feemelvis Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 I am looking for the best backup solution for the following network configuration... I have two Xserve Servers, one is an Admin Server and other is FTP server. I need to be able to do a full backup on both. I have one Windows Database Server that needs full backup. I have 30 client pc's that I'd like to backup documents, settings and email...etc.. I want to be able to do this from all one source. Can retrospect do all this? Any suggestions on how to configure? What additonal hardware would i need? Thanks in advance for any input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emulator Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 From my experience, Retrospect is a very good solution for this. However, I would suggest that you have your users keep data on a server and not on their local hard drives. This way, you only need to back up the server, and not the 30 workstations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemelvis Posted September 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Thanks for the reply...I agree, i'm going to have the users save their data on a server. But I want the option to back up their machines as a client. I guess I'm really confused on which Retrospect product to chose. Retrospect is trying to sell me the multiserver version, but I'm not sure I need it. I'm thinking of having a single Windows server as backup and backing up the Xservers as clients. Would this option work you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennart_T Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Quote: I'm thinking of having a single Windows server as backup and backing up the Xservers as clients. Would this option work you think? Yes, the Windows Retrospect version is better for backing up Macs than the Mac version is for backing up Windows. It isn't clear what OS you run on the XServes. If it is Mac OS X Server, you DO need the Retrospect multi-server licence. If it's Mac OS X, you need only the Single server licence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemelvis Posted September 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Cool, thanks for the replys. I'm wondering if I should get the open files ad on? Seems a little pricey at $1,200, but I want to make sure everything gets backed up. Anyone have experience with this? Is it worth it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennart_T Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 You can always buy the "Open File" add-on later. By running a few days and looking in the log should tell you if you need it. You know there is a free 30 day trial period, right? During the trial period, you can turn on or off the Open File option and see if it makes a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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