On Apr 27, 2009, at 12:47 PM, Kevin Keane wrote: > This depends on your situation, of course, but I found that very > often, > backing up workstations really isn't all that useful. Ideally, they > don't hold any data (because the data is stored on a server),
Life would be simple if everyone followed rules... ;) I have tried the enforcement route for too long, but it just isn't going to happen so I have to resort to protecting them from themselves. And we are primarily an OS X shop, both servers and workstations. I would love to use "Mobile Home Folders", but since we allow quite a liberal "personal use" policy of the computers in terms of stored iTunes and other files, I can't be putting all of that on the server. So, something like BackupPC or Bacula with adequate restrictions of file types (mp3, aac and the like) is a nice compromise. Plus, it's amazing how often someone deletes the wrong file, or makes some fatal mistake and needs the version of some file from yesterday, so having a self-serve interface for workstations will be huge. Steve ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Register Now & Save for Velocity, the Web Performance & Operations Conference from O'Reilly Media. Velocity features a full day of expert-led, hands-on workshops and two days of sessions from industry leaders in dedicated Performance & Operations tracks. Use code vel09scf and Save an extra 15% before 5/3. http://p.sf.net/sfu/velocityconf _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
