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

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Backing up system state

We use Symantec backup exec 12. We don't feel it is necessary to backup the system state nightly. We are opting to back it up monthly or if system changes are made. I have read articles on what exactly the system state back's up. From my…
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Why do I need to backup the Exchange Logs during a Full VSS backup

Suppose I have a backup application that performs scheduled backups of my Exchange Server using the VSS API: Why does the backup application need to backup all the log files as well as the .edb file if the Exchange VSS writer already causes all the…
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What are some possible backup strategies for network appliances?

My company ships an appliance that runs on Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard. It runs SQL Server 2008 Express R2 as well. The appliance generates content by recording video from IP cameras so we generate a lot of data every day. I'd say a typical…
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What is a good open source backup solution for users?

We are currently using ahsay to run backups on end user systems that backup to our specified directories within the server. My question would be what is a good open source backup solution that is similar in the aspect of having a service run on an…
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file system sync

I'm currently using rsync to keep a copy of a filesystem. This rsync constantly runs and keeps the backup up to date (in theory, its not particularly reliable). Is there a better way to keep a remote up to date snapshot of a filesystem (I'm unable…
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HP-UX backup and restore

I recently purchased an old ZX6000 workstation to use as a test machine for a software package we have developed. Normally, when testing a software package, we use VMWare to create a clean install of the OS, and then create a snapshot of that…
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Can I backup mysql while mysql is running?

I just installed Jungle Disk server edition on my linux server and have it set to backup the full /var directory once a night. Is there any issue with backing up this directory while my server and mysql are running? I've read that you should shut…
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SQLServer Maintenance Plan Backups Failing to backup to Samba Share

I have a SQL backup plan that writes the backups to a SAMBA network share. I have a T-SQL net use (with persistent:yes) script that is the first part of the maintenance plan to access the share. This worked for a while but now it is failing now on…
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Linux distro for starting out with Bacula / AMANDA?

I'm interested in getting started with Bacula / AMANDA(Zmanda), and plan on setting up a Linux VM in VirtualBox to test it out. I'd like to avoid some of the initial setup time by polling the community on distros that might be most compatible with…
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oracle database move current server to another machine problem

these day i really stress because of oracle server, im quite new to oracle. i have one old windows 2003 server which installed oracle 10.2.0 version. and i want to full backup of this oracle then want to install same database to another new windows…
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Best Web Server Backup Tips?

I have a web server that I run which has quite a few sites on it now all using SQL Db's - Its actually a cloud server from 1&1 (Win2008). I have the following in place in case of the worst: Shadow Copies Enabled Mozy Pro External Daily Backups Of…
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How can I have multiple backup jobs in Windows Server?

I'm using Windows Server Backup on 2008 server. Is it possible to have multiple backup jobs from within that program? I would like to schedule a full backup on Friday and an incremental backup the Monday - Thursday. Is this possible using WSB?
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Sql server backups best practices. Too many files created?

I know this has been asked before, but I'm trying to understand this better. I traditionally used Backup exec to backup sql servers, but I now have two sql servers that are off-site and of course I don't want to back them up across the vpn. I have…
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Does the full backup truncate transaction log?

Does the transaction log get truncated when I take a full backup using command BACKUP DATABASE AdventureWorks TO Adventurewks GO Or do I have to take a log backup separately? BACKUP LOG AdventureWorks TO Adventurewks; GO Or is the log…
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Server tape backup solutions?

Our server is now setup to run a basic Domain. Our other (older) samba server uses an Iomega Internal REV tape drive for backups. There is an advantage to installing another tape drive the same into the new server, making the ability to mix and…
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