I don't know if this will work for you but it did for me.
I also have a small number of laptops in my backup routine (12 PowerBook G3's)
So I set up a separate script that attempts a backup at lunch everyday. They can
defer if they are working through lunch. I only back up their preferences
folder, Documents and the Desktop folder so it usually goes pretty fast. Even if
I don't get every laptop everyday at least I get them a couple of times a week.
The laptops are also on the regular nightly backups so if the do leave their
laptops in the building, they will get backed up then. I'm not too worried about
having them backed up twice, better to have too much backup than not enough.
Tim
matt barkdull wrote:
> >Essentially, here's what you want to do:
> >
> >1. Create a backup server script (Automate>Scripts>New>Backup Server) that
> >backs up notebooks all the time (the default).
> >
> >2. Create another backup server script that backs up desktops between 8PM
> >and 8AM only.
> >
> >3. Create a third script that's a regular script that backs up the servers
> >at your desired start time.
> >
> >What will happen:
> >
> >Notebooks will be backed up during the day, as they appear on the network.
> >Desktops will only be backed up at night. Servers will be backed up when
> >scheduled (overriding the backup server scripts). When the servers are done,
> >the backup server scripts will start again.
>
> I'll add to this by saying that your laptop users will have the
> choice of deferring the backups as they come up as well. Plus, if
> that script is 24 hours, they could choose to have it back up at
> night and leave the laptop connected.
>
> I use 2 scripts. One for all desktops and servers. Backs those up
> every night between 7pm and 6am and from Friday at 7pm until 6am
> Monday it does the full backup.
>
> The laptop script uses the same backup set and backs up the laptops
> as they come available or when they schedule to do the backup.
> (setting in the clients). I've got several laptop users that will
> force a backup before they leave each night or before they go on a
> trip.
>
> It works well. I used to have two different backup sets, but I also
> had a DAT tape changer. I now use a single DLT drive which has twice
> the capacity of the Changer and my number of clients were cut to
> about 1/4th of what they were. The data being backed up is about the
> same size though. Strangely enough...
> Backed up about 30 GB with the changer and about 70 machines. Now, I
> have 20 machines and backup about 35 GB.
>
> Matt
>
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