1. Backups When just having a system isn’t enough

2. 321 Rule of Thumb 3 generations 2 media 1 off-site at least

3. DRP/Security Rule of Thumb We do not care about backups. We only care about restores.

4. Quick terms Forensic image - every bit, allocated or not  Not what most of us care about Full - every allocated file  Often including system files link MBR/Bootloader Incremental  Evey changed file Differential  Every change file since last differential  Requires a back-end to manage it.

5. Each system as downsides Full  "Heavy" to create and restore Incremental  Lots of individual restores when needed Differential  Requires "knowing" what to restore Defective media can kill restore

6. Old Standards tar dd rsync Don't forget cron and scripts But the old standards are limited

7. Alternatives? Lots  OpenSource  Commercial A review of examples

8. AMANDA (Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver) Supports multiple hosts from single backup server Supports native dump or tar Supports workstations Can personally verify it has a learning curve Focus on enterprise level needs  http://amanda.zmanda.com/

9. Bacula Supports multiple OS backup clients Maintains back-end catalog Focus on enterprise level needs  http://www.bacula.org/en/

10. Clonezilla Similar to Symantec Ghost Corporate Edition Capable of bear metal recovery Focus on full system cloning

11. Duplicity Supports encryption of tar formatted volumes Supports transfer to file servers Focus on directory based incremental archives

12. FlyBack Based on rsync, similar to Apple Time Machine Nice data management tools  Can "pick" any version to restore, not just latest Workstation oriented

13. fwbackups Often include in standard distros Cross Platform support Multiple format support

14. Mondorescue Desktop orientation Flexable output format, media Enterprise oriented Commercial product

15. Time Vault GNOME based, similar to Apple Time Machine Workstation oriented Focus on incrementals

16. Final Thoughts AMANDA and Bacula meet normal enterprise data needs Some may need specialized needs  Clonezille for system management  FlyBack or fwbackups for user to manage

17. Questions? Thoughts? ?