Server Fault Stack Exchange
Server Fault Stack Exchange

Questions tagged [backup]

Making copies of data so that the copies may be used to restore the original after a data loss event, or for historical retention.

3959 questions
2
votes
2 answers

how to backup a remote hosted exchange 2010 account?

i currently rent a remote hosted exchange server and i would like to make sometimes backup every couple of weeks or days is that possible? (i prefer a unix [ubuntu] based solution but win solution will be ok too)
amirash
  • 129
  • 3
2
votes
1 answer

How to migrate bacula jobs

All my bacula jobs are writing to one file. How can I migrate these jobs to separate files, I have a 1G limit. I've already marked the volume as full, and yet, the volume is still being used.
Mister IT Guru
  • 1,178
  • 3
  • 15
  • 35
2
votes
2 answers

What is the best way to back up dedicated web server? (Amanda versus Rsync)

I am trying to establish valid back ups for my web server. It is a linux box on CentOS. I have asked around and "rsync" was suggested by some of the server fault community. However, my coworker at work says that this is really only moving over the…
Scott
  • 267
  • 1
  • 3
  • 11
2
votes
4 answers

To Delete or Not to Delete Arcserve Makeup Jobs?

Every once in a while, I have a backup job that fails with my backup server running ARCserve 12.5. A failure results in the creation of a 'makeup' job. I run the makeup job and even if it completes it stays in my job cue. These have piled up over…
Tyson Navarre
  • 482
  • 3
  • 10
  • 23
2
votes
3 answers

Cisco Configuration backup or Reboot with Windows Script

We have a client with a lot of Cisco Devices and we would like to automate the backups of these devices through telnet. We have both 2003 and 2008 servers and ideally use tftp to back it up. I wrote this: Set WshShell =…
Jeff
  • 685
  • 7
  • 17
2
votes
0 answers

Bacula Volume Retention and Automatic Recycling

Will a bacula volume be recycled if: No more volumes are appendable The date of the last job on it is past the volume retention period Jobs on that volume are not past the job and file retention periods This is the way the manual reads to me, but…
Kyle Brandt
  • 83,619
  • 74
  • 305
  • 448
2
votes
1 answer

Need a New Hard Drive Backup Solution

My company has been using Symantec Ghost 8.2 Corporate Edition for many years as our tool for making an exact copy of the hard drive before we rebuild them for the customer. We manage around 7,000 machines on our campus and not everyone chooses to…
Jason Iverson
  • 121
  • 3
2
votes
7 answers

Offsite Time Machine Backups

I have Time Machine working nicely, making snappshotted backups on a regular basis. The backed up files are easily & quickly available. I would like to make an offsite copy of these backups for ultimate safety. I already have a webhost (Dreamhost)…
Craig Walker
  • 282
  • 1
  • 4
  • 12
2
votes
2 answers

Scratch Media in Backup Exec

So Symantec wanted $280 per incident to use their support line without a support contract. Yikes! What is "Scratch Media"? I noticed that all the tapes in my library that aren't currently being used have been added to the Scratch Media set. Is this…
Safado
  • 4,786
  • 7
  • 37
  • 54
2
votes
1 answer

Backup Exec System State

Does anybody see any point in backing up System State using 'Backup Exec' when 'Backup Exec System Recovery' is running on a server? The only good thing i can see coming from it is having the System State backup on tape aswell in an image. But i can…
Dave
  • 31
  • 3
2
votes
4 answers

Linux-based network backup solution

Do you have any recommendations for a Linux based backup solution that would be capable of backing up MS Servers and servers hosting MS Exchange data? I've started doing my own research, but so far have come up with few options. I'd prefer something…
James Nack
  • 21
  • 1
2
votes
5 answers

Best network based backup solutions for Mac Clients Time Machine

My company runs Mac workstations (mainly laptops) for most of its infrastructure, and we would like to have the workstations backed up periodically. While our staff are 'trained' to store work files on the server there is always the possibility that…
Matthew Savage
  • 528
  • 1
  • 7
  • 18
2
votes
2 answers

How can I backup my Ubuntu Server?

I recently installed an Ubuntu Server for home use. As it was my first time doing so, it took a while (and a few reinstalls) to configure everything they way I wanted it. The server install itself is on a small partition on my harddrive. Is there…
evan
  • 23
  • 1
  • 5
2
votes
1 answer

Moss 2007 Backup and Recovery

What are the best solutions for disaster recovery of a Moss farm? Outside of Microsoft's Data Protection manager, what is there?
Mike T
  • 271
  • 1
  • 4
  • 11
2
votes
1 answer

How i can backup data from VMware to tape?

i have more than one VM ware hosted on ESX 3.5I and i want to connect it (VMware) to tape to make backup from vmware to tape .... I can do it? .... if yes HOW ??
Mohammad AL-Rawabdeh
  • 1,612
  • 12
  • 33
  • 54
1 2 3
…
99 100