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Re: Backup of Distributed Networks




Backing up Win95 files does not require any "special features" AFAIK. As
long as you can handle LFN (and obviously Linux can do that) you're ok.

The more problemetic issue is the need for an efficient backup of the
system Registry. Maybe export it to a REG file and backup this via he
Linux?

There should really be no reason not to use Linux for backup.

Gilad.

On Sun, 28 Dec 1997, Eli Marmor wrote:

> Hi!
> 
> I have a subject for interesting (at least IMHO) discussion. Although
> I need an answer for myself, I am sure that the same problem
> interests many of us. There are some models for backuping non-UNIX
> systems by a Linux server, and I want to choose the best one. Let me
> present a typical network (it's mine, but it is typical):
> 
> I have 3 computers connected by a LAN:
> 
> 1. Linux server, with tape, running Linux 24 hours a day. 
> 2. A desktop, with 2 disks containing 3 bootable (LILO) partitions:
>    Linux, Win95, NetBSD.
> 3. A notebook, with 2 disks containing 4 bootable partitions, one of
>    them Windows 95, and the others - UNIXes (e.g. SOlaris).
> 
> I want to backup all the systems on the server's tape. While it is
> obvious that the UNIXes will be backuped by a UNIX tool (e.g. tar),
> I prefer to backup the WINs by the MS backup. I know that some of us
> hate MS and everything which it develops, but backuping Win95 by tar
> is exactly (or even worse) like backuping UNIX by MS backup. The
> backup tools of MS have many specific features critical to filesystem
> of MS. So I thought about a few options/models:
> 
> 1. The best, but I don't know if it is possible: "Exporting" the tape
>    to the Win95 by Samba. Is it possible?  How?
> 2. Exporting a partition (or part of partition) of the Linux to the
>    Win95 by Samba, and using it as the backup "media". After writing
>    a full/daily/incremental backup on this disk (by the MS tools),
>    Linux can save the new contents of the disk to tape. It's assumed
>    that the available disk space of the server is bigger than the
>    used disk space of the clients.
> 3. Exporting the Win95 disk to Linux (by Samba), and using one of the
>    good tools (e.g. BRU2000, included in the official RH5) to backup
>    it. I am not sure that these tools are aware of all the unique
>    features of Win95. Does anybody have any experience?
>    This option has some sub-options:
>    a) Using the Linux as a permanent file server of the Win95's (by
>       Samba), so backup will be done immediately. i.e. the files of
>       the Win95's will reside permanently on the Linux' disk, so the
>       backup will not have to be made through the net (but locally).
>    b) Using alternatives of BRU2000 (any recommendations?).
> 
> What is the best?  Is there anything impossible?  Do you have any
> experience?  What do you use currently?  Is there a forth option I
> didn't think about?  Or a special tool for this purpose?
> 
> Although I don't think I'll come to the meeting today, if you prefer
> to discuss it there, let me know, and I'll change my plans. I can
> give a *very* brief lecture about news in the world of PC-UNIX. After
> boring years almost without any news (except for Linux), it seems
> that the world, (including all the big companies), adopts our vision
> of running UNIX (and not Windows) under Intel (and not a multi-
> zillion dollars RISC). Is it good or bad for Linux?
> 
> Happy Chanukah,
> -- 
> Eli Marmor
> marmor@elmar.co.il
> El-Mar Software Ltd.
>