Re: [Bacula-users] wanted: Open Source disk to disk backup for Windows

[Phil S. <al...@ca...>]

On Thu, Feb 19, 2004 at 02:43:31PM -0800, Matt Wilkie wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm looking for a backup program which is something like InfiniSAN
> Disk2Disk, a discontinuted and propietary product lacking technical
> support. I first posted my request to alt.backup-software but was met
> with resounding silence. (http://tinyurl.com/3aaxl (goes to google
> groups; read for requirements))
> 
> Any of you folks have suggestions? Or could point to me a forum where I
> might find some answers?

My recollection is that Windows is supported only as a client by Bacula.
A Bacula console is currently required to access backups, but several
people are currently working on Bacula web interfaces that would meet
your access requirement.  Other than that, Bacula supports most of your
technical requirements.

I'm unable to bring to mind any open-source tool that meets ALL of your
requirements; very little open-source development tends to happen on
Windows, because Windows users on the whole aren't really interested in
open source, so open source developers tend not to be interested in
investing the very significant amount of extra work to create a Windows
port that few people will ever use.  (Of course, there are exceptions.)

Open source development projects also tend not to have paid support
programs.  Most developers try to be as responsive as they can to users,
and user communities are almost always willing to help out another user,
but if you want to always have guaranteed support "right now", your best
bet for support for an open-source tool is probably to find someone who
knows the tool you want to use, and hire him or her to support it for
you in-house.


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