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List:       opensuse
Subject:    Re: [opensuse] NAS home backup?
From:       Thomas Taylor <linxt () comcast ! net>
Date:       2014-07-11 15:22:26
Message-ID: 20140711082226.5d8c1101 () desktop-1 ! home
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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

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