## Backups

Backup and restore procedures on UNIX traditionally have been very vendor-specific and required advanced system administration skills. The tasks of scheduling, selecting the type of backup, and integration of backup media have typically relied on traditional UNIX features, such as the AT or crontab utility, shell scripts, and kernel modification. There are GUI-driven and point-and-click backup solutions available for UNIX, but these typically come from third-party vendors. In contrast, backup software on Windows NT tends to be much easier to learn and operate. As with UNIX, you can run different levels of backups, such as full, incremental, and differential. Windows NT backup strategies include backing up a central server that clients mount, backing up individual client computers, or a combination of both. Windows NT ships with a backup utility called Ntbackup. The utility is limited in its functionality, and a number of full-featured third-party backup utilities are available.

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