On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 12:55:40 -0700 Thomas Taylor <linxt@comcast.net> wrote:
I would like to set up an older desktop system for backing up five home systems over the internal LAN. This would probably be a scheduled weekly job involving both Linux and Windows boxes.
What hardware other than the computer, LAN card, and LARGE (2+ TB-wife has LOTS of photos) disk would be needed?
I'm thinking that rsync would be the best for this use but would entertain other methods. I have a bash file that I got from someone on the OS forum several years ago but looks fairly simple to modify. My main question regards backing up from the two Windows boxes. Would that need Samba or some other software?
The backup box has: Asus M5A?? AMD socket 3 CPU 4 GB RAM 2+ TB hard disk old PCIe video card (Nvidia ?) for setup only
Thanks, Tom
Thanks for all you who responded. Will do a bit more research on your methods and decide what will work best for me. If the NAS box runs a Linux kernel and can directly access an ntfs file system wouldn't it be possible to use a scheduled bash script to perform backups without needing Samba? I'm a bit hazy regarding Windows-Linux file systems integration. Know I can read the Windows partitions on my openSuSE box directly but not sure about over the network Thanks, Tom -- "To be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others." - Nelson Mandela ^^ --... ...-- / -.- --. --... -.-. ..-. -.-. ^^^^ Tom Taylor KG7CFC openSUSE 13.1 (64-bit), Kernel 3.11.6-4-default, KDE 4.11.2, AMD Phenom X4 955, GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Nvidia 337.19) 16GB RAM -- 3x1.5TB sata2 -- 128GB-SSD FF 27.0, claws-mail 3.10.0 registered linux user 263467 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org