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Date:      Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:07:49 -0400
From:      Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com>
To:        Victor Meirans <vic@virtualis.lv>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Low-cost online disk backup solution on FreeBSD. Hardware/Software recomendations?
Message-ID:  <20071024090749.44793fdc.wmoran@potentialtech.com>
In-Reply-To: <471F3C03.50301@virtualis.lv>
References:  <471F3C03.50301@virtualis.lv>

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In response to Victor Meirans <vic@virtualis.lv>:

> Good day,
> 
> I need an advice. What hardware/software would you recommend for online 
> disk backup server solution on FreeBSD?
> 99% of clients will be Windows XP/Vista users and the main requirement 
> is low cost solution meaning that the client license should be free 
> (GPL?) or low-priced compared to Tivoli or other vendors.
> 
> I was looking at BoxBackup as a software and gonna test it pretty soon, 
> I like the encription feature. Any sucess stories with it? Pros/Cons? Or 
> other recomendations?

Investigate both Bacula and BackupPC.  Both might suit your needs,
depending on the exact details of your needs.

-- 
Bill Moran
http://www.potentialtech.com



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