Re: feature request
You can set the script to skip a client, but the great thing would be if there is a skip button to do it from the progress/status window. There has been many times that could have used this feature Jeff Johnson System Administrator Just Partners 1710 East Franklin Street, Suite 150 Richmond, VA 23223 (804) 698-6309 [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Philip Chonacky [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: "retro-talk" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 11:47:18 -0400 To: "retro-talk" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: feature request I believe this feature already exists (at least it does in the Mac 4.2 version) Check your script options. At 9:27 AM -0500 8/18/00, Jeffry C. Nichols wrote: My feature request would be to have a "skip" client option along with the "pause" and "stop" options so that either you could manually skip a client, or even better, set a parameter to skip a client if the backup on that client has exceeded "X" minutes/hours. I second the motion. Or maybe a minimum transfer rate threshold? HP -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Philip Chonacky, IS Manager Barrett Companies ph. (617) 577-9500 fx. (617) 577-1010 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- 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]
Re: verify media
I also wished Dantz included a small email client in the retro server so that the log could easilly be mailed to the administrator. I've tried to get the thirdparty thing to work twize but it fails each time. I've got the e-mail feature working to e-mail me logs and everything else and to page me if there is an error or for tape requests. (my alpha/numeric pager has an e-mail address). It works great. I love this feature, because I don't have to constantly check the server. I have it working with Outlook Express 4.0 (the script with Retrospect 4.2 doesn't apparently work with Outlook Express 5 or at least I couldn't get it to work). I just followed the instructions in the manual. Let me know if you still can't get it to work. I haven't tried it with other e-mail programs. -- Jeff Johnson System Administrator Just Partners 1710 East Franklin Street, Suite 150 Richmond, VA 23223 (804) 698-6309 [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Eric Zylstra [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: "retro-talk" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 14:41:41 -0500 To: "retro-talk" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: verify media I'm talking about byte-by-byte comparison. If you do no comparison, do you check to see that your data is restorable? If you don't check it, you must not have heard the common stories about having no useable backup after a major crash. I've heard many. What do you do when you get a bad byte-by-byte comparison? I monitor by backups daily. If I see a media failure, I give the drive another shot with the tape cleaner, try the tape immediately for another backup and if it fails, throw it into the garbage. I also wished Dantz included a small email client in the retro server so that the log could easilly be mailed to the administrator. I've tried to get the thirdparty thing to work twize but it fails each time. There is a way you can manage this with AppleScript, but I've not implemented it myself. I plan to use Luke Jaegers suggestion of one tape each day, wouldn't that be secure enough?? I mean, if the byte-to-byte comparisson fails it nly matters if it fails on the single files the client were just working with or did I miss something... The key is that you need to know the media -or- the drive has failed. Otherwise, you experience a silent failure--the write to tape failed, but you have no idea until you attempt to do a critical restore. Then you are screwed. Now, if you have sufficient funding for a new tape every day (365 1/4 tapes a year), then you probably could find a faster and better backup apparatus (i. e., a bunch of IDE drives). Hope you enjoy your holiday. Eric Zylstra [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- 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]
Re: verify media
It uses the "Retrospect Event handler" which is in the AppleScript utilities folder. It is a separate program that runs in the background. The instructions for setting it up start on Page 193 of the Retrospect User's Guide for version 4.2. You don't have to know anything about using AppleScript to set it up. Pretty simple! -- Jeff Johnson System Administrator Just Partners 1710 East Franklin Street, Suite 150 Richmond, VA 23223 (804) 698-6309 [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Serge Paulus [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: "retro-talk" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 17 Jul 2000 16:02:50 +0200 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: verify media Please, WHERE is that automatic e-mail feature in retrospect? On lundi 17 juillet 2000, Jeff Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I also wished Dantz included a small email client in the retro server so that the log could easilly be mailed to the administrator. I've tried to get the thirdparty thing to work twize but it fails each time. I've got the e-mail feature working to e-mail me logs and everything else and to page me if there is an error or for tape requests. (my alpha/numeric pager has an e-mail address). It works great. I love this feature, because I don't have to constantly check the server. I have it working with Outlook Express 4.0 (the script with Retrospect 4.2 doesn't apparently work with Outlook Express 5 or at least I couldn't get it to work). I just followed the instructions in the manual. Let me know if you still can't get it to work. I haven't tried it with other e-mail programs. -- -- 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]
Re: verify media
Sorry, I should state that the AppleScript utilities folder is installed when you install Retrospect and can be found in the Retrospect program folder. -- Jeff Johnson System Administrator Just Partners 1710 East Franklin Street, Suite 150 Richmond, VA 23223 (804) 698-6309 [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Jeff Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: "retro-talk" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 10:12:10 -0400 To: retro-talk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: verify media It uses the "Retrospect Event handler" which is in the AppleScript utilities folder. It is a separate program that runs in the background. The instructions for setting it up start on Page 193 of the Retrospect User's Guide for version 4.2. You don't have to know anything about using AppleScript to set it up. Pretty simple! -- Jeff Johnson System Administrator Just Partners 1710 East Franklin Street, Suite 150 Richmond, VA 23223 (804) 698-6309 [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Serge Paulus [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: "retro-talk" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 17 Jul 2000 16:02:50 +0200 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: verify media Please, WHERE is that automatic e-mail feature in retrospect? On lundi 17 juillet 2000, Jeff Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I also wished Dantz included a small email client in the retro server so that the log could easilly be mailed to the administrator. I've tried to get the thirdparty thing to work twize but it fails each time. I've got the e-mail feature working to e-mail me logs and everything else and to page me if there is an error or for tape requests. (my alpha/numeric pager has an e-mail address). It works great. I love this feature, because I don't have to constantly check the server. I have it working with Outlook Express 4.0 (the script with Retrospect 4.2 doesn't apparently work with Outlook Express 5 or at least I couldn't get it to work). I just followed the instructions in the manual. Let me know if you still can't get it to work. I haven't tried it with other e-mail programs. -- -- 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] -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
