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Using Linux for Windows HD Snapshots?

Posted by Cliff on from the drive-imaging-but-not-with-a-camera dept.

DBordello asks: "Our company is currently backing up weekly to tape. I would like to begin taking snapshots of our NT 4.0 server. My first thought was a Linux box running an Open Source solution. My research shows that most Open Source applications to take snapshots assume that the backup target is Linux based. This presents a problem with mounting the NT 4.0 server. While I could mount the share with Samba, all of the backup applications do not provide options to backup a local mount. What do you guys use to snapshot your Windows network?"

6 of 94 comments (clear)

  1. Pirst Fost! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Pirst Fost!! Pirst Fost!!

  2. Huh? by Xenkar · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What Windows networks?

  3. Strom Thurmond, Senator, dead at 100 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Former South Carolina Senator Strom Thurmond was found dead in the hospital this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to segregation and politics. Truly an American icon.

  4. OT, but not a troll. by Ayanami+Rei · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    He really is dead.
    Not even dd can re-image his body with his ghost.

    Suddenly, validity is brought to a common troll. In other news, hell is experiencing Christmas in June.

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  6. Re:George W. Bush Dead by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    just heard some sad news on talk radio

    sad? what? There was nothing sad in your post..