What backup software do you use and why?

I'm currently looking for an alternative server backup solution and am
interested to hear what software you are using, and why do you use it?

BTW On my servers I use a mix of NTBackup and Symantec Backup Exec v10 &
v11. Have also tried Acronis True Image Server. And am not in love with any
of them ;-)

--

Rich

http://www.badangling.com
....talking pollocks since 1996

I use ShadowProtect Server on all of my member servers. It's really great
software for a variety of reasons - it's quick, reliable, simple to
configure, and it just works well all the time. I do a full backup of each
server once a week, with 4 incremental backups per day, to a storage server
on the network. At night, the ShadowProtect backups copy out to a High Rely
external SATA drive for offsite storage. I recommend downloading the trial
version and using it for a couple of days, after which you'll be sold on it.
It won't interfere with any other backup software you may be using now, so
the trial isn't much work. It'll uninstall cleanly if you don't like it, or
you can just buy a copy and add the license key to the existing install.
(One thing to note is that it doesn't support tape).
http://www.storagecraft.com/

On my SBS, I'm using Arcserve 11.5. The primary reason why I'm using it is
because I bought it prior to the release of SBS 2003. IMO the backup in SBS
2003 is so good, I would not spend money for a 3rd party backup solution if
I hadn't owned it previously. Another reason for Arcserve is brick level
Exchange backup. Again with Exchange 2003 and recovery storage groups, not
something I would spend money on. Arcserve on my SBS is working fine, which
is the only reason I have not abandoned it in favor of the ShadowProtect SBS
version.

As an aside, I've had an absolutely horrible experience with Arcserve on my
64-bit Windows 2003 Storage Server. IMO, although their support quality has
improved greatly over the years, their software quality has room for
improvement.

"Rich" <> wrote in message
news:...
> I'm currently looking for an alternative server backup solution and am
> interested to hear what software you are using, and why do you use it?
>
> BTW On my servers I use a mix of NTBackup and Symantec Backup Exec v10 &
> v11. Have also tried Acronis True Image Server. And am not in love with
> any of them ;-)
>
> --
>
> Rich
>
> http://www.badangling.com
> ...talking pollocks since 1996
>
>

Dave, can you say why ShadowProtect is better than Acronis True Image Server
in your experience? I use Acronis but not ShadowProtect and I'm curious what
it does better than Acronis. Thanks.

"Dave Nickason [SBS MVP]" <> wrote in message
news5DBCD4D-10F8-472B-B121-...
>I use ShadowProtect Server on all of my member servers. It's really great
>software for a variety of reasons - it's quick, reliable, simple to
>configure, and it just works well all the time. I do a full backup of each
>server once a week, with 4 incremental backups per day, to a storage server
>on the network. At night, the ShadowProtect backups copy out to a High
>Rely external SATA drive for offsite storage. I recommend downloading the
>trial version and using it for a couple of days, after which you'll be sold
>on it. It won't interfere with any other backup software you may be using
>now, so the trial isn't much work. It'll uninstall cleanly if you don't
>like it, or you can just buy a copy and add the license key to the existing
>install. (One thing to note is that it doesn't support tape).
>http://www.storagecraft.com/
>
> On my SBS, I'm using Arcserve 11.5. The primary reason why I'm using it
> is because I bought it prior to the release of SBS 2003. IMO the backup
> in SBS 2003 is so good, I would not spend money for a 3rd party backup
> solution if I hadn't owned it previously. Another reason for Arcserve is
> brick level Exchange backup. Again with Exchange 2003 and recovery
> storage groups, not something I would spend money on. Arcserve on my SBS
> is working fine, which is the only reason I have not abandoned it in favor
> of the ShadowProtect SBS version.
>
> As an aside, I've had an absolutely horrible experience with Arcserve on
> my 64-bit Windows 2003 Storage Server. IMO, although their support
> quality has improved greatly over the years, their software quality has
> room for improvement.
>
> "Rich" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> I'm currently looking for an alternative server backup solution and am
>> interested to hear what software you are using, and why do you use it?
>>
>> BTW On my servers I use a mix of NTBackup and Symantec Backup Exec v10 &
>> v11. Have also tried Acronis True Image Server. And am not in love with
>> any of them ;-)
>>
>> --
>>
>> Rich
>>
>> http://www.badangling.com
>> ...talking pollocks since 1996
>>
>>
>

Sorry, I'm the wrong one to ask. I have almost no experience with Acronis,
although I know it's a well respected product. I was having ongoing backup
issues with a member server, and someone introduced me to the ShadowProtect
crew at SMBNation in 2006. I installed the trial when I got back, and I've
been using it ever since. It's really the only thing I've used other than
Arcserve and SBS Backup.

If you're interested in trying it, I'm pretty sure you can just go to their
web site and download the trial. I ran it on a test server for a while, so
I can confirm that it installs and uninstalls cleanly, at least in my
experience.

One other thing - does Acronis have hardware-independent restore?
ShadowProtect has a thing where you can restore the backups to a VM, or to
different hardware, by booting off the ShadowProtect disk and configuring
the drivers for the new hardware as step 1 in the restore process. I have
not had to use this, but I've seen it demonstrated where someone restored a
server to a VM on a laptop and got up and running relatively quickly. I
sleep better knowing that if a server goes down, I'll be able to restore it
to whatever hardware I have on hand, and that the office will be running
while we wait for replacement hardware.


"dan" <dan(removethis)@westerveltconsulting.com> wrote in message
news:%...
> Dave, can you say why ShadowProtect is better than Acronis True Image
> Server in your experience? I use Acronis but not ShadowProtect and I'm
> curious what it does better than Acronis. Thanks.
>
> "Dave Nickason [SBS MVP]" <> wrote in
> message news5DBCD4D-10F8-472B-B121-...
>>I use ShadowProtect Server on all of my member servers. It's really great
>>software for a variety of reasons - it's quick, reliable, simple to
>>configure, and it just works well all the time. I do a full backup of
>>each server once a week, with 4 incremental backups per day, to a storage
>>server on the network. At night, the ShadowProtect backups copy out to a
>>High Rely external SATA drive for offsite storage. I recommend
>>downloading the trial version and using it for a couple of days, after
>>which you'll be sold on it. It won't interfere with any other backup
>>software you may be using now, so the trial isn't much work. It'll
>>uninstall cleanly if you don't like it, or you can just buy a copy and add
>>the license key to the existing install. (One thing to note is that it
>>doesn't support tape). http://www.storagecraft.com/
>>
>> On my SBS, I'm using Arcserve 11.5. The primary reason why I'm using it
>> is because I bought it prior to the release of SBS 2003. IMO the backup
>> in SBS 2003 is so good, I would not spend money for a 3rd party backup
>> solution if I hadn't owned it previously. Another reason for Arcserve is
>> brick level Exchange backup. Again with Exchange 2003 and recovery
>> storage groups, not something I would spend money on. Arcserve on my SBS
>> is working fine, which is the only reason I have not abandoned it in
>> favor of the ShadowProtect SBS version.
>>
>> As an aside, I've had an absolutely horrible experience with Arcserve on
>> my 64-bit Windows 2003 Storage Server. IMO, although their support
>> quality has improved greatly over the years, their software quality has
>> room for improvement.
>>
>> "Rich" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> I'm currently looking for an alternative server backup solution and am
>>> interested to hear what software you are using, and why do you use it?
>>>
>>> BTW On my servers I use a mix of NTBackup and Symantec Backup Exec v10 &
>>> v11. Have also tried Acronis True Image Server. And am not in love with
>>> any of them ;-)
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Rich
>>>
>>> http://www.badangling.com
>>> ...talking pollocks since 1996
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

I really couldn't say one is better than the other
however if you want something more than the SBS Wizard Backup (Which Works
BTW)

The ShadowProtect for SBS is Cheaper than the Acronis

ShadowProtect Small Business Server Edition 3.1 $495.00 USD
http://store.storagecraft.com:80/acb...-30-P24C8.aspx

I actually do both myself SBS backup and Shadowprotect.

And yes you can get a free 30 trial.
The only Difference between the SBS and NON sbs is that the SBS version will
only install on SBS.
And Cheaper of course.

Russ

--

Russell Grover
Microsoft Gold Certified Partner
Microsoft Certified Small Business Specialist.
MCP, MCPS, MCNPS, (MCP-SBS)
North America Remote SBS2003 Support - http://www.SBITS.Biz


-

"dan" <dan(removethis)@westerveltconsulting.com> wrote in message
news:%...
> Dave, can you say why ShadowProtect is better than Acronis True Image
> Server in your experience? I use Acronis but not ShadowProtect and I'm
> curious what it does better than Acronis. Thanks.
>
> "Dave Nickason [SBS MVP]" <> wrote in
> message news5DBCD4D-10F8-472B-B121-...
>>I use ShadowProtect Server on all of my member servers. It's really great
>>software for a variety of reasons - it's quick, reliable, simple to
>>configure, and it just works well all the time. I do a full backup of
>>each server once a week, with 4 incremental backups per day, to a storage
>>server on the network. At night, the ShadowProtect backups copy out to a
>>High Rely external SATA drive for offsite storage. I recommend
>>downloading the trial version and using it for a couple of days, after
>>which you'll be sold on it. It won't interfere with any other backup
>>software you may be using now, so the trial isn't much work. It'll
>>uninstall cleanly if you don't like it, or you can just buy a copy and add
>>the license key to the existing install. (One thing to note is that it
>>doesn't support tape). http://www.storagecraft.com/
>>
>> On my SBS, I'm using Arcserve 11.5. The primary reason why I'm using it
>> is because I bought it prior to the release of SBS 2003. IMO the backup
>> in SBS 2003 is so good, I would not spend money for a 3rd party backup
>> solution if I hadn't owned it previously. Another reason for Arcserve is
>> brick level Exchange backup. Again with Exchange 2003 and recovery
>> storage groups, not something I would spend money on. Arcserve on my SBS
>> is working fine, which is the only reason I have not abandoned it in
>> favor of the ShadowProtect SBS version.
>>
>> As an aside, I've had an absolutely horrible experience with Arcserve on
>> my 64-bit Windows 2003 Storage Server. IMO, although their support
>> quality has improved greatly over the years, their software quality has
>> room for improvement.
>>
>> "Rich" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> I'm currently looking for an alternative server backup solution and am
>>> interested to hear what software you are using, and why do you use it?
>>>
>>> BTW On my servers I use a mix of NTBackup and Symantec Backup Exec v10 &
>>> v11. Have also tried Acronis True Image Server. And am not in love with
>>> any of them ;-)
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Rich
>>>
>>> http://www.badangling.com
>>> ...talking pollocks since 1996
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

Thanks for responding Dave. Yes, Acronis does have hardware independent
restore capability, but I haven't tested it.
Maybe someone else monitoring the newsgroup has.

"Dave Nickason [SBS MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:FE63A60C-121E-4F5D-AF2E-...
> Sorry, I'm the wrong one to ask. I have almost no experience with
> Acronis, although I know it's a well respected product. I was having
> ongoing backup issues with a member server, and someone introduced me to
> the ShadowProtect crew at SMBNation in 2006. I installed the trial when I
> got back, and I've been using it ever since. It's really the only thing
> I've used other than Arcserve and SBS Backup.
>
> If you're interested in trying it, I'm pretty sure you can just go to
> their web site and download the trial. I ran it on a test server for a
> while, so I can confirm that it installs and uninstalls cleanly, at least
> in my experience.
>
> One other thing - does Acronis have hardware-independent restore?
> ShadowProtect has a thing where you can restore the backups to a VM, or to
> different hardware, by booting off the ShadowProtect disk and configuring
> the drivers for the new hardware as step 1 in the restore process. I have
> not had to use this, but I've seen it demonstrated where someone restored
> a server to a VM on a laptop and got up and running relatively quickly. I
> sleep better knowing that if a server goes down, I'll be able to restore
> it to whatever hardware I have on hand, and that the office will be
> running while we wait for replacement hardware.
>
>
> "dan" <dan(removethis)@westerveltconsulting.com> wrote in message
> news:%...
>> Dave, can you say why ShadowProtect is better than Acronis True Image
>> Server in your experience? I use Acronis but not ShadowProtect and I'm
>> curious what it does better than Acronis. Thanks.
>>
>> "Dave Nickason [SBS MVP]" <> wrote in
>> message news5DBCD4D-10F8-472B-B121-...
>>>I use ShadowProtect Server on all of my member servers. It's really
>>>great software for a variety of reasons - it's quick, reliable, simple to
>>>configure, and it just works well all the time. I do a full backup of
>>>each server once a week, with 4 incremental backups per day, to a storage
>>>server on the network. At night, the ShadowProtect backups copy out to a
>>>High Rely external SATA drive for offsite storage. I recommend
>>>downloading the trial version and using it for a couple of days, after
>>>which you'll be sold on it. It won't interfere with any other backup
>>>software you may be using now, so the trial isn't much work. It'll
>>>uninstall cleanly if you don't like it, or you can just buy a copy and
>>>add the license key to the existing install. (One thing to note is that
>>>it doesn't support tape). http://www.storagecraft.com/
>>>
>>> On my SBS, I'm using Arcserve 11.5. The primary reason why I'm using it
>>> is because I bought it prior to the release of SBS 2003. IMO the backup
>>> in SBS 2003 is so good, I would not spend money for a 3rd party backup
>>> solution if I hadn't owned it previously. Another reason for Arcserve
>>> is brick level Exchange backup. Again with Exchange 2003 and recovery
>>> storage groups, not something I would spend money on. Arcserve on my
>>> SBS is working fine, which is the only reason I have not abandoned it in
>>> favor of the ShadowProtect SBS version.
>>>
>>> As an aside, I've had an absolutely horrible experience with Arcserve on
>>> my 64-bit Windows 2003 Storage Server. IMO, although their support
>>> quality has improved greatly over the years, their software quality has
>>> room for improvement.
>>>
>>> "Rich" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> I'm currently looking for an alternative server backup solution and am
>>>> interested to hear what software you are using, and why do you use it?
>>>>
>>>> BTW On my servers I use a mix of NTBackup and Symantec Backup Exec v10
>>>> & v11. Have also tried Acronis True Image Server. And am not in love
>>>> with any of them ;-)
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Rich
>>>>
>>>> http://www.badangling.com
>>>> ...talking pollocks since 1996
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>

1. NTBackup is great for a free product, backs up Exchange nicely. But it
doesn't allow brick level mail restore - and also seems to have the tendency
to stop working withotu warning and for no reason (in the case of tape
backups anyway). Tis a bit clunky to use too.

2. Backup Exec is great for a straight forward backup to tape, but my
experience of using network folders on a NAS have been less than
satisfactory - much corruption of network backup destinations. It's also
very complicated to setup - for me personally a backup system should be
extremely simple and foolproof ;-) Oh, yes and it's now owned by Symantec so
it's probably going to end up being ruined by them.

3. Acronis - I really like Acronis and use True Image a lot for quickly
grabbing images - it also supports imaging to and from network devices
really well - even during bare metal restores. I have tried the server
version though and am trying to use it to backup to tape. It's giving lots
of tape errors, whereas Backup Exec on the same box works fine. I'd like to
get this working well, but ShadowProtect sounds like it's worth
investigating.

IMHO ;-)

--

Rich

http://www.badangling.com
....talking pollocks since 1996

"Holz" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:15:54 -0000
> "Rich" <> wrote:
>
>> And am not in love with any
>> of them ;-)
> What's wrong with what you use and what do you not like?
>
> --
> :-)
>

On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:58:21 -0000
"Rich" <> wrote:

> 1. NTBackup is great for a free product, backs up Exchange nicely.
> But it doesn't allow brick level mail restore - and also seems to
> have the tendency to stop working withotu warning and for no reason
> (in the case of tape backups anyway). Tis a bit clunky to use too.
I use ntbackup only for the system state & C drive to disk. It is the
fastest way to recover from bad installations.
>
> 2. Backup Exec is great for a straight forward backup to tape, but my
> experience of using network folders on a NAS have been less than
> satisfactory - much corruption of network backup destinations. It's
> also very complicated to setup - for me personally a backup system
> should be extremely simple and foolproof ;-) Oh, yes and it's now
> owned by Symantec so it's probably going to end up being ruined by
> them.
Follproof depends on the scenario / $$$. As a rule I always extract all
the mailboxes using exmerge, and have one outlook open all night
running a VBA script to backup public folders to an external disk. If
push comes to shove, I can restore them all by hand after re-building
the server. At a different client, I have the services stopped and
MDBDATA directory copied to an external drive. I also have a client
where Exchange is running on a 2003 virtual machine on Linux host,
snapshots taken twice a day, clone every night. If I need to recover I
use the clone or snapshot.
>
> 3. Acronis - I really like Acronis and use True Image a lot for
> quickly grabbing images - it also supports imaging to and from
> network devices really well - even during bare metal restores. I
> have tried the server version though and am trying to use it to
> backup to tape. It's giving lots of tape errors, whereas Backup Exec
> on the same box works fine. I'd like to get this working well, but
> ShadowProtect sounds like it's worth investigating.
I use Acronis in house, not to tape. I let the tape pick up the images.
I guess what I am trying to say, there is no on size fits all, it is
what you see as a must have.
My 4 cents :-), since it cost 2 cents to make one!
>
> IMHO ;-)
>


--
:-)

Use both Acronis and Shadowprotect. Both image and can restore to alternate
hardware. Big difference, as stated here, Shadowprotect has an SBS Version
that costs $495. Acronis does not have and SBS version, which I have
suggested to them many times. You will need to purchase Acronis True Image
Echo Server for Windows $699 and if you want the independent hadware feature
you need Acronis True Image Echo Server Universal Restore $299. You must
also purchase maintenance for the first year $140. Add it up, $1138. Hard
sell to SMB customers.

--
John Oliver, Jr
MCSE, MCT, CCNA
Exchange MVP 2008
Microsoft Certified Partner


"Russ (SBITS.Biz)" <> wrote in message
news:%...
>I really couldn't say one is better than the other
> however if you want something more than the SBS Wizard Backup (Which Works
> BTW)
>
> The ShadowProtect for SBS is Cheaper than the Acronis
>
> ShadowProtect Small Business Server Edition 3.1 $495.00 USD
> http://store.storagecraft.com:80/acb...-30-P24C8.aspx
>
> I actually do both myself SBS backup and Shadowprotect.
>
> And yes you can get a free 30 trial.
> The only Difference between the SBS and NON sbs is that the SBS version
> will only install on SBS.
> And Cheaper of course.
>
> Russ
>
> --
>
> Russell Grover
> Microsoft Gold Certified Partner
> Microsoft Certified Small Business Specialist.
> MCP, MCPS, MCNPS, (MCP-SBS)
> North America Remote SBS2003 Support - http://www.SBITS.Biz
>
>
> -
>
> "dan" <dan(removethis)@westerveltconsulting.com> wrote in message
> news:%...
>> Dave, can you say why ShadowProtect is better than Acronis True Image
>> Server in your experience? I use Acronis but not ShadowProtect and I'm
>> curious what it does better than Acronis. Thanks.
>>
>> "Dave Nickason [SBS MVP]" <> wrote in
>> message news5DBCD4D-10F8-472B-B121-...
>>>I use ShadowProtect Server on all of my member servers. It's really
>>>great software for a variety of reasons - it's quick, reliable, simple to
>>>configure, and it just works well all the time. I do a full backup of
>>>each server once a week, with 4 incremental backups per day, to a storage
>>>server on the network. At night, the ShadowProtect backups copy out to a
>>>High Rely external SATA drive for offsite storage. I recommend
>>>downloading the trial version and using it for a couple of days, after
>>>which you'll be sold on it. It won't interfere with any other backup
>>>software you may be using now, so the trial isn't much work. It'll
>>>uninstall cleanly if you don't like it, or you can just buy a copy and
>>>add the license key to the existing install. (One thing to note is that
>>>it doesn't support tape). http://www.storagecraft.com/
>>>
>>> On my SBS, I'm using Arcserve 11.5. The primary reason why I'm using it
>>> is because I bought it prior to the release of SBS 2003. IMO the backup
>>> in SBS 2003 is so good, I would not spend money for a 3rd party backup
>>> solution if I hadn't owned it previously. Another reason for Arcserve
>>> is brick level Exchange backup. Again with Exchange 2003 and recovery
>>> storage groups, not something I would spend money on. Arcserve on my
>>> SBS is working fine, which is the only reason I have not abandoned it in
>>> favor of the ShadowProtect SBS version.
>>>
>>> As an aside, I've had an absolutely horrible experience with Arcserve on
>>> my 64-bit Windows 2003 Storage Server. IMO, although their support
>>> quality has improved greatly over the years, their software quality has
>>> room for improvement.
>>>
>>> "Rich" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> I'm currently looking for an alternative server backup solution and am
>>>> interested to hear what software you are using, and why do you use it?
>>>>
>>>> BTW On my servers I use a mix of NTBackup and Symantec Backup Exec v10
>>>> & v11. Have also tried Acronis True Image Server. And am not in love
>>>> with any of them ;-)
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Rich
>>>>
>>>> http://www.badangling.com
>>>> ...talking pollocks since 1996
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

I've been trying to backup an image to tape using Acronis for a few days and
it's been pretty glitchy. Have managed to backup a single volume, but trying
to backup 2 volumes gives non specific tape errors.

Think I'll give up on that idea as I was looking for something to work 'out
of the box'.

Will definitely look at Shadow Protect even though it won't fulfill the
straight to tape option.

--

Rich

http://www.badangling.com
....talking pollocks since 1996

"John Oliver, Jr. [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Use both Acronis and Shadowprotect. Both image and can restore to
> alternate hardware. Big difference, as stated here, Shadowprotect has an
> SBS Version that costs $495. Acronis does not have and SBS version, which
> I have suggested to them many times. You will need to purchase Acronis
> True Image Echo Server for Windows $699 and if you want the independent
> hadware feature you need Acronis True Image Echo Server Universal Restore
> $299. You must also purchase maintenance for the first year $140. Add it
> up, $1138. Hard sell to SMB customers.
>
> --
> John Oliver, Jr
> MCSE, MCT, CCNA
> Exchange MVP 2008
> Microsoft Certified Partner
>
>
> "Russ (SBITS.Biz)" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
>>I really couldn't say one is better than the other
>> however if you want something more than the SBS Wizard Backup (Which
>> Works BTW)
>>
>> The ShadowProtect for SBS is Cheaper than the Acronis
>>
>> ShadowProtect Small Business Server Edition 3.1 $495.00 USD
>> http://store.storagecraft.com:80/acb...-30-P24C8.aspx
>>
>> I actually do both myself SBS backup and Shadowprotect.
>>
>> And yes you can get a free 30 trial.
>> The only Difference between the SBS and NON sbs is that the SBS version
>> will only install on SBS.
>> And Cheaper of course.
>>
>> Russ
>>
>> --
>>
>> Russell Grover
>> Microsoft Gold Certified Partner
>> Microsoft Certified Small Business Specialist.
>> MCP, MCPS, MCNPS, (MCP-SBS)
>> North America Remote SBS2003 Support - http://www.SBITS.Biz
>>
>>
>> -
>>
>> "dan" <dan(removethis)@westerveltconsulting.com> wrote in message
>> news:%...
>>> Dave, can you say why ShadowProtect is better than Acronis True Image
>>> Server in your experience? I use Acronis but not ShadowProtect and I'm
>>> curious what it does better than Acronis. Thanks.
>>>
>>> "Dave Nickason [SBS MVP]" <> wrote in
>>> message news5DBCD4D-10F8-472B-B121-...
>>>>I use ShadowProtect Server on all of my member servers. It's really
>>>>great software for a variety of reasons - it's quick, reliable, simple
>>>>to configure, and it just works well all the time. I do a full backup
>>>>of each server once a week, with 4 incremental backups per day, to a
>>>>storage server on the network. At night, the ShadowProtect backups copy
>>>>out to a High Rely external SATA drive for offsite storage. I recommend
>>>>downloading the trial version and using it for a couple of days, after
>>>>which you'll be sold on it. It won't interfere with any other backup
>>>>software you may be using now, so the trial isn't much work. It'll
>>>>uninstall cleanly if you don't like it, or you can just buy a copy and
>>>>add the license key to the existing install. (One thing to note is that
>>>>it doesn't support tape). http://www.storagecraft.com/
>>>>
>>>> On my SBS, I'm using Arcserve 11.5. The primary reason why I'm using
>>>> it is because I bought it prior to the release of SBS 2003. IMO the
>>>> backup in SBS 2003 is so good, I would not spend money for a 3rd party
>>>> backup solution if I hadn't owned it previously. Another reason for
>>>> Arcserve is brick level Exchange backup. Again with Exchange 2003 and
>>>> recovery storage groups, not something I would spend money on.
>>>> Arcserve on my SBS is working fine, which is the only reason I have not
>>>> abandoned it in favor of the ShadowProtect SBS version.
>>>>
>>>> As an aside, I've had an absolutely horrible experience with Arcserve
>>>> on my 64-bit Windows 2003 Storage Server. IMO, although their support
>>>> quality has improved greatly over the years, their software quality has
>>>> room for improvement.
>>>>
>>>> "Rich" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:...
>>>>> I'm currently looking for an alternative server backup solution and am
>>>>> interested to hear what software you are using, and why do you use it?
>>>>>
>>>>> BTW On my servers I use a mix of NTBackup and Symantec Backup Exec v10
>>>>> & v11. Have also tried Acronis True Image Server. And am not in love
>>>>> with any of them ;-)
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>> Rich
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.badangling.com
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