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= Using Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery 8.5 (Norton save & restore) =
Symantec's [http://www.symantec.com/business/backup-exec-system-recovery-desktop-edition] (BESR) allows full system backup and restore (virtual and physical)from any hardware with restore to dissimaliar dissimilar hardware. Conversion from P2V or V2P can also be scheduled. Install BESR on all windows computers connected to HDA and route backup to a folder on the HDA. Remember to set permissions on destination folders. Activate VSS copy so any open files are captured, optional threatcon can be used to trigger a backup if a threat becomes widespread.
Alternatively BESR can be installed on a central windows machine with agents deployed on all other windows and Linux machines and using the new Linux media server agent (replaces RALUS) backup directly on the Linux HDA. This way you maintain a catalogue of all backups and can trigger them from a central console.
BESR is the enterprise windows standard for Backup and restore. Norton the consumer brand of Symantec have "Save & Restore" I'm not overly familiar with this product but it replaces Norton "Ghost" in most markets.[http://www.symantec.com/norton/save-restore] the GUI is exactly the same as BESR.
'''WARNING - Hack ahead!''' For Time Machine users only.
There is an unsupported way to enable using Mac OS X Time Machine to backup to your HDA. The hack is [documented in this page | http://vowe.net/archives/008940.html|documented in this page] and it's a one liner command to be typed in a terminal in Mac OS X:
<code>defaults write com.apple.systempreferences TMShowUnsupportedNetworkVolumes 1</code>
