Re: Hourly Network Checks Revisited...
At 10:12 PM +1100 09/25/00, John F. Lambert wrote: Ken Gillett wrote: But I still maintain that NO software should cause unrequested dialups, I'm sorry if you don't agree. I don't accept that it is beyond the realms of possibility to only perform such checks if it doesn't cause a dialup. Peter S., the IPNR author, gets this type of bashing on his list all the time. His answer, and I assume it's true, is that a program can't tell if it's on a dial up connection. The OT code hides this from you. This causes a lot of support headaches for him as many of the problems are in the dialing, and he has no control over when and how that's happening. Dantz needs the same check box on it's client software I'm under the impression that the client software does not attempt to communicate with the network unless polled by the server. All connections are initiated with a broadcast from a Retrospect Backup Server (or script). I have 2 G3 notebooks. Both have Retrospect installed and have identical OSs (9.0.4). One of them has this problem while the other does not. The problem appeared when the laptop's user took it to a foreign network and they changed something in the configuration. I've been attempting to locate what changed. I suspect the laptop is attempting to use NTP from the date and time control panel (however, this does not cause the dial-up effect on dial-up only machines). I have noticed that the date and time CP on a dial-up only computer will attempt to connect to an NTP server the very moment you dial. If the connection fails (poor line quality or busy signals...) the system reports a time-server error. I suspect that while on a network and using the Location Manager to switch from Network to Dial-Up (without rebooting) the date and time control panel continues to check the time server. I haven't verified this behavior, it's just suspicious. I recall this being talked about on this thread earlier, but never read about any resolution. -- . . . . . . . . ooo . . . . ooo . . . . . . . . . . . .Dean Brissinger - Systems Administrator. . Direct: 303-583-0278 Main: 303-444-0094 . . Fax: 303-444-0470 http://www.vexcel.com/ . . . . . . . . . . oOOo . . A . . oOOo . . . . . . . . 0 0 ' -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ For urgent issues, please contact Dantz technical support directly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 925.253.3050.
Re: Backing up Citrix MetaFrame server
on 9/18/2000 1:08 PM, Daniel Knight at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We're looking into a Citrix MetaFrame Windows application server for our network. I'd prefer to avoid the DAT backups the bidders are recommending and use Retrospect. Anyone familiar with the MetaFrame application server and how well it would fit? I'm using Retrospect on a Mac to backup a MetaFrame server to VXA tape. Works great. Just be sure to run the registry backup service on the NT box. It also works fine without regcopy.exe when backing up from Retrospect for Windows. -- . . . . . . . . ooo . . . . ooo . . . . . . . . . . . .Dean Brissinger - Systems Administrator. . Direct: 303-583-0278 Main: 303-444-0094 . . Fax: 303-444-0470 http://www.vexcel.com/ . . . . . . . . . . oOOo . . A . . oOOo . . . . . . . . 0 0 ' -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Storage space smarts
On a side note, does Retrospect check for identical files between backup clients? I have 30 macs with identical system folders. I really only need to backup those system files once. If retrospect was so smart, I could do full backups site wide and get most efficient coverage with minimal tape space. I note it tends to backup more than it needs to because of volume name, time stamp, etc. At 3:49 AM -0700 06/29/00, Ming-Li wrote: Hi Matthew, Retrospect uses several matching criteria to compare files that have already been backed up to what is about to be backed up. If one of the following has been changed at all, Retrospect will back up the file again: MAC files: name, size, type, creator, creation date and time, modify date and time, and label. PC files: name, size, modify date and time, file system. Have you ever consider using something even more accurate as the criterion--say, CRC32, or some sort of file signature? Will it slow down Retrospect significantly than the current approach? I'm asking because I've found many different applications put same version of system files (dll and such) with different date/time. The file name, size and version no. (by checking the file's properties) stay the same, and a binary comparison would show the two files are identical. They have touched the date/time probably because they want all their files to have the same date/time, or because the original software development package (MS C++, Delphi, etc.) did so. And some other software would make the date/time of its installation the date/time of all the files it put in, regardless their original date/time. Under current design, Retrospect would back those files up again. By way of CRC32 check, Retrospect would find those files are indeed identical to the original ones and skip them. It would not only save storage space, but also give me extra confidence for whenever I catch some new application overwriting my system files, I can look in Retrospect's backup preview window and find which of them are in fact identical (hence no worry) and which are different (so I might have to restore my backed up version to see which one is in fact newer). I don't know if any application would change a file's content without changing its date/time and size. But if that happens, a CRC32 check would expose them, too. -- Best regards, Ming-Li -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- . . . . . . . . ooo . . . . ooo . . . . . . . . . . . .Dean Brissinger - Systems Administrator. . Direct: 303-583-0278 Main: 303-444-0094 . . Fax: 303-444-0470 http://www.vexcel.com/ . . . . . . . . . . oOOo . . A . . oOOo . . . . . . . . 0 0 ' -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: arrgh 519 error
Interestingly enough, I have many computers that back up fine when I use an Adaptec AHA-2906 (5MB/sec controller) SCSI controller in the server. I upgraded the controller to a 2940UW (40MB/sec controller) and now I get -519 errors on 1/3 of both mac and PC clients. I'm guessing that Retrospect is going too fast for the clients and thus resulting in -519's. Has anyone else seen similar behavior? I'm using an AIT-1 tape drive. It doesn't matter which kind of tape drive I use. I've also played with Exabyte Ellot 820's (high speed 8mm) and get the same result. Or a SCSI terminator or ID number:) Derek. it doesn't appear to be a network problem at all. when i created a backupset on the hard drive i could backup a fast G4 no problemo its only when i backup to a tape backupset... Lindsay, Since you mentioned that the tape drive is new and that backing up to a file on the G4 is working ok, I'm thinking that something is amiss in the SCSI voodoo department. Just 'cuz it's new, doesn't mean it works. ;-\ Have you tried a new or different cable? Hooking the tape drive up to a different Mac? A different tape drive? Any and all of these things can lead you to an answer: cable, tape drive, scsi card, logic board even. Just a thought, Pam -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- . . . . . . . . ooo . . . . ooo . . . . . . . . . . . .Dean Brissinger - Systems Administrator. . Direct: 303-583-0278 Main: 303-444-0094 . . Fax: 303-444-0470 http://www.vexcel.com/ . . . . . . . . . . oOOo . . A . . oOOo . . . . . . . . 0 0 ' -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ReportsWatcher [2]
Well, IE 5 didn't help. However, I found the very dangerous and virus prone Windows Scripting Host is what it wants. ;-) I was hoping this thing would export error messages about which files couldn't be backed up. Anyone know if this is even possible? I don't know VB well enough to decipher the code. In my e-mailed reports I get: 5:41pm: Volume [My Computer/Drive C (C:)] completed, copying 95 files for 16551K with 2 errors in 150 seconds. I'd like to know what those 2 errors are... I was hoping that ReportsWatcher would allow me to check w/o getting in to retrospect (given that the backup server hides in a COLD computer room). At 11:19 AM +1000 06/21/00, Malcolm McLeary wrote: on 21/6/00 9:43 AM, Dean Brissinger at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone have Reports Watcher running on an NT4 system? Yep. I set it up according to the docs that come with it, but I get the following error: Run-time error '429'. ActiveX component can't create object Any ideas what this means and how I can fix it? Been there, had that ... I fixed my problem by installing the latest version of IE. Cheers, Malcolm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information Alchemy Pty Ltd ACN 089 239 305 Canberra, Australia Malcolm McLearyMobile: 0412 636 086 Managing Director Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This message was sent using Outlook Express 5.0 for Macintosh. -- . . . . . . . . ooo . . . . ooo . . . . . . . . . . . .Dean Brissinger - Systems Administrator. . Direct: 303-583-0278 Main: 303-444-0094 . . Fax: 303-444-0470 http://www.vexcel.com/ . . . . . . . . . . oOOo . . A . . oOOo . . . . . . . . 0 0 ' -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ReportsWatcher
Hiya! Does anyone have Reports Watcher running on an NT4 system? I set it up according to the docs that come with it, but I get the following error: Run-time error '429'. ActiveX component can't create object Any ideas what this means and how I can fix it? -- . . . . . . . . ooo . . . . ooo . . . . . . . . . . . .Dean Brissinger - Systems Administrator. . Direct: 303-583-0278 Main: 303-444-0094 . . Fax: 303-444-0470 http://www.vexcel.com/ . . . . . . . . . . oOOo . . A . . oOOo . . . . . . . . 0 0 ' -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: AIT Autoloader on NT
The SCSI drivers are also responsible for my boot disk. So no. I can't unload them. I did upgrade to the latest Adaptec 2940UW drivers though. have you tried unloading, rebooting and reloading the drivers? - Original Message - From: "Dean Brissinger" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 10:57 AM Subject: AIT Autoloader on NT Heya, I've got a Sony AIT autoloader (TSL-SA300C) which works great on the Mac. I have an identical drive that I'm trying to get to work on Windows NT with Retrospect. Problem is, on WinNT (4.0 SP6a) the drive isn't seen by Windows. The confusing part is that everything was working fine until I had a power outage last week. Now WinNT boots up and tells me the "DoctrSys" service failed to load and my AIT drive doesn't show up to the operating system. The device is working fine and I can send SCSI commands to it if I boot to DOS. Anyone have experience with devices disappearing after power outages? -- . . . . . . . . ooo . . . . ooo . . . . . . . . . . . .Dean Brissinger - Systems Administrator. . Direct: 303-583-0278 Main: 303-444-0094 . . Fax: 303-444-0470 http://www.vexcel.com/ . . . . . . . . . . oOOo . . A . . oOOo . . . . . . . . 0 0 ' -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- . . . . . . . . ooo . . . . ooo . . . . . . . . . . . .Dean Brissinger - Systems Administrator. . Direct: 303-583-0278 Main: 303-444-0094 . . Fax: 303-444-0470 http://www.vexcel.com/ . . . . . . . . . . oOOo . . A . . oOOo . . . . . . . . 0 0 ' -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Retro for Win Regcopy
Do I need to use regcopy if I run the Windows version of Retrospect with 5.0 clients? I remember hearing a discussion that you do not need Regcopy.exe unless you are backing up using a Macintosh. Also, I've been successfully backing up Windows machines to Retrospect on a Mac for a while. I'm considering reversing the situation because I can get better backup performance from a Windows NT backup server. If I backup Macintosh clients to Windows Retrospect, do I have any new complications I should know about? Does the restore procedure change for Mac clients? Also, is the data on tape inter-compatible between platforms? -- . . . . . . . . ooo . . . . ooo . . . . . . . . . . . .Dean Brissinger - Systems Administrator. . Direct: 303-583-0278 Main: 303-444-0094 . . Fax: 303-444-0470 http://www.vexcel.com/ . . . . . . . . . . oOOo . . A . . oOOo . . . . . . . . 0 0 ' -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
SOLVED! Regcopy
I feel awfully silly for not noticing this sooner, but regcopy is leaving a record of the failure in the system event log. It finds a user profile mentioned in the registry that no longer lives on the local disk. I removed this profile pointer from the registry and the problem went away. Regcopy says: SaveThisUserRegistry(S-1-5-21-251729357-1981883218-1846952604-500, %SystemRoot%\Profiles\administrator.000, c:\winnt\configbk, 1) failed in SaveUsersRegistry., %s, %s, %d) failed in SaveUsersRegistry. This really means that HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList\S-1-5-21-251729357-1981883218-1846952604 -500 is not a valid profile. Delete the S-* key and the problem goes away. Specifically, if you read the keys, it finds "ProfileImagePath" to be a path in your %SYSTEM ROOT%\Profiles\ directory that doesn't have a user.dat file. I get a failure while trying to copy the registry on a few of my NT machines. However, it just says "Registry Copy Unsuccessful". How can I troubleshoot this and get my registry to back up? I have one NT Workstation doing this, and one NT Terminal Server. They share nothing in common that I'm aware of. I have this problem, but I also know that in my case the registry is already corrupt! :-( -- John Gee[EMAIL PROTECTED] Dunedin, New ZealandProgrammers live in interesting times... -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- . . . . . . . . ooo . . . . ooo . . . . . . . . . . . .Dean Brissinger - Systems Administrator. . Direct: 303-583-0278 Main: 303-444-0094 . . Fax: 303-444-0470 http://www.vexcel.com/ . . . . . . . . . . oOOo . . A . . oOOo . . . . . . . . 0 0 ' -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Win Retrospect Licenses?
Do Retrospect for Windows client licenses work on the Mac edition and vice versa? I'm considering buying a copy of Retrospect to run on an NT system, but want to be sure I can use the license pack on my Mac version OR my NT version. -- . . . . . . . . ooo . . . . ooo . . . . . . . . . . . .Dean Brissinger - Systems Administrator. . Direct: 303-583-0278 Main: 303-444-0094 . . Fax: 303-444-0470 http://www.vexcel.com/ . . . . . . . . . . oOOo . . A . . oOOo . . . . . . . . 0 0 ' -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Troubleshooting Regcopy
I get a failure while trying to copy the registry on a few of my NT
machines. However, it just says "Registry Copy Unsuccessful". How
can I troubleshoot this and get my registry to back up? I have one
NT Workstation doing this, and one NT Terminal Server. They share
nothing in common that I'm aware of.
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