I use rsnapshot as a layer over rsync so that I wouldn't have to figure out the rsync options on my own. It was quick to setup including remote SSH logins and exclude options. I like that restore is as simple as browsing the directory. It is all CLI driven, so it is easy to script. I think it's a good option for point-in-time scripted backups (daily / weekly / monthly / yearly), rather than continuous.
I haven't tried this with Windows servers, but I would expect you could get it to work as long as you can get a somewhat standard implementation of rsync + SSH on them through Cygwin, UnxUtils, Windows Services for Unix, or whatever Windows people use these days. Thanks to Jessie's comment on this thread, I will be checking out BackInTime as well. Richard On Monday February 25 2013 16:26:03 Alan Evans <[email protected]> wrote: > I used to use cron and rsync. <snip> > > > > On Monday, February 25, 2013 15:56:23 Tod Hansmann wrote: > >> I'm looking at replacing work's current tape backup system. <snip> > >> (As an aside, seriously, backup software sucks, especially in the restore > >> area. What ever happened to backing up files and then just giving me a > >> dialog to choose what files and what timeslice I wanted to restore them > >> to? Why is that so difficult for backup vendors to get?) > >> > >> Cheers, > >> -Tod Hansmann <snip> /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
