Hi, This is maybe off-topic, but I’m wondering what other people do here for backup of Windows systems in an Illumos-centered backup world.
I have a mixture of OmniOS (backup server) as well as Linux, MacOS, and Windows 10+ systems needing backup. For everything except Windows, backup works well with rsync (along with "—backup-dir=DIR" for incremental deltas). But Windows does not work so easily, not least because of filesystem differences and lack of native rsync. I can use rsync on Windows as well by running within WSL, but ownership/permissions are messed up and only files visible to the user running WSL can be backed up. Meanwhile the default Windows backup service to a SMB-exported filesystem from ZFS seems to be unreliable, and also may not work well for files outside a user’s home directory. What setup are other people using? I have a strong preference to something that generates a visible hierarchy of files on the backup server, not a proprietary binary backup column since this makes it non-recoverable if the backup software is no longer available. And I’d prefer to use the existing OmniOS box, but could consider other custom options if recommended. If there are good recommended solutions, let me know. Not using Windows is not an option, because of Photoshop Lightroom. Thanks, Hugh. ------------------------------------------ illumos: illumos-discuss Permalink: https://illumos.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/T8318a7706e7218ac-M12eb7e91651b13be10956fe0 Delivery options: https://illumos.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/subscription
