I also use a Pi 3+ as a basic SNMP monitoring node as well as config backup, syslog and traps reciever.Īs for what to backup on the device i'd imagine a full image backup as an initial step adding the devices would be awesome then incremental backups that backup whatever files change and keep them indexed if anything needs to be restored individually or the full restore. We also have some that are used as basic kiosk's. We use the Pi's as a simple ticket submission device for our printers if something is down they just press the button associated with the issue and it sends us a ticket and alert. We don't use any backup solutions for our Pi's but if Veeam could develop some sort of agent to use with their backup system for Pi's and ARM in general we'd definitely want to try the system out. So yeah i'm posting because this could be very useful at my job as well as at home. It does a ton of tasks for its little price.

I personally even have a Raspberry Pi 3 in my home acting as a full headless Debian server, helping me download data and serving me as a NAS/Media manager/Router/VPN/Docker Server. Having an Image backup to restore them in case of failure would be a dream. which on both cases contain important data.Īnother reason these devices actually in need of a serious backup solution is that most of them don't have a dedicated flash chip for storing data and they usually boot from SD cards, Which is terrible since there is no wear leveling and due to that they get screwed.

So their main job is usually either gathering data for later analyze or managing some devices based on sensor data and microcontrollers. like as a micro server, servers that run only certain not so heavy services, may it be, for information gathering from sensors and acting as simple storage nodes, or become servers for automation in an Infrastructure. There are lots of use-cases for these embedded devices. I think there is an underestimation on what these little devices can do.

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