Ask Slashdot: Networked Back-Up/Wipe Process? 253
An anonymous reader writes "I am required to back up and wipe several hundred computers. Currently, this involves booting up each machine, running a backup script, turning the machine off, booting off a pendrive, and running some software that writes 0s to the drive several times. I was wondering if there was a faster solution. Like a server on an isolated network with a switch where I could just connect the computers up, turn them on and get the server to back up the data and wipe the drives." How would you go about automating this process?
Wipe Process... (Score:4, Funny)
There are two commonly used techniques to the wipe process.
In Europe the preferred method is to fold the paper in half before wiping. In the US the preferred method is to scrunch up the paper in a ball before wiping.
Check whether the PCs you are wiping did a number one or a number two. Male PCs do not need wiping for a number 1.
Do the wipe first (Score:5, Funny)
That will make the backup a lot easier.
Re:Homebrew (Score:4, Funny)
Maybe this is the college kid... ;p