Articles
Current backup and data protection articles
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April 2012
Bare Metal Disater Recovery.Easy outline of the steps involved in ensuring you can perform a succesful Bare Metal Disater Recovery (BMDR). From Backing Up Your System to Restoring Your System even Restoring Individual Files. -
November 2011
Remote Offsite Backup.BackupAssist provides easy options for setting up and managing remote offsite backups. This article explains how the schemes in BackupAssist work, and outlines the tailored schemes that are offered for each hardware device. -
When devising your data protection strategy, it is important that you choose the right rotation scheme when configuring your backup jobs. This article explains how the schemes in BackupAssist work, and outlines the tailored schemes that are offered for each hardware device.
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We provide a special installer to install BackupAssist on both Server Core and Hyper-V Server. This version of BackupAssist is much larger in size as it includes several prerequisites, such as the .NET framework, which do not come packaged with these Operating Systems.
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When backing up with Rsync over an SSH connection the connection is established using public key cryptography. In some instances BackupAssist may not be able to upload the public key to the Rsync destination. This article explains how to how to transfer the public key manually.
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With the removal of NTBackup from Server 2008, incremental backups are now configured in different ways on newer operating systems like Windows Vista, Windows 7, Server 2008 and 2008 R2. This article outlines the different methods BackupAssist uses to run incremental and incremental-like backups.
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In addition to the many features offered in the BackupAssist Zip Engine, such as compression and AES-256 encryption, the ability to append multiple backups to tape was added in BackupAssist v6.2.0, giving you even more flexibility when it comes to devising a backup strategy.
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February 2011
Steps to follow before contacting BackupAssist support.To make sure you receive the best service possible from the BackupAssist Support Team, there are some easy steps to follow that will make things go smoothly. -
We released BackupAssist v6.1.0 late in 2010 and it included an exciting new feature: SBS 2008 Report Integration. Backup reports are integrated into the SBS 2008 Performance Report Logs so System Administrators can easily see the status of the latest backup in the SBS 2008 Report summary.BackupAssist can be configured to perform mailbox backups of an Exchange Server from an instance of BackupAssist running on a Hyper-V Host machine. If the Hyper-V Host is not a member of the domain that the Exchange Server is a part of, a few additional steps are required to run mailbox backups successfully.
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December 2010
System State backup and restoreWith BackupAssist v6 you can schedule local 'System State only' backups across all modern Windows operating systems, or back up the System State as part of a larger backup including files and applications. A System State backup is important for disaster recovery as it prevents you from having to reconfigure Windows back to its original state before the system failure occurred.With the Restore Console in BackupAssist v6 you can easily restore Exchange mailboxes and public folders either directly back into the Exchange Server or to an alternate Exchange Server of your choosingWhy run a backup when your business is closed and there's no new data to protect? This Tips and Tricks article shows how to disable your backups on days when you do not need them to run. -
November 2010
Setting up the ideal user for Exchange mailbox backups.In this article, our Helpdesk Team outlines how to configure the ideal Windows user for performing Exchange mailbox backups to PST files. Using a Windows user with the appropriate Exchange permissions helps you avoid permissions related issues that can prevent mailbox backups from running successfully.In this article, our Helpdesk Team provides handy information for how you can import and export BackupAssist global settings and job settings. This is useful if you want to keep a copy of a working configuration that you can return to it at a later time, or if you want to migrate your setup to a different machine running BackupAssist.BackupAssist v6.1.0 and later include an exciting new feature: SBS 2008 Report Integration. Backup reports created by BackupAssist are now integrated into the SBS 2008 Performance Report Logs, which means that System Administrators can easily determine the status of the latest backup by viewing the SBS 2008 Report summary. -
October 2010
TrueCrypt-compatible encryption: new in v6.This article tells you more about the new TrueCrypt-compatible encryption option for NTBackup and File Replication backups that is currently available in BackupAssist v6. -
September 2010
Configuring BackupAssist for Rsync without SSH.In this article, our Helpdesk Team provides handy information for those using BackupAssist for Rsync without SSH. -
August 2010
The new Hyper-V Config Reporter ToolIn v6 the BackupAssist VM Granular Restore Console Add-on includes a new tool, the Hyper-V Config Reporter, that makes it fast and easy to record the configuration of your Hyper-V Server, saving hours on taking manual notes and screen grabs. You can read more about the Hyper-V Config Reporter. -
In BackupAssist v6 we've made a number of improvements to the BackupAssist Restore Console, many of which were suggested to us by our Beta Testers. Find out how these new additions will make your restore operations even easier.
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This article expands on the list of new features for BackupAssist v6 provided below. It tells you more about each new addition and improvement and how you can apply them.
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This article tells you how to get the most out of the BackupAssist Centralized Monitoring Console. It also provides troubleshooting tips for the most frequently encountered problems.
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April 2010
BackupAssist Licensing GuidelinesTo clear up the confusion, this Tips & Tricks article provides a quick outline of what is included in the BackupAssist base license and what is covered by each of the BackupAssist add-on products. -
Discover the difference between Exchange Information Store backup and Individual Mailbox backup and find out more about SQL backups.
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The Technical Support Knowledgebase is a fast and easy way to troubleshoot errors that appear in your BackupAssist report files.
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With the release of our new BackupAssist VM Granular Restore Console Add-on, we have received many questions regarding the difference between backing up Hyper-V Guests and backing up VMWare Guests.
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December 2009
How to disable your backups during the holidays.Disabling your backup schedule when your company is closed for business is easy with BackupAssist. You can easily choose which days you'd prefer not to run a backup, simply by visiting your backup calendar and performing a quick edit. -
Contacting any company for support can be an overwhelming and frustrating experience! To make sure you receive the best service possible from the BackupAssist Support Team, here are four easy steps to follow that will make things go smoothly when we receive your request.
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In BackupAssist 5.3, there's a great new possibility for backup – ZIP & Burn. Great for permanent data archival backups - such as burning once a week - complete with compression, encryption, and universal restorability!
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This how-to outlines how to use WBAdmin to recover your Windows 2008 server's system state from an image backup of your system partition.
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In this white paper, we present an alternative approach to make it easy and cost-effective to protect the Windows Server 2008 family – SBS 2008, EBS 2008 and Server 2008.
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September 2009
Backup Exchange 2007 using Windows Server BackupAt last, an easy, cost effective solution for Exchange Server 2007 backup on Windows Server 2008 -
August 2009
How to Backup Exchange Server 2007Backing up Exchange Server 2007 on Server 2003 and Server 2008. -
August 2009
Backup Software for SMB1/3 the price, none of the complexities, 300% the functionality – simply better protection than the rest. -
Learn how to best protect your data using Windows Server 2008 Backup.
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A simple way of running an Rsync client on windows and backing up via the Internet
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Overcoming the lack of tape drive support in Windows Server 2008.
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Using a backup system based on "intelligent differentials", where each backup results in a new "full backup", but is done at the speed of a differential.
Older articles
Note: these articles may contain out of date information
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The beginner's introduction to tape backup concepts and issues.
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The beginner's guide to setting up a tape backup strategy for small business.
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The beginner's guide to alternatives to tape backup.
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The 4 critical factors to consider when choosing a tape drive.
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Simple tips to keep your tape drive running smoothly.
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Backup and restore your system quickly using the ASR feature in Windows.
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Outlines a number of tips to help you better manage your printers and their impact on your budget.
