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by infosecmn

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I currently use a few different programs and different types of hardware to backup various servers.

Is there some sort of tracking database already set up.

I know it wouldn't take long to create one but right now I don't have any time.

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by wim

If u user multiple backup programs, the best way to track the success/failure or your jobs is email, create a mailbox and let all backup programs mail this mailbox with there job status...

You could then use this mailbox as some sort of history.

by infosecmn

It is not just the status I need tracked. It is the wide variety of different jobs, the hardware etc. I was just wondering if there was a database out there already set up to track backup jobs, hardware etc.

by expertpc

The simple answer is no. There is not a database that can collect all this info from multiple vendors' backup apps.

The backup configurations are themselves stored in databases. These might be flat files or more complex. The point is that each isdifferent. And most are inaccessible by outside means.

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