Backup Software

[Greglsh]

Hi

I need to backup various servers E.G. SBS 2008, SBS 2011, Server 2012 R2. I want to be able to do a bare metal restore and be able to restore to new hardware. What are "others" using in the industry. Thanks

 

[Moosedrool]

I've seen allot of people shifting attention to backup exec for SMB.

I for one prefer the bigger Enterprise solutions such as TSM or MS DPM.

 

[TheMightyQuin]

ARCServe

 

[jondo_h]

I used to work for a company called Attix5 (www.attix5.com). Very good software, even if I say so myself, and still going strong both in SA and the UK. They're used a lot in the UK school system to backup all their critical data.

 

[Rayza73]

I was on Backup Exec 12.5 for ages and hated the interface, but the software did what was required. I then upgraded to BE 2014 so that I could backup my 2012 R2 servers and the improvements are brilliant. The interface is so much better to use now and it backsup very quickly.

I tried using Veeam but in order to backup some VM's it needs to be installed on a dedicated backup server which I didn't have - I probably could have used a VM to install it. If I installed it on the HyperV host it wouldn't back up the HyperV VM's on the same server, so I removed it and went back to BE 2014. Haven't experienced any problems with it so far...

 

[Hemps]

Todobackup Server edition.