>> We don't backup whole servers, there's no point. So, yes, 120 systems
>> may seem like a lot, but for a lot of those, it will only be /etc,
>> /opt, /root and perhaps the crontabs.
> 
> Ah, that makes sense. I am using a similar minimal backup for some of my 
> remote Web servers (I am also backing up web sites, home directories etc.). 
> One additional thing I am backing up: I run "rpm -qa" into a file (as a 
> Client Run Before Job) and back up that file. That way, I know which packages 
> I need during disaster recovery.
> 

If bandwidth or time windows are an issue then virtual full backups 
would help a lot.





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