Re: Backups - Need Help / Solution.
- From: Chris White <ChrisWhite@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 07:31:02 -0800
Hey Bob,
Thanks for the info so far.
We currently have copies offsite of all data up until a week ago.
The plan was to rotate the disks each week. So we only lose a week at worst
case.
We backup everything at the moment. Nothing is excluded for the reasons you
point out.
One thing we have loads of is space on the storage server. I have also
created a Virtual server (using MS VSR2SP1) on the storage server, to manage
8 of the 16 bays. This also allows me to use the other Ethernet port on the
motherboard effectively and utilise the Servers hardware during the day.
I was amazed how easy it was to setup the Virtual Server and now I can
manage my Storage Server to how i'd like.
People use this sytem a lot, 7 days a week various people are on remote
access, even till late sometimes which makes it very tricky for me. But this
is a business that just made a move up from the typical Small Business
bracket. Its usually only 1 or 2 users checking mail or something but it does
mean I have to let my backups run later than i would like due to people still
working.
We are also getting a nice Cisco Catalyst 3560 switch soon to replace the
Netgear FSM Layer3 one and increase the performance of the network and enable
Port Channeling. This is something we do need ASAP and will be sure to boost
performance on backup operations.
Thanks Bob!
Regards,
--
Chris White
United Kingdom
"Brian Cryer" wrote:
"Chris White" <ChrisWhite@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message.
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Hi all,
Our data is very precious as i'm sure most companies data is, however I am
struggling to get my head round the proper way I should be using NTBackup
to
make the most of the backups.
In terms of space and room to move with backups, i'm spoilt for choice
with
loads of storage space available (3 x RAID1 Mirror Set of 1TB Hard Disks).
To be effective your backups should be to some form of removable media.
Think big disaster such as a fire which destroys your RAID. I would suggest
removable USB disks. Once you have your backup set-up and working then cycle
your disks offsite at least once a week.
I want to make the most of the NTbackup features.
Would it be acceptable to do an Incremental on Sundays and Wednesdays, and
Daily Backups between those incrementals.
Depends on how much data you are backing up and to what. I do a full backup
each week-night. The only reason for doing an incremental backup is if the
full backup takes too long (or I suppose if you don't have space on your
backup device.) Know what you are backing up to before you worry about
whether you need any incremental backups. I would have thought that if you
needed to resort to incremental backups then a full backup on a Saturday or
Friday evening (assuming no-one is using the server over the weekend) and
incrementals Monday to Thursday.
At the moment I'm only doing Incremental so the previous days backup is
overwritten with new changes. We have disks offsite for backup from a
while
ago but I want to move away from overwriting the backup so often with
Incrementals (every night).
So what are you backing up to and how frequently do you take these off-site?
(or aren't you currently?)
The only other significant thing to say about backups, is don't be tempted
to exclude anything from the backup. Another worst case scenario is that you
need something from the backup but oops it wasn't included in the backup.
--
Brian Cryer
www.cryer.co.uk/brian
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