Just kinda throwing this out there to see if anyone has tips:
So right now I have quite a few batch scripts handling backups for me, along with some cron jobs on the FreeNAS that trim old backups and such.
I use windows backup to stick a server image on the nas, then use scheduled batch files to move them into dated folders. I also use batch files and hobocopy (robocopy with shadow services) to copy some essential files from around the network to the nas.
I have it all documented very well, but i pity the poor guy that has to mess with them after im gone. There is just so many.. I'd like to make things a little more streamlined.
So i came up with a few solutions:
Write a program in a language thats simple (i know a bit of visual basic.. I could probably do it in that). The program would start one backup, wait until completion, then start...