<div dir="ltr">What I had in mind.<div><br></div><div>On the machine that holds backups (let me call this NAS box), I was planning to create folders for each device I plan to backup.</div><div>Example</div><div><br></div><div>/backup/MainDellWin7Laptop</div><div>/backup/TouchPadTablet</div><div><br></div><div>Under each of the folders there will be a MMDDYYYY_HHmmSS folders where the delta backups are held. I plan to do a push model from each of the devices using some sort of cronjob script. I am exploring software that is native to the OS's</div><div><br></div><div>I was trying to understand what is it that NAS gives you vs a solution that is homegrown.</div><div><br></div><div>Another thing I plan to do is to share the media from the backup box to Apple TV and/or other machines in the house. Is SAMBA the solution ?</div><div><br></div><div>-N</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 31, 2014 at 4:46 AM, JD <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jdp@algoloma.com" target="_blank">jdp@algoloma.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">So - how, exactly, do you expect to backup each machine? Is there a tool picked<br>
out? That will drive the sort of storage which needs to be presented. Do you<br>
want to pull or push the data?<br>
<br>
I know exactly how I'd do backups for Linux systems and know how doing a<br>
complete Windows backup is a pain (must have images) and don't have a clue about<br>
OSX backups besides that timemachine seems to ahve compatibility issues with<br>
many storage options.<br>
<br>
Also - please clarify what "backup from all my tabs" means. It isn't clear.<br>
<br>
If you already have experience with a specific backup tool, that is usually<br>
where most folks start.<br>
<br>
Oh - and asking for a simple backups, nothing sophisticated, when there are 4+<br>
different OSes involved is not possible. We all want something simple for a<br>
complex problem solution. That isn't how the world works, as you know. ;)<br>
<div><div class="h5"><br>
On 12/30/2014 11:26 PM, Narahari 'n' Savitha wrote:<br>
> Folks:<br>
><br>
> Happy New Year in advance. Let this coming 2015 be a Happy, Healthy, Safe &<br>
> Peaceful New Year to you all.<br>
><br>
> I have the following setup on a slightly old box.<br>
><br>
> Athlon BE2500 CPU.<br>
> 4GB RAM<br>
> 14 inch CRT monitor. (Yes I have one and it works and I love it)<br>
><br>
> All the following are internal drives<br>
><br>
> 256GB SSD that contains the OpenSuse 13.1 OS (I think tumble weed but not sure<br>
> how to find out)<br>
> 1TB with Windows on it and tons of media.<br>
> 1TB with OpenSuse currently but will be formatted with XFS<br>
> 1TB with empty space(back up may be)<br>
><br>
> 500 GB USB 3 drive<br>
> 250 GB USB 3 drive<br>
><br>
> 500 GB USB 2 drive.<br>
><br>
> ========================================<br>
><br>
> Now, I need your help to setup NAS and/or SAMBA so it can do (not sure if I need<br>
> NAS or not)<br>
><br>
> a. backup from all my tabs to USB drive and the internal drive. Simple backup<br>
> nothing sophesticated.<br>
> b. swappable usb drives so I can take it to my safe box once a month<br>
> c. backup from my Windows based PC's.<br>
> d. backup from my Mac.<br>
><br>
> ============<br>
> Be able to read the media from any of my Windows machines or Mac so I can play<br>
> the media<br>
> Apple TV be able to read the media that is ripped and put on the so called NAS box.<br>
><br>
> Questions are<br>
><br>
> 1. Do I need a NAS setup (no RAID etc., ) ?<br>
> 2. Do I create NFS/SAMBA mounts exposed so each device can write to that<br>
> respective folder(thru good client side scripts)<br>
> 3. How to make backup of backups as in tab write thru network share at say 3 am<br>
> and at 5 am cron copies them over to removeable USB drives ?<br>
> 4. Any good SAMBA simple to understand links ?<br>
><br>
> Thanks in advance.<br>
> -N<br>
><br>
><br>
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