Server help with backups

[Appie]

Hi

I need some help with automated server backups, we are running server 2003,2008.

I only need specific folders backed up. I found a few programs that does this, FBackup and SyncBack.

They both run fine when I am remotely logged in to the server but as soon as I log out the application does not start at the scheduled time.

Plz help

 

[ramar]

why not just use the built in Windows Backup? Works very well.

 

[bleh69]

omg: echo "0 1 * * * /usr/bin/scp dir1/ dir2/ dir3/ dir4/ [email protected]:/mnt/store/backups" | crontab -i

there. linux did it in 10seconds for free. ****ing windows users.

 

[czc]

omg: echo "0 1 * * * /usr/bin/scp dir1/ dir2/ dir3/ dir4/ [email protected]:/mnt/store/backups" | crontab -i

there. linux did it in 10seconds for free. ****ing windows users.

From OP

we are running server 2003,2008

 

[ramar]

omg: echo "0 1 * * * /usr/bin/scp dir1/ dir2/ dir3/ dir4/ [email protected]:/mnt/store/backups" | crontab -i

there. linux did it in 10seconds for free. ****ing windows users.

Hardly that difficult in windows either - windows backup, select folders, select destination, set schedule....

 

[Appie]

I'll play around with the server backup but using 2008 backup it only allows me backup up entire partitions, that's not what I need.

Haven't tried using the built in 2003 backup service. Will do so tomorrow.

Anyone know how to get past the problem of needing an account to be logged in?

bleh69, your knowledge of Linux is very impressive indeed but entirely useless to me. Thanx for your little rant tho.

 

[millennia]

simple batch file using xcopy?

 

[ramar]

I'll play around with the server backup but using 2008 backup it only allows me backup up entire partitions, that's not what I need.

Haven't tried using the built in 2003 backup service. Will do so tomorrow.

Anyone know how to get past the problem of needing an account to be logged in?

bleh69, your knowledge of Linux is very impressive indeed but entirely useless to me. Thanx for your little rant tho.

You should not need to be logged in. Any half decent backup program should have an option to set the user account details to run the backup under.

 

[shakes1]

I use Windows Backup often, works like a charm. I think ramar is right, there shoudld be an option to set credentials on the program. Else, just use the default Windows proggy.

 

[copacetic]

Backup exec is your friend albeit quite pricey. But you should be able to use ntbackup and set a schedule.

Depending on what you need to backup and how much data, try snap backup, a simple java based solution.

Have a look at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc770266%28WS.10%29.aspx provides an overview on setting up ntbackup on windows server 2008.

 

[Appie]

Thx a lot guys, some good advice I made a batch( will test it later) but to be honest I'd rather use an easy to configure app. I also made a schedule task to start up the backup app 3 mins before the proggie is supposed to run. Will try it using different accounts and see what happens. Just really really don't want to stuff anything up

Will post results.

Ty again.