An Introduction to BackupPC
A Linux/Unix solution for cross platform Disk to Disk backups.
BackupPC (http://backuppc.sourceforge.net) is a free, enterprise-grade backup software suite with a web-based frontend for backing up Linux, Unix, Windows, and Mac OSX computers.
No client is necessary, as the server is itself a client for several protocols that are handled by other services native to the client OS. BackupPC is highly configurable and easy to install and maintain.
Topics Include:
Background, history, strengths, weaknesses of BackupPC
Configuration
Home, Small Business, and Enterprise Scenarios
Scaling to several thousand machines
Performance and Troubleshooting Tips
Who should attend: System administrators who are interested in Disk to Disk backups for their servers or workstations: no prior experience with BackupPC is required, but a basic knowledge of Unix shell commands is helpful.
Take back to work: The strengths and weaknesses of BackupPC, capacity planning, configuration for various client machines, and how to design a BackupPC installation that will scale from a few up to several thousand machines.
Speaker: Ski Kacoroski