[olug] Backup of Windows workstation(s) to Linux server...

[Miller, Scott L (Omaha Networks)]

Or, grab a cheap older box, buy a USB 2.0 card and Fast Ethernet card, 
and backup to the external drive over the network.  With harddrives as
cheep as they are, it no longer makes sense to me to attempt to backup
via tape, or cd or dvd (unless by law or somesuch you are required to
have 'permanant' backups, then cd/dvd make sense).  Buy a big external
HD or two or three..., and rotate them off site.  Should even be 
practical for smallish companies...

-Scott

-----Original Message-----
From: OBrien, Timothy (Omaha Linux Users Group - OLUG)
[mailto:IrishMASMS at olug.org]
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 5:50 PM
To: olug at olug.org
Subject: Re: [olug] Backup of Windows workstation(s) to Linux server...



<quote who="Sam Tetherow">
> This may seem like a silly question, but wouldn't it be more cost
> effective/faster to get an external firewire/USB 2.0 HD enclosure and do
>  backups to a hard drive?
[snipped]

No a silly question - and a good suggestion. Hell, you could also scrounge
a second 10 GB drive to install into that PC you want to back up, and set
your backup to that extra drive.

It all depends on the configuration of that PC, and what the objectives are.

Is there an extra IDE? Does it have the newer USB or Fire wire? Etc...

--
Timothy "Irish" O'Brien
Publicity & Social activities chairperson
Omaha Linux User's Group (OLUG)
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