FilePro Linux Server Backup

[John Sica]

I'm with you on the Synology recommendation.  I like using the ds211j 
with external usb hard drives.  With the new Backupedge version (3.x) 
you can keep as may copies of any of the scheduled backups you want.  
You can then have Backupedge copy the backup to another defined 
resource, like an external usb attached to the Synology.  Or, 
alternatively, you can have the Synology run a job to run a backup of 
the Backupedge archive to an external usb drive.  The latter setup is 
what I've most recently used.

I might use a docking station next time so I don't need the use both 
Synology's usb ports for power and data.  (For some reason, I've had 
sporadic errors on just some of the usb drives) I then would use bare 
2.5" drives for external off-site or archival storage.  There are some 
nice carrying cases for these available for off-site usage.   You can 
also create an encrypted folder on the Synology internal hard drive 
filesystem where you could place your original backups.  In this case, 
I'm told, Backupedge will still read it without needing encryption, but 
if you copy the archive using the Synology job scheduler to an external 
usb drive, the usb archive will be encrypted.  And, Synology just 
released a new version of there software, which should have even more 
features.

Just an idea





On 3/9/2012 4:19 PM, Scott Nelson wrote:
> BackupEdge has an expiration days on the backups, so it will stay for as
> long as you set it.  You can have multiple jobs configured so your EOM
> backup is saved without an expiration.
>
> Amazon costs have come down lately and is costing about 30.00 to 50.00 a
> month.  For more specific costs and sizes, talk to the people
> (especially Tom) at Microlite.
>
>
>
> On 3/9/2012 5:12 PM, Scott Walker wrote:
>> How long do you retain backup instances on Amazon?  Can you give me a
>> guesstimate of what it would cost to retain 12 end of month backups of about
>> 30gb each.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Scott
>>
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>>> BackupEdge by Microlite and a Synology NAS box on which you setup an FTP
>>> site, and have BackupEdge do your backups to the FTP.  Fast, and very easy
>>> to recover a file in seconds.
>>>
>>> I use this at several of my clients and never deal with tapes again.
>>> Off site is done to Amazon S3 with BackupEdge, or on a USB HD attached to
>>> the NAS.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 3/9/2012 3:00 PM, Scott Walker wrote:
>>>> What do you guys recommend for backing up a small CentOS server running
>>>> filePro in a business environment.  It will have (3) 300gb drives in a
>>> raid
>>>> 5 array but I don't anticipate more than about 25gb of data that needs
>>> to be
>>>> backed up each night.
>>>> I want a lot of backups with a rotation scheme that included daily,
>>> weekly,
>>>> and monthly copies.  I want the daily copies of the data kept until the
>>> next
>>>> week, and the weekly copy being kept for four weeks, and the monthly
>>> copies
>>>> being kept for a year.
>>>>
>>>> The vendor is recommending a RD1000 Removable Disk device.  This looks
>>> like
>>>> it has great specs.  Each cartridge holds 160gb (non-compressed) and the
>>>> drive costs about $420 but seems that with each removable cartridge
>>> costing
>>>> $128, we may be limited to how many cartridges we could have, thus
>>> perhaps
>>>> not retaining backup instances as long as I like.
>>>>
>>>> I asked about a HP DAT160 tape drive.  Each tape holds 160gb
>>>> (non-compressed) and the drive costs about $730, and each tape only
>>> costs
>>>> about $24, so it would be economical to have lots of backup instances
>>> saved
>>>> for a long period of time.
>>>>
>>>> I have been using tape and the backup rotation scheme mentioned above
>>> for
>>>> over 20 years.  The vendor is telling me they don't recommend tape
>>> drives
>>>> anymore and all of their customers are using removable hard drive for
>>> local
>>>> backups.  Am I missing something?  My instincts tell me the tape drive
>>> is
>>>> the right solution for a system with a small amount of data, where the
>>>> system is used only from 8am - 5pm (so backup speed is not critical) and
>>>> where we want to save backup instances for a long time before
>>> overwriting
>>>> them.
>>>>
>>>> Any input would be welcomed.
>>>>
>>>> Scott Walker
>>>> RAM Systems Corp
>>>> ScottWalker at RAMSystemsCorp.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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