RE: [GPCG_TALK] dvd burning sbs 2003

[Dr John Van Dyck]

Well firstly I schedule a complete image of the data drive on the server before we start, again at lunch time then again after work so that it is the lunch time backup I actually take home each day.         Live state recovery images quietly in the background while the system is live so that sort of backup if performed during the day gives no slowdown.   Nor does simply copying the md3 etc backup files.   However, if I was to use a dvd writing program like nero etc it would I believe slow the system down.   Again, scheduling while not there would help in that case. In my system the imaging or copying is to disk or network hard drive and the system performance in live state recovery can be set on a sliding scale so that for instance the imaging is slower but uses less resources.   Live state recovery advanced server (formerly V2i protector, big brother of powerquest’s drive image) is Symantec’s enterprise solution for imaging.    Every day I take home a complete image of each drive on the server and any file can be restored from that image or the whole drive restored or mounted as necessary.     The drives are also imaged across the network so that there is more than one copy.     You can schedule the program to image any drive any time to any network address.   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hugh Nelson Sent: Wednesday, 25 January 2006 12:51 PM To: General Practice Computing Group Talk Subject: Re: [GPCG_TALK] dvd burning sbs 2003   John, does the server slow down much while doing the backup? We get some complaints from staff while it is happening. Dr John Van Dyck wrote: I sort of do this with some files using a wonderful little tool called 'second copy' which can schedule copies of the medical director backup or even a 3g image file to any other spot on the network including dvd drive (DVD RAM) so it is all totally automatic. So for example, live state recovery takes an image and can write it to any other computer on the network.   Then the image can simply be copied direct to dvd ram automatically to give a take home copy.  I also take home every day a dvd ram with simple copies eg of the compressed md3 file (3x daily) which is automatically ready just to slip out of the workstation or server into its cover and take home.   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Greg Twyford Sent: Wednesday, 25 January 2006 12:37 PM To: General Practice Computing Group Talk Subject: Re: [GPCG_TALK] dvd burning sbs 2003   Peter Machell wrote:   John, Nero is fine and safe. You should have received a copy of Nero OEM with most DVD drives, so there's no need to purchase the retail version. I'd suggest never actually using the Nero GUI, but the command line version to write a DVD like this: C:\Progra~1\Ahead\Nero\nerocmd --write --drivename g --force_erase_cdrw --real --underrun_prot --create_iso_fs --iso JVD --verify --dvd --recursive e:\backup In this example the DVD drive is G:, it will erase a RW disk if it finds one, do a recursive backup of e:\backup and verify it. You should of course snapshot your database/s to e:\backup first - this can be done using a command line in the same script.     This reminds me of the sort of thing one does with NTbackup in 2000 server with tapes. With MD, running the task scheduler to backup to a compressed file in a folder, then running command lines for the other data, then schedule this command line would be quite a good method. Depends on the range of data sources the practice uses. Greg

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