I moved away from ntbackup for this reason. I'm now using robocopy scripted with the /mir switch. My entire backup is 120GB, my total change on a daily basis is ~1GB.
On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 2:26 PM, Sam Cayze <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm curious as to how much the bkf files varies block by block after an > overwrite operation. > > I wouldn't mind looking into replicating the changed bits in the bkf files > over the wan with something like rsync. I can't do straight file copies, my > fulls are around 500gb. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Chris Orovet [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, November 19, 2009 1:14 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Will Ntbackup Suffice? > > That is how I have my exchange, AD, etc backed up here. We cant afford > backup exec or any other system at the moment. They backup to a file server > and then a batch runs about an hour after and copy’s them offsite across my > vpn. > > > > Regards, > > > > Chris Orovet Technical Support > > [image: ATSI] > O: (727)812-0276 Ext. 125 > > F: (727)812-0278 > > Email: *[email protected]* > > Web: *http://www.atsi-inc.com* > > * * > > * * > > “Whatever relationships you have attracted in your life at this moment, are > precisely the ones you need in your life at this moment. There is a hidden > meaning behind all events, and this hidden meaning is serving your own > evolution.” ~Chopra > > > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message and any attachments are for the > sole use of the intended recipient and may contain proprietary, > confidential, trade secret or privileged information. Any unauthorized > review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited and may be a > violation of law. If you are not the intended recipient or a person > responsible for delivering this message to an intended recipient, please > contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original > message immediately. > > > > *From:* Sam Cayze [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, November 19, 2009 12:44 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Will Ntbackup Suffice? > > > > In a small rack, 2 servers, will ntbackup to an external raided disk(s) > suffice? I have never really used ntbackup, all my deployments have been at > a much larger scale requiring a central service like BackupExec. > > > > BackupExec can restore ntbackup files... seems like a good setup to me. > > > > But there has to be some gotchas... I would have to monitor more closely, > create my own reporting tool, > > Any others? > > > > * * > > *Sam Cayze* > Information Technology Administrator > *ROLLOUTS** > **ONSITE • ON DEMAND** > * > LinkedIn Profile <http://www.linkedin.com/in/samcayze> > Facebook Profile <http://www.facebook.com/samcayze> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
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