That's what I've been doing. But I wanted something that was vss aware and also that would do delta copies. I thought backuppc would be perfect if I could get it to work.
_____________________________ Stephen Zemlicka Integrated Computer Technologies PH. 608-558-5926 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Stephen Joyce [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 7:42 AM To: Stephen Zemlicka Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Backuppc on windows BackupPC is great at what it does, but it's not meant to do everything. For example, it may not be the best fit for your item 1 "Windows server (2K and 2K3) backup to itself (USB hard disk)". For that, I'd recommend that you use rsync. You can install rsync on Windows using cygwin, but if you want something that's point and click, Microsoft's SyncToy <http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=E0FC1154-C975-4814 -9649-CCE41AF06EB7&displaylang=en> is extremely simple to use. If you prefer free software, something like Unison <http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/> would be a good choice. Unison operates similarly to rsync and only sends the changes when doing an update. I'm unsure about SyncToy's algorithm since it's not open source. Hope this helps! Cheers, Stephen -- Stephen Joyce Systems Administrator P A N I C Physics & Astronomy Department Physics & Astronomy University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Network Infrastructure and Computing The generation of random numbers is too important to be left to chance. -- Robert R. Coveyou, Oak Ridge National Laboratory On Tue, 28 Aug 2007, Stephen Zemlicka wrote: > I thought I saw a thread or two of people using the server version on > windows. I think in the documentation, it states that it has worked but > isn't supported. Quite honestly if hard linking is what's holding it back > I don't need that. I wonder if there's a way to disable it. > > _____________________________ > Stephen Zemlicka > Integrated Computer Technologies > PH. 608-558-5926 > E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > From: Les Mikesell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 9:53 PM > To: Stephen Zemlicka > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Backuppc on windows > > Stephen Zemlicka wrote: >> I didn't get any responses on my rsync-vss submission but I am liking >> backuppc more and more. There are two setups I need to accomplish and > it's >> all with windows unfortunately. But I hear so much good stuff on backuppc >> that I really want to get it to work. >> >> >> >> 1. Windows server (2K and 2K3) backup to itself (USB hard disk) >> 2. Windows server backup over VPN to another Windows server. >> >> >> >> I'm hoping once I learn how to get it setup and working it will be a great >> solution but I just need some help to get there. I installed it but it >> can't connect to the director. What do I need to do to configure it. > > I don't think anyone has made the server run under windows yet, mostly > because the file system doesn't do hard links the same way. It might be > possible, or for a small setup you might run linux under vmware on a > windows host. > > -- > Les Mikesell > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ > _______________________________________________ > BackupPC-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users > http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ > > > -- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
