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Obsolete Releases => SME Server 7.x => Topic started by: hemmy on May 20, 2006, 12:36:53 AM

Title: Automating SME Server Backup
Post by: hemmy on May 20, 2006, 12:36:53 AM

I've just started playing with SME Server 7.0RC2 and I'm very impressed with the functionality and professional quality of this product.  

The Backup function within the server manager works great, but I was wondering how to setup an automated daily backup of the SME Server to a share on my Windows box.  I want the SME Server backup to run at 10:00 pm and save the backup file to a share on the Windows server, and then my Windows server runs a Backup Exec job at 11:00 pm.  This would mean that I get a nightly backup on tape of both machines.

Any suggestions and guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Hemmy

Title: Automating SME Server Backup
Post by: crazybob on May 20, 2006, 01:13:10 AM

Check out backup2 from Darrell May. I think this is what you are lloking for.

Bob

Title: Automating SME Server Backup
Post by: MSmith on May 21, 2006, 03:14:35 PM

I do this from the Windoze box with the excellent SyncBack.  The freeware version is great and works well as a scheduled task (scheduled from within the program, appears in Scheduled Tasks).  So instead of pushing from the SME box, you'd be pulling from the Windoze box.

Title: Automating SME Server Backup
Post by: hemmy on May 21, 2006, 09:25:25 PM

OK, thanks, I'll experiment ....