[OmniOS-discuss] Crashplan alternatives?

[Tobi Oetiker]

I have not gotten round to trying this, but sinc crashplan is written in java, it might still be possible to run it on omnios. at least the old crashplan was sucessfully used in unsuported environments.

cheers
tobi

Tobias Oetiker
tobi at oetiker.ch
062 775 9902

> On 04.06.2015, at 03:39, Guo-Rong Koh <guorong.koh at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> To anyone who comes across this post in future.
> 
> All my Crashplan backup clients (Linux & Windows) eventually failed
> when the 4.2.0 update rolled through.
> 
> I ended going with option 1, creating a Linux KVM instance and
> installing Crashplan there.
> Usefully, Crashplan allows you to adopt a computer and I was able to
> continue backups where they stopped by making the existing Solaris 
> archives visible to the Linux Crashplan KVM.
> 
> regards,
> Guo-Rong
> 
> 
>> On Fri, 2015-05-22 at 10:42 +0930, Guo-Rong Koh wrote:
>> Hello everyone,
>> 
>> I know others here are running Crashplan for Solaris on OmniOS.
>> However, given the (not so recent) retirement announcement:
>> https://helpdesk.code42.com/entries/53070937-Solaris-Platform-Retirement-Announcement
>> I'm seeking some discussion and advice on possibilities.
>> 
>> My original strategy for supporting Linux and Windows clients in a home server
>> environment is starting to disintegrate.
>> Due to this issue:
>> http://support.code42.com/CrashPlan/Latest/Troubleshooting/Computer-To-Computer_Backups_Between_CrashPlan_App_4.2.0_And_Earlier_Versions_Continuously_Synchronize
>> my Linux client is now no longer backing up the way it used to (OmniOS server is on Crashplan 3.7, Linux client automatically upgraded to 4.2.0).
>> Thankfully, the Windows clients seem to be OK for now.
>> 
>> Eventually however, I expect the whole solution to fail when Code42 EOL all Solaris support.
>> 
>> My current options are:
>> 1. Migrate Crashplan to a Linux KVM instance
>>  - this seems like the least effort for now
>> 2. Find an alternate, multiplatform solution
>>  - thus far I have found nothing suitable
>> 
>> Do others here have a migration plan?
>> 
>> regards,
>> Guo-Rong
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