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2009-09-07 05:21:16
utchin
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I have a spare workstation that i want to use as a media/backup server, We have got a 1TB HDD for it so space isnt an issue. I just dont know which software/OS to install to do what we want.

Ideally we need a "full image" of a machine over the network, so that if the OS mucks up, then we can do a roll back, and then partial back ups of data if something happens.

about 4/5 machines will be set up with the workstation. I have tried windows home server which looks alright, but that dosnt do OS backups.

We have a choise of Ubuntu, Windows Home Server, Windows server 2003 and server 2008... Which one would be best?


Thaanks.
2009-09-07 05:51:11
Freezer7Pro
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Without being read up on doing back-ups like that, I must say that Linux is mandatory if it is a server.
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2009-09-07 08:21:30
steelie34
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the built-in windows backup utility can be used to create a full backup of a system, and copy it to a network folder.  this would be easier than trying to set up complex jobs from the server that will only work when the client pc is connected to the network.  since you only have 5 machines, you can just stagger the times they send their backup over the network.  you can also perform routine nightly and incremental backups of the data.  just search for ntbackup.
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