On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 4:16 PM, Matthew W. Ross <[email protected]> wrote: > Good Afternoon, all. > > After much frustration with Acronis, I have come to the realization that it > cannot do what I want it to. We've had the product for a year, and have had > marginal success making and pulling data from backups. I am resorting to > standard Windows Backups now. > > So, I'm in the market. I would love to have the list's current > recommendations (for and against) various backup products. > > Here is my single requirement: > > * File level restore of a Window's file share - Our biggest need is when a > teacher/student accidently deletes or writes over a file... and would like > the copy form 3 days ago. > > The following are optional: > > * VMware support - We are now running all of our servers from the VMware > cluster, some of which are running linux. > > * Macintosh file support - Acronis chokes on some Macintosh file names when > doing a file-level backup, and I'd love something that is known to work with > these. > > * Mild costs - I'm not looking for a cheap solution, but I'll take one > that's inexpensive. > > * Ease of use - A backup solution should not require constant > grooming/tending/clearing to work. > > All suggestions are appreciated.
How much data are you talking about, and how volatile is it? Given your only requirement, and if the data is not terribly volatile, and there isn't too much of it, I'd suggest dispensing with backups and relying on VSS. If you want more than that, you might do just fine with a couple of multi-terabyte USB drives attached to the server and robocopy - again, depending on the size of your data, and your history requirements. Kurt
