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September 22, 2009 02:56 PM

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JCL

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The documentation for backups on the LX195 do not clearly indicate whether the server is doing Full backups (FB) or Incremental backups (IB) on the attached computers. Furthermore, in the backup options, you have no choice (a shortcoming, IMHO).

Suppose the server has 5 BU's thus far for one of its attached computers (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5). I assume that the #1 is a FB, and that subsequent ones (#2-#5) are IB's. Is this true?

However, what is not clear is whether IB#5 is dependent on #1, #2, #3, and #4, OR if it is only dependent on #1.

I.e., if I delete #2, #3, and #4 from the server, is backup #5 ruined?

Also, I like to run a FB at least once a month. It seems that in order to do that, I must delete ALL the previous backups and start over.

Is there a way to program the server to run a new full backup each month?

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September 22, 2009 8:21 PM updated: September 22, 2009 8:21 PM

Here's a technical brief on how backup works:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=196fe38c-df20-4e19-9...

Snippet:
Windows® Home Server will automatically backup your home computers to the home server and allow you to easily restore the entire computer or an individual file or folder to a previous point in time. The Windows Home Server Backup solution backs up only the data that has not already been backed up. Even if you have several copies of the same data on different computers, the data is backed up only once on your home server and your home server keeps track of what data was stored on each home computer on each day. This makes it efficient in the time it takes for backups to complete and the amount of space that is used on your home server.

"everything will be ok in the end. if it's not ok, it's not the end" - unknown

September 27, 2009 10:58 AM

Pardizzone, Thanks for the information. The technical brief was very helpful, and answered most of my questions.

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