I really should add something like this, but I'm also worried about filesystem corruption. In fact, I think I've had more software failures than hardware ones over the years on this type of device.
On Dec 21, 2017 11:59 PM, "Lewis Bergman" <[email protected]> wrote: > Probably not what you want but I have been installing a $35 raid card in > my win 10 or Linux machines. No drivers required and you can mirror the > boot drive. Works really well. I have been using just 128 or so gig for the > boot and then install a cheap 1TB for regular backups. > > On Thu, Dec 21, 2017, 11:11 PM Steve Jones <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> this is what i used to use for hdd duplication, was the best of all of >> them at the time for my needs >> https://www.seagate.com/support/downloads/discwizard/ >> >> if youre running windows and move to windows 10 its pretty easy to swap >> the drive to new hardware (licensing issues excluded) >> >> >> On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 10:57 PM, George Skorup <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >>> Can you run VMs for the stuff you need to control/do? Run VMs on those >>> stations and replicate the storage to somewhere else? Then they're always >>> backed up. >>> >>> >>> On 12/21/2017 10:29 PM, Forrest Christian (List Account) wrote: >>> >>> So, clonezilla seems to be 'reboot into this tool and take an image'. >>> Is this correct? >>> >>> I'm definitely not opposed to this idea, probably actually better than >>> the 'make an image from the running windows box' option. I can then use >>> a standard backup tool for the day to day (file) backup operations. >>> >>> Mainly what I'm worried about backing up is all of the nightmarish >>> driver installation and configuration which goes along with using a PC to >>> control hardware. And then on an ongoing basis 'operational programs', >>> but those are more traditional files which a normal backup would grab. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 9:21 PM, Adam Moffett <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> +1 on Clonezilla. >>>> >>>> >>>> ------ Original Message ------ >>>> From: "Brian Webster" <[email protected]> >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Sent: 12/21/2017 11:18:30 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Computer Image backup/restore >>>> >>>> I have used Clonezilla with good success. They have a live CD version >>>> you can burn the image, Linux based and free. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Thank You, >>>> >>>> Brian Webster >>>> >>>> www.wirelessmapping.com >>>> >>>> www.Broadband-Mapping.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Forrest >>>> Christian (List Account) >>>> *Sent:* Thursday, December 21, 2017 11:07 PM >>>> *To:* af >>>> *Subject:* [AFMUG] Computer Image backup/restore >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Normally backups around here are file-based, I.E. I want to make sure I >>>> don't lose data. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I have a couple of computers now which I really would hate to have to >>>> rebuild due to hardware failure. These are generally computers which run a >>>> machine, such as the automatic test system and the pick and place machine. >>>> These machines area all typically single-drive (non-mirrored) mostly off >>>> the shelf hardware running various versions of windows. I'd like to take >>>> a full image, and have at least a reasonable chance of putting it back on >>>> similar hardware (probably same motherboard, maybe different storage >>>> medium) and it just work. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> It used to be that the tool for this was Norton Ghost. But that's >>>> been discontinued (and I understand it was going downhill before that). So >>>> I'm looking for whatever the current modern version is. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I know there's a few tools out there which do this (Macrium, Acronis, >>>> etc). But the reviews are all littered with failures. Unfortunately >>>> it's hard to tell how much of this is lack of clue and how much of this is >>>> broken software. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I'm wondering if anyone has experience with using these modern >>>> equivalents? Preferably something which runs on a range of Windows OS'es, >>>> and can dump the image onto NAS. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> *Forrest Christian* *CEO, PacketFlux Technologies, Inc.* >>>> >>>> Tel: 406-449-3345 <%28406%29%20449-3345> | Address: 3577 Countryside >>>> Road, Helena, MT 59602 >>>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=3577+Countryside+Road,+Helena,+MT+59602&entry=gmail&source=g> >>>> >>>> [email protected] | http://www.packetflux.com >>>> >>>> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/fwchristian> >>>> <http://facebook.com/packetflux> <http://twitter.com/@packetflux> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *Forrest Christian* *CEO**, PacketFlux Technologies, Inc.* >>> Tel: 406-449-3345 | Address: 3577 Countryside Road, Helena, MT 59602 >>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=3577+Countryside+Road,+Helena,+MT+59602&entry=gmail&source=g> >>> [email protected] | http://www.packetflux.com >>> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/fwchristian> >>> <http://facebook.com/packetflux> <http://twitter.com/@packetflux> >>> >>> >>> >>
