[Box Backup] Windows agents

[Andrew Guenther]

When I have done large backups in the past across a pair of cable  
modem connections, (6M/768k) I've usually expected 1gig per 2 hours.  
Obviously, after the first complete upload it is no longer a major  
strain on your upload for hours on end. The box runs its differentials  
maybe twice as long as veritas to tape, but without any swapped media  
to forget.

As for windows clients, the worst problem I have had with them usually  
is the sys admin not watching event viewer. If anyone has a funtional  
NotifyAdmin script I would love to see it.

When in doubt, 2 backups are better then one.


Andrew Guenther
ACE Technology Group
610 640 4223 x2

On Sep 20, 2007, at 5:53 AM, "Stephen Nelson-Smith"  
<sanelson@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> What's the current status of windows agents?  Last time I looked it
> was highly experimental...
>
> Also, what sort of network bandwidth is needed to get sensible  
> backup speeds?
>
> I've got 7 windows workstations with a couple of gig (non-incremental)
> data, a linux samba server with about 20G of data, and a mailserver
> with an insignificant about (1/2G?).  I'd want to be backing this all
> up over the network to a hosted machine.
>
> Anyone got similar experience?
>
> S.
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