KeepVault is the best for Windows Home Server users as it has a custom Home Server client that integrates to the WHS control panel directly. However, as soon as I centralized my files, things got more complex. For folks that keep all their files on their local PCs and not a server, any of these online services is great. The whole point here being if a natural disaster happens no family videos or photos will be lost. However, I really want disk images for my main machine. I have a KitchenPC and my wife's laptop but both of those don't matter as all the data is on server. For example, I have a main computer in my house but I also have a server.
Most of these online backup companies are pretty confusing when you factor in someone with a server. I'm currently "between online backup strategies" right now, although I'm leaning towards CrashPlan. I've been experimenting with cloud-based backup trying nearly everything out there from KeepVault to CrashPlan. The rule of thumb is that backups ALWAYS succeed.
Test your backups by practicing a restore.Backup files (and disk images) to two external drives.You can also use the System Image tool built into Windows, but I prefer the additional options from Acronis.Use an imaging tool like Acronis True Image to create images of the machines you REALLY care about.Here's the summary if you feel the rest of this post is TL DR and a ramble, which is likely because it is. After Windows Home Server recently removed Drive Extender technology (their version of RAID support in case a disk fails) I switched over to a Synology 1511+ and did a podcast on it. At the time, my strategy was primary using as an online backup along with a Windows Home Server for local backup. In 2007 I posted about my Family's Backup Strategy and encouraged you to develop your own, or confirm the one you already have.
0 kommentar(er)
