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VPS Backup

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nevets2001uk

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Jun 26, 2002
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We are running a hosted VPS Windows 2003 Server and would like to be able to manage our own backups to store on a local PC in the event that the server fails.

Currently the host provide a backup solution but it's limited and still stored on their servers. We'd like "offline" storage of the backup image.

Is there a way to do this with Backup Exec? We were thinking perhaps an install on a local PC which we could then point to the server IP address to perform a backup. Of course the backup would occur over the Internet so we'd need to be able to encrypt the files for transfer.

The alternative I guess is to install BE on the server, run a backup and then manually FTP it down to the local PC. Is this a viable option? We'd like to use the first method if possible as we wouldn't need to manually pull the files down, just schedule a backup and leave the PC on.

Steve G (MCSE / MCSA:Messaging)
 
Im assuming you mean you have remote sites over Internet or want that all have copies of Backup Exec. You would like the backups (backup to disk) to be centralized at home office?


 
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