Windows 2003 Servier Enterprise and DVD burning - how?

[Guest DW]

I am looking to attach an eSata DVD burner to my server to use strictly for

data backups. Is DVD burning built into Windows 2003? If not, would software

is recommended? I will be doing only basic data backups and don't want to

take a chance that the DVD burning software will cause problems with my

system. Many thanks.

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: Windows 2003 Servier Enterprise and DVD burning - how?

 

DW <dwess@wess.com> wrote:

> I am looking to attach an eSata DVD burner to my server to use

> strictly for data backups. Is DVD burning built into Windows 2003? If

> not, would software is recommended? I will be doing only basic data

> backups and don't want to take a chance that the DVD burning software

> will cause problems with my system. Many thanks.

 

I wouldn't do this on a server. It's not a good medium for automated

backups. External hard drives are fine - but NTBackup won't write to a DVD,

and I'm not sure about third party backup software (expect not).

[Guest Juergen Kluth]

Re: Windows 2003 Servier Enterprise and DVD burning - how?

 

Hi,

"that way" i would use DVD-RAM.

Or better, run backup "at night" to a harddisk, and while u are in house to

tape/optical .

jk