Raju Mathur spewed into the ether: >>>>>> "Venkat" == h v prashanth <Prashanth> writes: > > Venkat> Hi, There are 4 servers located at different places. Some > Venkat> servers run Linux while others NT. Currently we take > Venkat> backups with tape drives at each and every location. I > Venkat> wanted to setup a central backup server that would > Venkat> periodically backup the data from the servers. Can > Venkat> someone give some directions on this. > >I'd use Amanda with SMB backup for the NT boxes. Works like a charm. >If you want proprietary packages, there are a number of those >available too. Rsync over ssh would be a lot better. rsync is available for NT too. And then tar to tape. Or just pkzip the NT stuff, and scp to a Linux box (cron+wsh scripting). Running SMB over the Internet makes me nervous (but then, so does running windows). SMB probably would need a VPN to be secure.
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