--On Tuesday, January 31, 2023 3:47 PM -0600 Les Mikesell
<lesmikes...@gmail.com> wrote:
I think the perfect world example would be if there was a client you
could run so the computer could inform the server when it's up, perhaps
via a REST interface.
Why can't the user log into the web interface and start the backup at
appropriate times? And if the admin gets the email that it hasn't
been backed up, he can call the guy up and remind him...
Both sound good. Or a hybrid, a "Back me up!" button on the desktop that
signals the server when the user is done doing whatever critical thing
warranted turning the machine on and it's available for routine
maintenance. Such a button could also do OS updates and shut down the
machine when done. (Or restart if updates pending, so they won't hold up
the user the next time the machine is needed for some critical task.)
I could also get them to leave the machine plugged into the network and set
up a timed startup, if the BIOS has that feature. Or wake-on-LAN. (ISTR
someone posting WOL scripts to the mailing list to wake a machine up before
a backup.)
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