Rob_Z71
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Hi folks,
So I've picked up a HP Microserver N54l and FreeNAS is up and running. 8TB of storage, 8GB of ram. My only goal is to make sure I have good copies of all the family photos on it. My wife and I had triplets about 19 months ago now.
Anyway I have a samba share for general file storage/sharing setup and another to backup family PC's (Win10) and cell phone pictures (android). Once I work through that I'll either setup another N54l at another site and replicate the data off site for safe keeping or pay for some offsite backup space.
Nothing fancy right? Anyway I've got a few shares setup and I can map them on the windows machines just fine.
So my real question then is what tools should I use to backup the laptops? What tools should I use for the cell phones? I've poked around at SyncToy and Syncthing but honestly those don't really function like I'd expect for a backup tool. A sync folder is great and all but I'm not looking for home drop box solution exactly though it may work well for the cell phones. Again my goal is to secure family photos more than anything else so.
Anyway I'm just looking for opinions/recommendations/options on what others are doing. Of note my back ground is that of a System Admin.
thanks and I appreciate any input!
So I've picked up a HP Microserver N54l and FreeNAS is up and running. 8TB of storage, 8GB of ram. My only goal is to make sure I have good copies of all the family photos on it. My wife and I had triplets about 19 months ago now.
Anyway I have a samba share for general file storage/sharing setup and another to backup family PC's (Win10) and cell phone pictures (android). Once I work through that I'll either setup another N54l at another site and replicate the data off site for safe keeping or pay for some offsite backup space.
Nothing fancy right? Anyway I've got a few shares setup and I can map them on the windows machines just fine.
So my real question then is what tools should I use to backup the laptops? What tools should I use for the cell phones? I've poked around at SyncToy and Syncthing but honestly those don't really function like I'd expect for a backup tool. A sync folder is great and all but I'm not looking for home drop box solution exactly though it may work well for the cell phones. Again my goal is to secure family photos more than anything else so.
Anyway I'm just looking for opinions/recommendations/options on what others are doing. Of note my back ground is that of a System Admin.
thanks and I appreciate any input!