked for :)
>>
>> Randy
>>
>> Roy Vestal wrote:
>>   
>>> I'm working with a non-profit and am trying to come up with a backup
>>> solution with OSS. Here are the specifics
>>>
>>> 10 Windows XP machines
>>> 1 Linux Samba Linux Server
>>> 1 Mac (OSX) client
>>> 1 Backup Server
>>> 1 NAS (for backup storage)
>>>
>>> Backup side:
>>> Disk backup as opposed to tape backup
>>> Automated solution - minimal interaction as there is no sysadmin on site
>>> Incremental/Full/Current Data Protection (In Use Files), Bare Metal
>>> restore a plus but not needed
>>> Push/Pull configuration
>>>
>>> Client side:
>>> Client side configuration in addition to admin configuration (user
>>> should be able to add to what is being updated)
>>> Client side file restore
>>> Client side initiated backup
>>>
>>> We need a solution that is cross platform as you can see. We want to use
>>> Linux (most likely CentOS) for the backup server. I've been looking at
>>> Amanda/Zmanda and Backula. I'd like suggestions on these or any other
>>> OSS solutions.
>>>
>>> TIA,
>>> Roy
>>>     
>>
>>   
> I'll throw in a vote for BackupPC, especially if you're dealing with 
> Windows clients.
>
> --dhardison