It's good, but very complicated, and really meant for a larger environment than ours. We also didn't buy some of the things with it that would make sense, like bare metal restores and direct SQL Server backups, though we did get the Exchange backup.
I'm also having conceptual issues regarding how to do full machine test restores - I don't have enough knowledge on how to do something like that. The file restores I've had to do have been easy, though. On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 14:47, jesse-r...@wi.rr.com <jesse-r...@wi.rr.com> wrote: > I think that's sorta what Symantec's Netbackup does too. More of a > deduplication backup, but it's also more expensive. Sounds fun to play > with though!! > > Original Message: > ----------------- > From: Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com > Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:25:44 -0700 > To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com > Subject: Re: Restores from Incremental backups > > > As I said, a highly dynamic set of data will hurt your cause with > Differentials - they grow in size until the next Full. > > You'll have to calculate that for your environment by looking at the > size of your Incrementals, and seeing how much of the data on the > Incrementals is due to multiple changes between Fulls. > > I don't have your particular problem - we're using Tivoli Storage > Manager, which only ever does an initial Full, then it does the daily > changes, and uses an internal SQL database to keep track of the backed > up data - forever. > > Kurt > > On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 14:10, jesse-r...@wi.rr.com > <jesse-r...@wi.rr.com> wrote: >> I understand the whole differential versus incremental pros/cons.  But, >> with the files changing in some cases as much as they do, especially the >> backing up of flat database files, and other things, differentials would >> hurt us in relation to the amount of disk/tape space required to back > those >> up with differentials. >> >> So, that's why I was wondering about an easier method to restore >> incremental backups. >> >> Regards. >> >> Original Message: >> ----------------- >> From: Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com >> Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:05:44 -0700 >> To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com >> Subject: Re: Restores from Incremental backups >> >> >> Yes, there is a much easier way. >> >> Do your Full, then don't do Incrementals. Do Differentials instead. >> >> A full Restore from Full/Differentials only requires that you have the >> latest Full and latest Differential. >> >> A full Restore from Full/Incrementals requires that you have the >> latest Full, plus all of the Incrementals since then. >> >> Differentials are superior in almost every instance. The only >> exception is if you have an incredibly dynamic file set. >> >> Kurt >> >> On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 12:47, jesse-r...@wi.rr.com >> <jesse-r...@wi.rr.com> wrote: >>> Currently my backup plan consists of doing Incrementals Mon-Thu, and a >> Full >>> on Friday.  This has worked well. >>> >>> IF I switch to a Full once a month, and Incrementals each day for the >>> remainder of the month how difficult does this make my restores?  Lets >> say >>> on October 1st I do a Full backup.  I have Incrementals from October > 2nd >> to >>> October 28th.  On the 29th, a user's home folder is completely wiped, > for >>> example.  When I create the Restore Job, I am using "View by Resource" >> and >>> I find the (for example) \\server\share\path\path\username folder from > the >>> Full backup on October 1st.  Now, I also have to find each instance of >>> \\server\share\path\path\username under "View by Resource" for EACH date, >>> October 2nd through October 28th, to make sure all files are restored >> since >>> the Full backup. >>> >>> That should successfully restore all the users data to the latest date, >>> October 28th.  BUT..... Is there an EASIER way to do this?  > Having to >>> navigate through "View by Resource" for 29 different days and selecting >>> each day is, cumbersome...  Is there an EASIER way to way incremental >>> restores I'm not thinking of??(we're on version 12.5) >>> >>> (I was hoping there's some option for "restore the entire contents of > this >>> particular folder going back to such and such date")??? >>> >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> mail2web LIVE – Free email based on Microsoft® Exchange > technology - >>> http://link.mail2web.com/LIVE >>> >>> >>> >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~ >>> >>> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~ >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >> mail2web LIVE – Free email based on Microsoft® Exchange technology - >> http://link.mail2web.com/LIVE >> >> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~ >> >> > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > myhosting.com - Premium Microsoft® Windows® and Linux web and application > hosting - http://link.myhosting.com/myhosting > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
