Am 24.11.2013 17:35, schrieb Arnold Krille:
> Am Fri, 22 Nov 2013 09:07:45 -0500
> schrieb Andy Stetzinger <andy.stetzinger AT riptidesoftware DOT com>:
>
>> Depends on what kind of NAS you're buying. If you're getting something
>> that's a true linux OS, then yes. If not, then no.
>>
>> What I do here is run backuppc on a VM, and mount a network drive to
>> the NAS. Works perfectly.
>
> So you only get backups when both the NAS and the main machine are
> running. A way better solution would be to a) run backuppc directly on
> the nas (if supported), b) run backuppc on the normal servers and
> "just" write tapes to the NAS or c) build your own "NAS" with a small
> machine with big disks and run minimal Linux+backuppc.
>
> - Arnold

But isn't that true in any case if the machine on which the backup
storage is mounted and the main machine aren't the same one? I mean, in
that case both computers must be up and running to get a backup,
regardless where backuppc is really running.

Hans



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