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    Backup File Server to DAS

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    • DashrenderD
      Dashrender
      last edited by

      To get what you want, the ability to use Windows built in backup utility to get multiple days worth of backups, you have to use a block level protocol, which Scott already listed DAS, SAN or internal disks.

      But the rest of us were warning you of the potential issues with regards to ransomware viruii that can easily damage those volumes since they are constantly online and accessible to the server in question.

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      • IT-ADMINI
        IT-ADMIN
        last edited by IT-ADMIN

        thank you guys very much, now i'm ready to go
        since i can acheive my goal with NAS, i will change my mind to buy a NAS, maybe i will need to backup other stuff on my network, since it is shared in the network
        i will not buy DAS anymore cuz it is limited to one machine

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller @IT-ADMIN
          last edited by

          @IT-ADMIN said:

          since i can acheive my goal with NAS, i will change my mind to buy a NAS, maybe i will need to backup other stuff on my network, since it is shared in the network
          i will not buy DAS anymore cuz it is limited to one machine

          What backup software are you going to try out?

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          • IT-ADMINI
            IT-ADMIN
            last edited by

            windows built in backup

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            • DashrenderD
              Dashrender @IT-ADMIN
              last edited by

              @IT-ADMIN said:

              windows built in backup

              Then you are right back to square one - your backups will be limited to one day.

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              • IT-ADMINI
                IT-ADMIN
                last edited by

                i have been using it for a long time, i think it is great
                the only limitation that i had is how to keep my backup externally
                now that i will buy a NAS, this problem will be solved 🙂

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                • IT-ADMINI
                  IT-ADMIN @Dashrender
                  last edited by

                  @Dashrender said:

                  @IT-ADMIN said:

                  windows built in backup

                  Then you are right back to square one - your backups will be limited to one day.

                  no, i will have daily version of my backups because windows backup can do this if the destination is a local HD

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                  • DashrenderD
                    Dashrender
                    last edited by

                    But a NAS is NOT considered local. NAS uses file protocol, so it will not work for your needs.

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                    • IT-ADMINI
                      IT-ADMIN
                      last edited by

                      the limitation comes when you choose network shared folder
                      2015-10-19_120313.png

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                      • DashrenderD
                        Dashrender
                        last edited by Dashrender

                        To get what you want, you will have to use a DAS or a SAN. The only difference between DAS and SAN are the protocol you use to talk to the device. i.e. DAS = SATA or SCSI communciation, SAN = iSCSI or other block protocol.

                        *edited for clarity

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                        • IT-ADMINI
                          IT-ADMIN
                          last edited by

                          ooooooh i'm very very sorry i confused between NAS and SAN

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                          • IT-ADMINI
                            IT-ADMIN
                            last edited by

                            in this case i will content myself with DAS, because as far as i can see SAN is the most expensive one

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                            • IT-ADMINI
                              IT-ADMIN
                              last edited by

                              great, now i understand
                              i made my decision, buy a DAS and connect it with my file server and i'm done 😉

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                              • DashrenderD
                                Dashrender @IT-ADMIN
                                last edited by

                                @IT-ADMIN said:

                                in this case i will content myself with DAS, because as far as i can see SAN is the most expensive one

                                Well, that really depends. You don't have to do crazy expensive SAN. The Drobo 5n mentioned earlier might be perfect for this.

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                                • IT-ADMINI
                                  IT-ADMIN
                                  last edited by IT-ADMIN

                                  i think i will buy a RAID 1 DAS, what do you think ??

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                                  • IT-ADMINI
                                    IT-ADMIN
                                    last edited by

                                    i want the cheapest option

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                                    • IT-ADMINI
                                      IT-ADMIN
                                      last edited by

                                      the size of the business is very small, and the size of data i want to backup is about 500 GB

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                                      • scottalanmillerS
                                        scottalanmiller @IT-ADMIN
                                        last edited by

                                        @IT-ADMIN said:

                                        @Dashrender said:

                                        @IT-ADMIN said:

                                        windows built in backup

                                        Then you are right back to square one - your backups will be limited to one day.

                                        no, i will have daily version of my backups because windows backup can do this if the destination is a local HD

                                        You MUST stop saying local or network. You are confusing yourself. The options are only block and file. Block is what you are calling "local" and file is what you are calling "remote" and Windows calls "shared."

                                        If you need using terms that don't make sense, you will keep making bad decisions because you can't differentiate the technologies properly.

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                                        • scottalanmillerS
                                          scottalanmiller @IT-ADMIN
                                          last edited by

                                          @IT-ADMIN said:

                                          i have been using it for a long time, i think it is great
                                          the only limitation that i had is how to keep my backup externally
                                          now that i will buy a NAS, this problem will be solved 🙂

                                          You stated that this was not true in the original post.

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                                          • scottalanmillerS
                                            scottalanmiller @IT-ADMIN
                                            last edited by

                                            @IT-ADMIN said:

                                            ooooooh i'm very very sorry i confused between NAS and SAN

                                            Did you read the article about understanding NAS and SAN that I linked for you?

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