Comment Backups (Score 1) 719
At my last employer, I had a similar problem-all of my group knew HOW to use a computer, but not HOW to (a) keep 'em clean or (b) backed up.
I was given an NT4 server for an Oracle database. I had to learn how to install Oracle and transfer a Ingres database from a VAXcluster to an NT machine. So I told the PC guys I needed a backup app. They gave me Veritas.
Next, I set up a client on each user's machine and told them they had to leave the machine on every night so I could perform "maintenance'.
I did a full backup of each machine (10 total). 2 machines had a 4GB HD, the rest had 20GB HD's. Using Veritas, I backed up their systems to 4mm tapes.
And an incremental backup the rest of the week.
Then I set up a "data source" for all of the developer's source code and help files on the server. It was fairly easy to convince them that the data would be backed up daily should they accidently delete it.
Using 120m tapes it was fairly simple to back things up. The users' data was backed up in full one night, incrementally the rest of the time.
Hope this helps.
I was given an NT4 server for an Oracle database. I had to learn how to install Oracle and transfer a Ingres database from a VAXcluster to an NT machine. So I told the PC guys I needed a backup app. They gave me Veritas.
Next, I set up a client on each user's machine and told them they had to leave the machine on every night so I could perform "maintenance'.
I did a full backup of each machine (10 total). 2 machines had a 4GB HD, the rest had 20GB HD's. Using Veritas, I backed up their systems to 4mm tapes.
And an incremental backup the rest of the week.
Then I set up a "data source" for all of the developer's source code and help files on the server. It was fairly easy to convince them that the data would be backed up daily should they accidently delete it.
Using 120m tapes it was fairly simple to back things up. The users' data was backed up in full one night, incrementally the rest of the time.
Hope this helps.
