Nate Duehr wrote:

> Vitaliy wrote:
> 
>> My question is -- if I have this setup, can TrueImage running on the Win2k 
>> server back up the Linux drive, and later allow me to restore the Linux 
>> server, including the OS and all the settings?
> 
> I doubt it.  You'd probably need to down the Linux server, boot from the 
> TrueImage bootable CD, and make images of the drives.
> 
> What you're looking for there is drive image software for Linux, and 
> such exists -- but it's not TrueImage.

AFAIK they have a Linux server version that costs a few $100s. I would be
surprised if there wasn't a workable inexpensive backup solution for a
Linux server. You still can backup all your Windows workstations to a disk
in that Linux server, independently of how you back up the server itself.

> TrueImage excels at imaging just about anything it can "get its hands
> on", including Linux systems, but there wouldn't be any way to do it
> remotely from another machine running a different OS, I don't think. 

I've never used it in this way, but as I understand it, it's a
server-client type setup: you have the backup server running on the
machines that you want to back up, and use a central client to control
these servers. AFAIK, with TrueImage Workstation, you get only a Windows
client and server. 

For details, you have to look around on Acronis's web site and read the
manual.

Gerhard

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