Re: (OT) What backup to use with Windows
On Tue, May 31, 2022 at 03:02:15PM +0700, Olivier wrote: Hi, I know this is not about Amanda, butt this is about backup. I am trying to find a suitable solution for Windows/Mac/Linux desktops. Amanda has a major flaw: it is working on a pull schedule, the client must be available when the server is starting the backup. But clients tend to have unpredictable schedule, so the backup must be initiated from the client side. I've not used it could be off base here, others please correct. Isn't "amdump_client" used to initiate dumps from the client side? -- Jon H. LaBadie [email protected] 154 Milkweed Dr (540) 868-8052 (H) Lake Frederick, VA 22630(703) 935-6720 (M)
Re: (OT) What backup to use with Windows
I do client initiated rdiff-backup via locked down ssh key (ie append only) to my server. Then i run amanda backup weekly to backup the latest pushed backup to tape (ignoring rdiff-backups history). This way i have both a quick restore for normal use and a mostly offline (only turned on during saturdays) safe backup when things really go wrong. On Tue, 31 May 2022, 10:04 Olivier, wrote: > Hi, > > I know this is not about Amanda, butt this is about backup. > > I am trying to find a suitable solution for Windows/Mac/Linux > desktops. Amanda has a major flaw: it is working on a pull schedule, the > client must be available when the server is starting the backup. > > But clients tend to have unpredictable schedule, so the backup must be > initiated from the client side. > > Few years ago, I investigated CrashPlan, it had a free server (and the > client is always free), but since, they wanted to kae profit by vending > cloud space, no local server anymore. Most of the solutions I can see > are limited to a cloud storage, or a pull schedule, or do not support > Linux/FreeBSD, or do not have any type of scheduling... > > I am looking at restic, but it is really dry for a secretary, and it > needs a lot of manual install (so the user cannot be independant). (it > has a huge pro though, the server side is SSH, no work to be done on the > server). > > So, what are you using? What would you recommend? > > TIA > > Olivier > -- >
(OT) What backup to use with Windows
Hi, I know this is not about Amanda, butt this is about backup. I am trying to find a suitable solution for Windows/Mac/Linux desktops. Amanda has a major flaw: it is working on a pull schedule, the client must be available when the server is starting the backup. But clients tend to have unpredictable schedule, so the backup must be initiated from the client side. Few years ago, I investigated CrashPlan, it had a free server (and the client is always free), but since, they wanted to kae profit by vending cloud space, no local server anymore. Most of the solutions I can see are limited to a cloud storage, or a pull schedule, or do not support Linux/FreeBSD, or do not have any type of scheduling... I am looking at restic, but it is really dry for a secretary, and it needs a lot of manual install (so the user cannot be independant). (it has a huge pro though, the server side is SSH, no work to be done on the server). So, what are you using? What would you recommend? TIA Olivier --
