Why not use Windows backup (assuming windows 7 or better)? It's included and can be used over the network or to a local drive. We do a full baremetal image with it.
On Fri, Dec 22, 2017 at 7:54 AM, Timothy Steele <timothy.pct...@gmail.com> wrote: > https://www.acronis.com/en-us/lp/personal/semmob?cvosrc=ppc. > google.acronis%20true%20image&cvo_campaign=905052710&cvo_ > crid=241247173177&matchtype=e&partner=mf&gclid=Cj0KCQiA9_ > LRBRDZARIsAAcLXjd4IPUPVI1JNz_aUDxrEVR__wQBrOO9eGAo- > ThfySXtDUcdPoSi_ocaAqOXEALw_wcB > > On Fri, Dec 22, 2017, 7:23 AM Mike Hammett <af...@ics-il.net> wrote: > >> Veeam? >> >> >> >> ----- >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> >> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> >> <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> >> <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> >> Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> >> <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> >> <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> >> The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> >> <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> >> >> >> <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> >> ------------------------------ >> *From: *"Forrest Christian (List Account)" <li...@packetflux.com> >> *To: *"af" <af@afmug.com> >> *Sent: *Thursday, December 21, 2017 10:06:30 PM >> >> *Subject: *[AFMUG] Computer Image backup/restore >> >> Normally backups around here are file-based, I.E. I want to make sure I >> don't lose data. >> >> I have a couple of computers now which I really would hate to have to >> rebuild due to hardware failure. These are generally computers which run a >> machine, such as the automatic test system and the pick and place machine. >> These machines area all typically single-drive (non-mirrored) mostly off >> the shelf hardware running various versions of windows. I'd like to take >> a full image, and have at least a reasonable chance of putting it back on >> similar hardware (probably same motherboard, maybe different storage >> medium) and it just work. >> >> It used to be that the tool for this was Norton Ghost. But that's been >> discontinued (and I understand it was going downhill before that). So I'm >> looking for whatever the current modern version is. >> >> I know there's a few tools out there which do this (Macrium, Acronis, >> etc). But the reviews are all littered with failures. Unfortunately >> it's hard to tell how much of this is lack of clue and how much of this is >> broken software. >> >> I'm wondering if anyone has experience with using these modern >> equivalents? Preferably something which runs on a range of Windows OS'es, >> and can dump the image onto NAS. >> >> -- >> *Forrest Christian* *CEO**, PacketFlux Technologies, Inc.* >> Tel: 406-449-3345 | Address: 3577 Countryside Road, Helena, MT 59602 >> <https://maps.google.com/?q=3577+Countryside+Road,+Helena,+MT+59602&entry=gmail&source=g> >> forre...@imach.com | http://www.packetflux.com >> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/fwchristian> >> <http://facebook.com/packetflux> <http://twitter.com/@packetflux> >> >> -- Micah Miller Network/Server Administrator Network Business Systems, Inc. Phone: 309-944-8823
