Open source back up software
I am doing some research and trying to find a similar program such as Norton Ghost but trying to see if there is a open source or cheaper product that works out ok for workstations. I've tried a handful of them and they all seem to be flakey to me at this point and not very reliable. Also, is there any paid for server back up programs you could suggest? And this will be typically for XP,7, and server 2003/2008.
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AlexNguyen
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Have you tried Clonezilla ?
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JDMurray
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Are you trying to duplicate disks or just backup/restore your important data? -
KenC
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I've tried a handful of them and they all seem to be flakey to me at this point and not very reliable
List what you have tried and what exactly you did not like. -
joehalford01
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Win7 and 2008R2 have decent back-up utilities built in. We use storegrid for most of our important server back-ups, it works really well, not cheap, but not super expensive either. -
petedude
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I am doing some research and trying to find a similar program such as Norton Ghost but trying to see if there is a open source or cheaper product that works out ok for workstations. I've tried a handful of them and they all seem to be flakey to me at this point and not very reliable. Also, is there any paid for server back up programs you could suggest? And this will be typically for XP,7, and server 2003/2008.
Look up open source solutions called Amanda and zManda.Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.
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w00t
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joehalford01 wrote: »Win7 and 2008R2 have decent back-up utilities built in. We use storegrid for most of our important server back-ups, it works really well, not cheap, but not super expensive either.
I like the looks of those... I'm going to check those out, seems like a solid product. -
MiikeB
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Depending on the number of workstations you are trying to back up you can also just write an rcopy script.Graduated - WGU BS IT December 2011
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onesaint
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Clonezilla is the open source equivalent to Ghost. But that's disk duplication. So as petedude pointed out, Amada and/or Backula come to mind.
Have a look here:
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petedude
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A good resource for free solutions:
Free Hard Disk Backup and Restore, Hard Disk Image and Cloning Utilities (thefreecountry.com)Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.
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