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Free Windows Backup Software: Reliable?

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At my job we have Linux servers and Windows clients... to backup our servers we have been using rsync (and Amanda for other servers for tape archival.) However, we just got a Windows 2003 server at our new building and to be honest- I have no idea on how to back it up properly without buying some expensive software piece (i.e. backup exec, ghost).

I have read very mixed reviews on the built-in backup utility in accessories -> system tools -> backup and most people seem to recommend not using it for anything important, let a lone critical.

I have not tried cygwin + rsync, but my boss told me he tried a while back on a different project and it was a hassle- so I'm not looking forward to that route.

If anyone has any (preferably) open-source / free Windows client backup software recommendations- that would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Aaron
 
Since you need a tunnel, you won't be able to use DeltaCopy, I think. You can create a tunnel with PuTTY. You can also do this from the command line (see 3.7.3.5). So it should be possible to get those things to work together. I haven't tried it, but the possibility is there.
 
Well I could open up hole to allow the windows server to use the standard rsync port- I don't see exactly how this will all work right now. Mainly because our backup server is a linux box. Doesn't the deltacopy server need to run on a 2000/XP/2003 box?

I'll have to look into it some more. Its never easy, right?

Aaron
 
You might be able to use the DeltaCopy client (it has both a server and a client program, scroll down) but I don't know how you'd establish the tunnel before DeltaCopy fired off. It may be making Windows Scheduled Tasks; perhaps you could modify that to fire off PuTTY before DeltaCopy? I dunno, I haven't used DC before. Just looked useful ;)
 
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