Hi Gerald, urbackup is completely new to me. The features sounds exactly like what I need. The website and documentation doesn't look that evolved from the first sight, at least compared to backupPC. But I think I just need to try the software out: The setup looks easy and I think I can do a backup/restore test with a naked windows xp in a VirtualBox.
Thank you very much for the hint, Andreas Am 16.04.2012 um 14:16 schrieb Gerald Brandt: > Hi, > > I use BackupPC for backups, and Urbackup for disaster recovery, imaging the > boot drive only. BackupPC does the data drive. > > http://www.urbackup.org/ > > Gerald > > > Two completely separate backup schemes are needed here. > > One for full "cold-metal" restores of the boot/OS level stuff, and IMO this > is best done with "imaging" style software, in your case specifically > targeted for windoze/ntfs systems. These don't need to be done very > frequently, as little is changing from day to day. BPC is not intended to > provide for this kind of backup, especially regarding Windows. Many Linux > sysadmins simply re-install their OS from automated scripts and then restore > config files rather than bothering to fully image their boot/OS partitions, > but Windows isn't suited to that approach. > > The type of backup is for working data, which requires the frequent > full/incremental/archive that BPC is designed for. Details about the > infrastructure "under" the filesystem are irrelevant to BPC, except when > considering how to optimize performance when a small "backup window" becomes > an issue. > > What you are doing with LVM snapshotting should only be necessary for certain > applications that keep their files open, like DB servers, Outlook and some > FOSS mailsystems. And then only if these services need to be kept running as > close to 24/7 as possible, otherwise your scripts can just close the server > processes down until the backup is complete and then bring them back up again. > > I can't advise on the NTFS-specific extended attributes and newfangled > security stuff, but unless you're using software that specifically leverages > that MS-proprietary stuff, it shouldn't IMO be an issue. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. > Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. > Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 > > _______________________________________________ > BackupPC-users mailing list > [email protected] > List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users > Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net > Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. > Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. > Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 > _______________________________________________ > BackupPC-users mailing list > [email protected] > List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users > Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net > Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
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