Jason 84 Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 (edited) I've not been rotating my WSE12 server backup drives offsite but this thread has convinced me to start. Starting with 2 external USB HDDs alternating between home and my office. Am currently doing the default 2X server backups per day. Do you all include your client backups in your server backups? Appreciate the insights. Edited December 22, 2013 by Jason Link to post Share on other sites
ikon 439 Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 I only take my data off site, but that does include client PC backups. Link to post Share on other sites
Jason 84 Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Thanks. I've since added my client backup folder to my server backup. Am now rotating 2 x 3 TB USB 3.0 external HDDs for my server backup. Link to post Share on other sites
Technogod 8 Posted December 23, 2013 Author Share Posted December 23, 2013 Rotating drives back and forth can be a hassle. Make sure your data is encrypted or at least password protected. There is always a possibility it could fall into the wrong hands. Do you have another location that has a computer you could load CrashPlan on and use it rather than rotating backup drives? Link to post Share on other sites
Jason 84 Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 (edited) Rotating drives back and forth can be a hassle. Make sure your data is encrypted or at least password protected. There is always a possibility it could fall into the wrong hands. Do you have another location that has a computer you could load CrashPlan on and use it rather than rotating backup drives? I don't mind rotating the drives since I'm already going back and forth to the office daily. However I am not encrypting the server backup. How do you add encryption to the standard windows server backup process? I don't have another site where I can run Crashplan without bandwidth restrictions or has much storage though I do currently have a CP cloud subscription as well as a lifetime unlimited Drivepop to which I'm also backing up daily. I know there a way to do a local backup to an external hard drive w CP and then do the incremental remotely via the internet, but not really an option for me. Edited December 23, 2013 by Jason Link to post Share on other sites
Technogod 8 Posted December 23, 2013 Author Share Posted December 23, 2013 You can enable the BitLocker Role in WHS 2011. It works well, the only problem is it takes a long time to encrypt the drive. Here's how to do it http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh228214.aspx Link to post Share on other sites
ikon 439 Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Yeah. Bandwidth restrictions, both the size of the pipe and data caps, make online backup unusable for many people, me included. Link to post Share on other sites
Drashna Jaelre 159 Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Yeah. Bandwidth restrictions, both the size of the pipe and data caps, make online backup unusable for many people, me included. Not to mention, how to recover from them. Link to post Share on other sites
ikon 439 Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Well, yes, but I can't even get that far Link to post Share on other sites
Technogod 8 Posted December 28, 2013 Author Share Posted December 28, 2013 (edited) Drashna, Recovery shouldn't be a problem. Have them send you a drive with all your data. Jason, FYI, Your Server Backup will have to be decrypted before you can use it to recover your Server. Edited December 28, 2013 by Technogod Link to post Share on other sites
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