Re: Powerbook dials internet once an hour?
since this behavior only started after I installed the retro client, I suspect the retro client. This powerbook rarely if ever leaves its spot on the LAN. Until I showed up to install Retrospect, they weren't using any TCP/IP-based network services over ethernet, just classic a'talk file sharing. It would be really nice if the powerbook could be set to automatically use the dial-up TCP/IP config during the day so the user can get to the internet, then switch to ethernet at night to allow network backup. Can Location manager do that? WISH LIST ITEM: Put an "advanced prefs" section in the retro client, where you can force it not to do those lookups at certain times of day. Or let this be administered at the server. Matthew Tevenan wrote: > > The Retrospect Client will check its network connection every one hour. If > your connection is a dial-up connection, this means it will try to dial out. > That's why I recommended using Location Manager to switch between extension > sets... > > This one-hour interval is up from a ten-second interval with the 4.0 client. > > Matthew Tevenan > Technical Support Specialist > Dantz Development Corporation > 925.253.3050 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > From: "Edmund A. Hintz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: "retro-talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 13:00:19 -0700 > > To: "retro-talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: Powerbook dials internet once an hour? > > > > I can't resist a good whack on a dead horse... > > > > I don't think I saw anybody mention "web sharing" as a possible source of > > mystery ip connections... along with file sharing over IP, NTP lookups from > > date&time, and unchecking "load only when needed" in the tcp/ip cdev. If > > none of these are culprits, a test with the Mac OS only init set might find > > another 3rd party init at fault... > > > > Regards, > > > > Ed Hintz > > Geek Guy > > [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] -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Powerbook dials internet once an hour?
so I should uncheck this pref in Remote Access? or will that cause some other internet problems? Andrew Philipoff wrote: > > >[snip] > >>Now they're telling me that ever since I did the setup, the powerbook > >>dials the internet once an hour. Is this because the retrospect client > >>is forcing a network lookup? Is there anything I should have done > >>differently? > > > >I bet it's set to connect with a timeserver, check the Date and Time > >control panel. > > > >-- > >-Steve > > It is probably also set to allow TCP/IP applications to initiate a > connection in: > > Remote Access control panel:Options:Protocol:Connect Automatically > when starting TCP/IP applications > > Andrew Philipoff > Computer Resource Specialist > Magnetic Resonance Science Center > University of California, San Francisco > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 415-476-1709 > 415-476-8809 fax > 415-719-0067 pager > > -- > -- > To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> > Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Powerbook dials internet once an hour?
I recently set up a backup server for a friend with a small network. There is no internet access device on the network; instead 2 macs (one pbook, one iMac) dial in thru built-in modems. I created a new TCP/IP configuration (w/static addresses) for ethernet so that Retrospect could backup via TCP/IP, and it all works. But it created a clunky scenario for the 2 internet macs, where the users have to switch TCP/IP configurations constantly (one for ethernet, one for PPP/internet). Now they're telling me that ever since I did the setup, the powerbook dials the internet once an hour. Is this because the retrospect client is forcing a network lookup? Is there anything I should have done differently? -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
how to restore old files without overwriting
Paul Mackinney of Dantz e-mailed me this method which works. If you are restoring files to a volume that has newer versions of some of the same files, and you don't want to replace new with old, this will work: >> 1. Preview the restore of the old version using the Replace Corresponding >> destination setting. Leave the Files Chosen window open with all files >> marked (checked). >> 2. Go to Configure>Volumes and browse the destination. Select All and Copy. >> 3. Switch to the restore's Files Chosen browser. Paste. All corresponding >> files will be highlighted. Unmark. >> 4. Restore. None of the existing files will be overwritten because you're >> not restoring any of them. -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: restore older files only?
Dantz tech support confirmed that there's no way to make retro do this. Hey Craig -- WISH LIST!!! thanks. Thomas Myers wrote: > > >I'm in the midst of a big workstation rollout and I'm using Retrospect > >to move data between computers. Here's the scenario -- > > > >Users moving from a G3 running 8.6 to a G4 running 9.0.4. I back up each > >G3 to its own backup file on an external HD. > > > >I have a standard profile of system folder & standard apps, etc, that > >I've pre-installed onto every G4, using Apple Software Restore and a > >custom .img file I created. > > > >I want to back up the G3's and restore the files onto the G4's, but I > >don't want to overwrite newer items with older items. (especially things > >like "Finder" and "System"). > > > >Is there a way I can prevent Retro overwriting corresponding items that > >have a newer mod date? > >-- > > > > > >top of the world, > > > >Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator > >Disney Magazine Publishing > >Northampton, Massachusetts > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > RE: I don't believe there is unless you get the files then do a folder synch. It's >a pain. I spoke to Retrospect about this and they didn't think it was a big need. I >disagreed. > > Good luck > -- > * > * Apple Solution Expert Member* > *Apple Product Professional * > * Apple Developer Connection: Select Member* > * Thomas Myers, | MAILTO:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * > * ITA,Inc. | http://www.itainc.com* > * 1250 Scottsville Road, Ste 2 | Phone: (716) 328-7380* > * Rochester, New York 14624-5757 | FAX: (716) 328-8269* > ***** > > -- > -- > To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> > Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
restore older files only?
I'm in the midst of a big workstation rollout and I'm using Retrospect to move data between computers. Here's the scenario -- Users moving from a G3 running 8.6 to a G4 running 9.0.4. I back up each G3 to its own backup file on an external HD. I have a standard profile of system folder & standard apps, etc, that I've pre-installed onto every G4, using Apple Software Restore and a custom .img file I created. I want to back up the G3's and restore the files onto the G4's, but I don't want to overwrite newer items with older items. (especially things like "Finder" and "System"). Is there a way I can prevent Retro overwriting corresponding items that have a newer mod date? -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Miscompare on same files every night?
I had similar flakiness with a VXA drive and various 3rd-party scsi cards (Adaptec 29160 and Orange Micro 930U), but it worked fine with built-in scsi. Ecrix wasn't particularly helpful in diagnosing this problem. (In fact they suggested I try a 2930, so it's interesting that you had the same thing happen with their recommended card). Greg Morin wrote: > > Ok, solved one problem, now I've got another. I'm 99% sure the > problem is with our Adaptec 2930U card that our VXA drive is attached > to and _not_ the VXA drive. The problem is that now I'm getting > miscompares on certain files. The weird thing is that it is the same > files every night. The files themselves are fine on the client > computer (i.e. no damage, they work just fine). I realize you can get > miscompares when a file is in use or has changed since the backup... > but these are "not in use" documents on shutdown down systems > (waiting for backup of course :-). If the file is modified, the next > backup will sometimes get it backed up, sometimes not. I'm afraid to > do a new backup, at this rate I'll have thousands of files > miscomparing. > > Before I put the VXA drive on this card it ran off the motherboard > SCSI and although slow on that, it never gave me these miscompares. > Also, we've been using a DDS-2 drive for over 2 years with no history > of miscompares... so it's not a general network problem (happens on > backup of local drives also). > > I highly suspect the 2930 card because I discovered that when I have > any hard drive attached to the card externally that any application > on that drive will not launch w/o giving some random error (Type 1, > 2, 90 something, or a dialog saying the app is damaged). I can move > the same drive to the motherboard SCSI bus and all is well... so the > files are not really damaged. I played around with every possible > configuration of termination and Adaptec settings, nothing works > (this was all done with the VXA drive detatched to ensure it was not > the source of the problem... ). > > I've written to Adaptec but haven't heard anything back yet. Anybody > else run into a similar problem before? Do I just have a bad card? Do > I need to start playing the PCI port roulette game (i.e. moving it > from port to port until one of them works)? I vaguely remember > something about the port mattering on these 6 port machines... > something about a bridge chip and the video board?? (This is a Power > Tower Pro 225) > > Any and all advice/comments would be welcome, > > -Greg Morin > > -- > -- > To subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> > Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: What's the consequence of a missing member?
I don't know the answer to this question, but your subject line could be the setup for an almost infinite number of jokes. Perhaps we can swap them at MacWorld... Maurice Volaski wrote: > > If a member of a backup set is marked missing, does Retrospect treat > what was on the tape as having not been backed up? For example, if > one computer's whole hard disk is copied for the first time on a tape > and that tape is marked missing, does Retrospect start from scratch > the next time around? What happens if the tape is later marked found? > -- > -- > Maurice Volaski, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Computing Support, Rose F. Kennedy Center > Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University > > -- > -- > To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> > Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: AppleShare server crashing on every backup
This sounds like the classic 519 scenario. (check the retro-talk archives, there is tons of info on this including a whole section on the dantz website devoted to this). I can pretty much guarantee this has nothing to do with your scsi chain. If you 've already tried replacing the ethernet patch cables and moving the server to a different port on the switch, you have two things left to do: solution 1: upgrade server to OS 8.6 (fixes built-in ethernet problem on G2 Power Macs) solution 2: install a 3d party ethernet card (ie AsanteFast 10/100) (or, better yet, do both). If you do wind up installing 8.6 on the server, you may have to upgrade the version of ASIP to 6.2 -- don't know if v.5x is happy under OS 8.6 Lisa Weihl wrote: > > Ok, I've had it. I have a 7600/132 with 64 MB of RAM running OS 8.1 and > ASIP 5.0.3. I realize that's pretty skimpy but we intend to upgrade in the > new budget year. As for serving up files it does just fine but every > single time it gets backed up over the network it crashes and Retrospect > gives a 519 error. Perhaps it's not the server perse at all. I have 2 > external SCSI drives on this Mac. The first in the chain is a Seagate 9G > Barracuda (ST39175LW). Double checking I see this is an LVD device which > according to Seagate's specs is suppose to work on a SCSI-1 or SCSI-2 chain > but maybe it's causing the problem. The second drive is a Seagate 4.5 Gb > Cheetah (ST34501N). What exactly is the level of SCSI on PowerMacs? I > find it confusing that SCSI has changed so much but it seems like the SCSI > port in the Macs has always been the same. > > Additional info, backup tape server is a 7500/100 with 32 MB of RAM and it > has no problem backing up other clients over the network. The tape server > and the file server are both plugged into network connections on the wall > and each of those connections go directly to a Bay switch (which I have no > idea how it's configured, not my equipment) > > Hope someone can give me some ideas. I'm getting tired of people saying > "The servers down!" And I reply, "Sure it is...I was trying to back it up!" > > Thanks, > Lisa > ** > Lisa Weihl, System AdministratorE-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Department of Computer Science Office: Hayes 225 > Bowling Green State University Phone: (419) 372-0116 > Bowling Green, Ohio 43403-0214 Fax:(419) 372-8061 > > -- > -- > To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> > Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Mac CPU upgrades?
but why would anybody want a G3 upgrade card from a company other than Newer Tech Eric Ullman wrote: > > Hi Al, > > A little over a year ago, there was a data corruption issue with G3 upgrade > cards from companies *other* than Newer Tech. Since then, software upgrades > from those companies corrected the problem. > > For more specific information, we have a tech note on our website: > > http://www.dantz.com/index.php3?SCREEN=tn408 > > Eric Ullman > Dantz Development > > Al Byrne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I seem to remember that there were/are issues with hardware accelerators and > > Retrospect. I'm considering upgrading my beige G3/266DT with a Sonnet ZIF > > G3/500 CPU - so it is pretty much a case of 'just drop it in and reboot'. > > > > I've just been for a surf over to www.dantz.com, and have had no joy finding > > information on the subject. > > > > Can someone update me on the issues? > > > > FWIW: we are using Retro 4.2 to back up an iBook (via ethernet), and the G3 > > primary HD, to an extra internal HD installed in the G3. Both run OS 9.0.4. > > -- > -- > To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> > Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Retro express clients to workgroup?
I've hit the user limit of my 50-user Retrospect client license, and put in a request for more. Then a co-worker in another office told me, "Don't bother, I've got some extras you can use." These turn out to be Retrospect Express licenses that were bundled with some piece of hardware or another. These won't work, right? Didn't think so. -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Time for backup at home
based on your speed spec, I'd go for the ECHO30. The 50 MB/min throughput of the NS20 would be fine for 10BaseT, but if you ever go to fast ethernet that drive would become a bottleneck. I haven't used either one, but am interested to hear what you think since I'm also looking for something in this range. Daniel Knight wrote: > > Much as I'd love to put a VXA or AIT drive on my home network, I don't > want to spend that much money on the drive. > > I've had enough bad experiences with DAT and DAT-II drives that I've > ruled out that option. It seems to be coming down to NS-20 and Onstream > ECHO 30. > > DRIVE NS-20 ECHO 30 > Native 10 GB 15 GB > Compressed 20 GB 30 GB > Speed 50MB/min 120MB/min > Drive cost $550 $630 > Tape cost $60 $50 > $/GB* $4.60 $2.33 > > * estimated based on 30% compression > > Both are packaged with Retrospect 4.2. I'll be backing up over 10Base-T, > so either should be plenty fast. > > Based on capacity, speed, and $/GB, the ECHO 30 looks like the winner. > > I'd like feedback from those who've gone with the Onstream drive. Is it > reliable? (Key question before I spend my money.) > > Thanks! > > Dan Knight, information systems manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Baker Book House Company <http://www.bakerbooks.com> > 6030 East Fulton 616-676-9185 x146 > Ada, Michigan 49301 fax 616-676-9573 > > - Macintosh: Love bug resistant, always Y2K ready > > -- > -- > To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> > Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Backup Server Questions
At the server, you can set the prefs for each backup server script to tell it how long to wait before trying to back up the same user again. I think it's called the 'backup interval.' So that once a user is backed up, the backup server won't look at their machine again for X number of hours. Julia Frizzell wrote: > > I am testing using Retrospect as a backup server during the day, to > back up our laptops so that those who use them won't have to leave > them overnight (when our regular backup script goes into operation). > > We're testing it this week with a few of the laptop users, before > trying to put it into full effect. And I've run into one possible > snag. > > One of our more sophisticated users was backed up in the morning, and > then restarted his computer in order to attach an external zip drive > to it, he was prompted to be backed up again. > > Would this be because he restarted the computer after the backup? Or > perhaps because he added another volume to his desktop (the zip > disk)? Or was it just a fluke? > > Thanks in advance! > > -- > Julia Frizzell > User Consultant/Analyst > The Education Alliance > Northeast and Islands Regional Educational Laboratory at Brown University > 222 Richmond Street, Suite 300 > Providence, Rhode Island 02903-4226 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 401.274.9548 x311 or 800.521.9550 x311 > 401.421.7650 (fax) > http://www.lab.brown.edu > > -- > -- > To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> > Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: off topic - networking questions
Stefan - Don't know much about crossover cable networking. I suspect that it's kind of hit-or-miss ... whichever machine is turned on first gets to decide the duplex setting, and the second one tries with or without success to connect to it. My few attempts to network in this manner have not gone well. Buying cards and hubs from the same manufacturer is a nice idea, though it may not be practical. This pretty much limits you to dealing with Asante or Farallon, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. At the very least I'd standardize on a single vendor for cards just so you don't go nuts. If you're using a dumb hub, there's not much you can do to control the duplex setting. If you're using a switch, you can configure it to a certain duplex (probably). See the mac-mgrs archives for a wealth of advice on switch configuration, specifically regarding the dreaded Cisco 'spanning tree' protocol which if not disabled, causes annoying "Your AppleTalk Network is now available" messages every 30 seconds. Personally, I've found 3d party 10/100 cards to be funky and cantankerous -- I have a number of them, and some of them just refuse to hold onto the duplex settings I give them. The built-in 10/100 on blue G3's works great however, and can be forced to the duplex setting of your choice by installing the appropriate flavor of Apple Enet Duplexer extension. (An unsupported Apple init which you can download from apple's web site). Stefan Jeglinski wrote: > > I know this is off-topic for this list, but I also know there are > networking gurus here, and the answers may be of general interest. So > here goes: > > Given 2 computers, each of which has a 10/100 ethernet card capable > of either half or full duplex, not necessarily from the same > manufacturer, and without specific ethernet control software to probe > the card(s): > > 1) Can the fact that the cards are from different manufacturers lead > to difficulties in auto-negotiating 10 or 100 and/or full or half > duplex? > > 2) Can the choice of manufacturer of an intervening hub or switch > lead to the same difficulty? > > IOW, can there be a [crucial] advantage to selecting all cards and > hubs/switches from the same manufacturer? If so, is this choice more > sensitive when doing 100BT? > > Finally, given the same two computers, with different or identical > cards, when connected by -only a crossover cable- (sans hub/switch), > does the ethernet connection still reliably auto-negotiate 10 or 100 > and/or full or half duplex, given that each has 4 choices? Generally, > given choices, the "best" connection is negotiated (100BT full?) but > does this still happen correctly with only a crossover cable? > > I'm pretty ignorant about the nuts and bolts of ethernet, hence my > questions. Hopefully the off-topic nature is not seen as a terrible > intrusion on the normal list traffic (it -is- kinda quiet right > now..:-) > > Stefan Jeglinski > > -- > -- > To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> > Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Restore Size
you wouldn't be using an old version of Retrospect by any chance, would you? I have seen this with Retro 3 when it encounters a volume larger than 2GB. HFS+ seems to confuse the heck out of it as well. Noah Eiger wrote: > > Hello: > > Recently I did a restore of an entire drive. > > When I would select files to restore from the set (using the Browser) > they reported a size of, say, 100MB. However, when I went to click > "Restore", Retrospect reported that it needed almost three times as > much space. > > What am I missing? > -- > > > > Noah M. Eiger > Manager of Information Systems > Mother Jones Magazine / Foundation for National Progress > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 415-665-6637 x.204 > http://www.motherjones.com > > > > -- > -- > To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> > Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: New to Rertospect and AppleScript question
There's also the iDo script scheduler. < http://www.sophisticated.com/software/sw_misc.html#ido_ss> Matthew Tevenan wrote: > > Stiles, > > If you're somewhat familiar with AppleScript (and I'm not very, so don't ask > me for programming tips), you can create what's called a "wait handler." > This is basically running all the time, and waits until a certain time to do > what you tell it to--for example quit FileMaker Pro Server. You could > schedule it to happen before the time the script starts, then have it start > it up again afterwards. > > Pick up most any basic AppleScripting book for tips on how to do this. > > Regards, > > Matthew Tevenan > Technical Support Specialist > Dantz Development Corporation > 925.253.3050 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > From: "Church Initiative WebMaster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Organization: Church Initiative > > Reply-To: "retro-talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 14:44:31 -0400 > > To: "retro-talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: New to Rertospect and AppleScript question > > > > OK, I guess you WERE laughing since I received no response . > > Regardless, I think I have figured out how to shut down FileMaker Server IF > > it is running on the same machine as the Retrospect Server (just copy the > > sample script from the AppleScript folder within the Retrospect folder to > > the Retrospect Preferences folder), but what if FileMaker Server is on a > > different server? > > > > Does anyone have any ideas on this? > > > > I ran a backup on a test database and the backup ran without any errors > > (while FileMaker was still running). I was then able to restore the > > database from tape and open it -- no problems, but FileMaker Server was > > never shutdown during the backup. > > > > Any help would be greatly appreciated! > > > > Stiles Watson > > -- > -- > To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> > Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: New to Rertospect and AppleScript question
you can run Applescript from one mac to another. Turn on Program Linking in the File Sharing control panel on the FileMaker server, then you can have Retrospect call the script and the script call FileMaker and tell it to quit. Church Initiative WebMaster wrote: > > OK, I guess you WERE laughing since I received no response . > Regardless, I think I have figured out how to shut down FileMaker Server IF > it is running on the same machine as the Retrospect Server (just copy the > sample script from the AppleScript folder within the Retrospect folder to > the Retrospect Preferences folder), but what if FileMaker Server is on a > different server? > > Does anyone have any ideas on this? > > I ran a backup on a test database and the backup ran without any errors > (while FileMaker was still running). I was then able to restore the > database from tape and open it -- no problems, but FileMaker Server was > never shutdown during the backup. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated! > > Stiles Watson > > - Original Message - > From: Church Initiative WebMaster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: retro-talk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2000 1:06 PM > Subject: New to Rertospect and AppleScript question > > > Our nonprofit company has just purchased Retrospect for Workgroups to > backup > > our Filemaker Pro databases, financial data, and the companies computers. > I > > know that in order to backup the database it must first be shut down and I > > read about the suggested AppleScript in the manual that is supposed to do > > this. My questions are these, first, has anyone used these and do they > work > > as expected? Second, (now here is the really dumb part) not only am I new > to > > Retrospect, but also relatively new to the Mac world (I have worked with > PCs > > for many years), where do I put this AppleScript and how do I trigger it > > from within Retrospect? > > > > Thanks for the help and thanks for not laughing! > > > > Stiles Watson > > > > > > _ > > NetZero - Defenders of the Free World > > Click here for FREE Internet Access and Email > > http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html > > > > > > -- > > -- > > To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> > > Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > _ > NetZero - Defenders of the Free World > Click here for FREE Internet Access and Email > http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html > > -- > -- > To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> > Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Finally - a cure for DLT
it's at least half again as fast as DLT on my system. I think the network is the bottleneck now. Larry Acosta Wong wrote: > > How's performance? The reliability of the tapes is impressive but I'm > concerned about the drive's backup performance. Take a look at PC > Mag's article on tape drives: > <http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/stories/reviews/0,6755,2461114,00.html>. > The VXA-1 was pretty much the slowest drive. The fastest drive was > the Exabyte Mammoth-2. > > At 9:52 AM -0400 4/10/00, Luke Jaeger wrote: > >Just wanted to broadcast my opinion that Ecrix VXA rocks. I'm evaluating > >one and it's highly impressive. > >-- > > > > > >top of the world, > > > >Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator > >Disney Magazine Publishing > >Northampton, Massachusetts > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent > >the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. > > > >* > > > > > >-- > >-- > >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] -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Finally - a cure for DLT
Just wanted to broadcast my opinion that Ecrix VXA rocks. I'm evaluating one and it's highly impressive. -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Appletalk vs. TCP/IP backup speeds
that's weird. what kind of throughput (MB/min) are you seeing during the backup with the different protocols? Is there something about the network architecture that handles IP differently from atalk? ie, internal firewalls, etc? "Jeffry C. Nichols" wrote: > > I have an interesting situation on one of my client macs. It is a > blue&white G3 with a 10/100 card built-in. The backup machine is a > beige G3, 266 MHz, backing up to an Exabyte 8mm tape drive, networked > via an Asante 10/100 PCI card. > > Using the "info" box on the client G3 when using TCP/IP the speed is > something like 80-100 Kb/sec, while changing to Appletalk I get > around 800-1000 Kb/sec (approximate 10 fold increase). > > My understanding was that appletalk was a "lesser" connection > protocol as compared to TCP/IP. > > The network system is Cat 5 (or 6) wiring, and I know that several > other macs, including another blue&white G3 (communicating at > 4500-7000 Kb/sec), are supporting and running at 100 Mb. > > We are still checking the ports and all for that Mac, but I'm still > curious about the difference between appletalk and TCP/IP. > > Thanks. > > Jeffry C. Nichols, PhD > Instructor/Lab Coordinator > Rice University > Biochemistry Department > Houston, Texas > > Phone: 713-348-2660 > > -- > -- > To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> > Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: iBook error reported from user
> I don't use the back-up server -thing since I don't know how to make a > scheduled recykle backup. The storagesets keep growing and growing for the > laptops. > > We currentley back up to a harddrive where the storagesets can't be larger > than two GB, remember. > Here's how you do it. Write a regular backup script (not a backup server) that does a recycle backup of your server. This will reset the backup set every time and clear it out. Mine starts at 7 pm every weeknight. Then write a backup server that starts 5 minutes later and runs all night, using the same backup set. Back up your clients with this backup server. As soon as the first script finishes, the backup server will kick in and back up as many workstations as it has time for. -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Server crashing during backups
Lisa - You should upgrade to OS 8.6 certainly on the ASIP server, probably on the Retro backup server as well. This should clear up ethernet problems on these macs. Or, if you have a 10/100 network, you should install 10/100 ethernet cards (Asante) in the file server and backup server. This will make lots of people happy, not just the net admins. Just check that ASIP 5.0.3 is okay on OS 8.6; I think it isn't so you'd need to upgrade ASIP as well. You don't necessarily need to buy a new file server but the software upgrade would be a good idea. (any software you spend money upgrading will be transferrable to new server hardware when the time comes). Lisa Weihl wrote: > > Hi, > > First let me say thanks to everyone who responded to my questions about the > G4 I had crashing over night. Several people told me there were OT > software updates. Turns out when he turned off Retrospect the crashing > stopped. I don't think that was the whole problem though because I found > duplicate copies of several extensions when I went to turn Retro back > on. We'll see now if he still crashes. > > Now on to another nagging question: > > My users are quite annoyed that every time a full backup of our AppleShare > file server occurs the server seems to hang. Error logs show a 519 > error. This happens about 99% of the time a full backup of every server > volume is done. > > Specs: > > File Server is a PowerMac 7600/132 with 64 MB of RAM running OS 8.1 and > ASIP 5.0.3. It has Retrospect client 4.2 and backups up via TCP/IP using > the built-in Ethernet. It has 2 9G disk drives attached to it, one is > partitioned into 3 partitions and the other 2 (only one is active). I > realize this machine is the lowest end configuration for ASIP but I'm still > convincing them to buy a new machine. > > Backup server is a PowerMAc 7500/100 with 32 MB of RAM running OS > 7.6.1. Tape drive is a HP Sure Store DAT24. Retrospect server software is > also 4.2. > > Until I can get them to buy a new file server does anyone have any idea > what I might be able to do to stop the crashing? > > Thanks, > Lisa > ** > > Lisa Weihl, System Administrator E-mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Department of Computer ScienceOffice:Hayes 225 > Bowling Green State UniversityPhone: (419) 372-0116 > Bowling Green, Ohio 43403-0214Fax: (419) 372-8061 > > -- > -- > To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> > Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
storage set w/2 formats?
Can you append a member to a tape storageset when it's a different format from the existing members? Any reason this wouldn't work? I'm trying out a VXA drive and want to use it to catch the overflow from my DLT, which always fills up over the weekend. -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Retro & G4 with ASIP 6.3
If you're using DDS-3, it doesn't matter whether you back up the server via ethernet or via local scsi, because the tape unit itself is the bottleneck. (Even with the much faster DLT I've found the difference to be negligible). That being the case, I would put retro on its own box. It makes it much easier to deal with certain situations such as emergency workstation restores, and you don't have to worry about slowing the server down. Dan Willson wrote: > > I'm seeking advice from other server wranglers before I set up my new digs. > We just bought a G4 Mac (500 MHz, 256 MB of RAM, two Ultra2LVD 18 GB hdds on > dual-channel card, plus optional Ultra SCSI card, & AppleShareIP 6.3.1) for > file services, with the possibility of doing other things in the future. > > The question is this: In all of the majority of the posts I've read at other > lists, folks are saying to run Retrospect from it's own box, which makes > perfect sense (distributing services and the like). But others report having > no problems running it on the same box. And to make things more interesting, > there's a post on Dantz's site about a patch from Apple that should do the > trick and make them play nice. > > I have a 9500/200 that I resurrected from a bunch of spare parts that I > could use as a dedicated backup box (which would allow me to move our fax > software from our FileMaker Intranet 7300/180 to that and free up more room > for FileMaker) ... but it'll be backing up about 10+ gigs every night over > our 10BaseT network. > > So ... do I run ASIP and Retro on the same box for faster transfers through > the Ultra SCSI card to the DDS-3 unit, or do I give it twice as long to run > so it can backup over the network (giving my ASIP box room to "breathe")? If > there are variables that I haven't thought of yet, but might find out about > the first few times out of the gate. > > Thanks! > > Dan Willson > Publications Specialist > University of Alabama at Birmingham > UAB Publications and Periodicals > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.uab.edu/uabmagazine > > -- > -- > To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> > Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
DLT autoloaders?
Can anyone recommend a good DLT autoloader to use with a Mac? I'm upgrading a server and need to increase backup capacity as well. I've been happy with DLT in general but need something bigger now. Have also considered buying a couple-or-three Ecrix VXA drives, which might be a cheaper solution. -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Retrospect Express with a hard disk
Best -> Worst Offsite backupLocal network backup What you're proposing No backup at all Expensive-> Cheap It's a lot better than nothing, but the more redundancy you can introduce into the system, the better off you are. You pays yer money and you takes yer choice... Bruce Haig wrote: > > I am looking at getting a larger hard disk and using my old hard disk > as a backup only. Both would be attached to the same Mac 7200/90. > Will Retrospect Express work with that? > > Is it safe to have the backup attached to the same computer or is > there a risk both hard drives could go at once (even if one is turned > off most of the time)? > > Thanks > -- > - > Bruce Haig Explorers of the West Sketchbook Project > > New address: http://www.ourheritage.net > > Historical Research Centre * 1115 - 8 Ave. S. * Lethbridge, Alberta, > Canada T1J 1P7 > - > > -- > -- > To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> > Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Unix?
sometimes they smell nice as well. Jon Gardner wrote: > If it's worth being backed up, then it's worth the > bandwidth (and what's a network for, if not to transfer data? Just a bunch > of pretty lights and colorful wires?). -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: PC clients
and probably Bryce. "O'Donnell, Dan (NBC)" wrote: > > > > Does this mean that my multi-processor Mac clone (Daystar Genesis MP > > > 2x200MHz) actually makes both processors available to Retrospect??? > > > > Sorry. The Mac OS isn't SMP. > > > > Software needs to be specifically written to direct > > operations to the CPUs. I'm > > not sure how many apps were written that way (Photoshop?), > > but the number was > > relative small. > > Photoshop and After Effects. But there aren't any MP macs anymore anyway, so > it doesn't matter. > > Because e-mail can be altered electronically, > the integrity of this communication cannot be guaranteed. > > -- > -- > To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> > Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Client initiated backup
That must be some conscientious group of users you have there. Maybe an applescript could make this work. The backup server is designed around the principle that users will never initiate a backup of their own, at least not according to any reliable schedule. Even if this is going to be part of your backup scheme, I hope you will continue to run regular backups at night off the server... user backup is too important to be left to the users! Kristin Connelly wrote: > > I'm running the Mac version of Retrospect and each night the backup > server backs up all of the client machines. > > I would like to write a script that will allow each client to use the > control strip module to initiate an immediate backup during the day > at a time of their choice, but I don't want this script to try to > back up the client computers on its own. > > Is there a way to make such a script? Is there a way to use the CSM > to do an immediate backup up if the client is not part of a script > that is active all the time? > > Thanks in advance for your help. > -- > > Kristin A. Connelly, Systems Administrator > > Tehabi Books > 1201 Camino del Mar, Suite 100, Del Mar, CA 92014-2568 > Tel: 858-481-7600 Fax: 858-481-3247 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Get FREE Electronic Postcards at http://www.tehabi.com/postcards/ > > -- > -- > To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> > Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: PC clients
Something tells me the answer is going to be no, since the mac's MP implementation is so clunky. Don't apps like Photoshop need special plug-ins to work with multiple processors? I'd be happy to be wrong about this ... "O'Donnell, Dan (NBC)" wrote: > > Does this mean that my multi-processor Mac clone (Daystar Genesis MP > 2x200MHz) actually makes both processors available to Retrospect??? > > -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Quick Script ? -- (dumb one)
Set one script to run at 5 pm and the second one to run at 5:15. That way if the first one finishes early (or times out) the second one will kick right in. As long as there's a properly named (or blank) tape in each drive, it will all work like it's supposed to. Unless there's some reason you want each script to write to its own tape, you could just as well have both scripts write to the same backup set. Since you already have two drives, this way Retro would stripe from tape A to tape B if necessary and make more efficient use of your storage capacity. Looking forward to the era of multiple simultaneous backup sessions ... "Garret J. Cleversley" wrote: > > I now have 2 VXA drives connected to my backup machine and want to run two > scripts one after the other. If I schedule a script to run at 5pm and the > second to run at 11pm.. will the second just wait to start in case the first > one isn't finished? I am trying to recycle two backups in one night.. or is > there a different method to use? > > Garret > > -- > -- > To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> > Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: RETROSPECT AND TOAST
I have both and it's 100% trouble-free. I have a slightly different setup - 7300/180 running 8.6 - but I don't think that should matter. Just make sure your scsi cards/ drivers/firmware are happy with your hardware. How large are your "large volumes of audio data"? Wouldn't tape backup be easier? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I have a new G4 with OS 9 and need to back up large volumes of audio data > each day. Dumping the whole lot onto cd via toast would be a longwinded and > unwieldy solution and I would like instead to use Retrospect with my cdr. > Does anyone know if there are any problems related to having both Retrospect > and Toast present on the computer? I need to keep Toast for making audio cds. > Glenn > > -- > -- > To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> > Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: cobalt
Marathon Computer, <http://www.powerrack.com/> Harry Mueller wrote: > > > There are a few companies that do conversions of desktop > servers into rack mounted servers. I saw one that will convert an > iMac into a 1u rackmountable case. I wish I could remember the name > because I would think about buying a few. > > --Harry -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: DLT8000
I'm surprised the 2940 didn't work. Are you sure it's not a term/ID problem? If you dare you could try cracking open the DLT and connecting the mechanism via ribbon cable to the card internally. Ronnie Livingston wrote: > > I have a Quantum DLT8000 tape drive that I want to hookup to a BW G3. > Currently, I have two Adaptec cards in the BW. One is a BTO card that came > with the machine (Ultra-2 SCSI, LVD). The other is a 2940UW that I > purchased to run another tape drive. When I plug the DLT8000 into the U2LVD > card, the BW will not recognize any of the drives on the SCSI chain - bad > thing since my hard drives are chained off that one. > > I just found out that the DLT8000 is Ultra2 HVD. Will LVD and HVD not work > together? Does anyone know off hand what SCSI card from Adaptec I will need > to buy to make this work? > > Thanks > Ron Livingston > Systems Engineer > Siecor RD&E > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > -- > To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> > Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: slot selection and backups
I seem to remember someone reporting recently that 10/100 cards work best when they're in the slot nearest the processor. Maybe that was on this list? I don't know. It sounds like witchcraft to me, but what do I know. You are running 8.6 aren't you??? Stefan Jeglinski wrote: > > I have a PowerTowerPro with an Apple OEM 10/100 ethernet card being > backed up by a 6500 with a DAT tape running Retrospect. The 6500 has > an identical 10/100 card in it, and the connection is through a 100BT > hub. From long experience with the limitations of the 6500 and the > DAT, I know that a sustained 10MB/min to tape is what to expect and > for my purposes this is just fine (when I started using Retro, > 10MB/min was the best I could do with a plain 10BT card as well, so > yes 100BT is not helpful here). > > Yesterday, in -successfully- troubleshooting a conflict on the > PowerTower involving a TV card, I moved the 10/100 card from its > original slot (4th down from top) to a new slot (2nd down from top). > The backup now proceeds slowly at 2-3MB/min and there are constant > Net Retries. No dreaded 519s yet but I am expecting them. > > I've done a cuda reset and zapped PRAM and tossed Appleshare prefs > (including invisibles) on the PowerTower. I will be moving around the > 10/100 card again to try to reproduce this, and trying some other > stuff like normal network copies too sleuth it. > > Meanwhile, I have read non-authoritative discussions of the > differences in some slots and how they are used, but can anyone at > Dantz comment on this? Performance from less than one day earlier > with all the same hardware suggests that a network issue, outside of > the slot selection, is exceedingly unlikely. > > Stefan Jeglinski > > -- > -- > To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives: <http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> > Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
my @$$ is saved
Just another ordinary day at the office. A user lost slightly upwards of 1 GB of data off her hard drive due to catastrophically munged volume structures (this was a new one on me - below a certain level, everything that was in a folder disappeared; only 100 MB worth of bare files were left!) Fortunately her drive was backed up to tape last night, and the whole thing is being restored as I write this. Thanks Dantz! -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
reliable lo-buj backup
It's been a while since I set up a backup system from scratch, so I'm looking for some recommendations. My town Arts Council has a headless network of 3 macs and no backup system in place ... recently one machine had a catastrophic disk crash and they now understand why backup would be a good idea. I've volunteered to help them set up something that will work within their extremely limited budget. What tape formats do people like these days? DLT is too expensive and I've had so many bad experiences with DAT that I don't want to go that way. Ease of use and reliability are the main concerns; capacity in the 10-15 GB range should be plenty. -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Offline people.
There are two different setups you have to do. At the Backup Server, under Configure Clients, you specify how often you want people backed up. At the client control panel, you specify how many days to let go by without backup before throwing up an error. Dantz: it would be REALLY nice if the latter could be controlled from the server. Thomas Myers wrote: > > Hi, > > I might just be missing this but... > > Let's say I have 10 users who I backup every night at 10pm. Now Jane forgets and >shuts down her computer. When the backup runs it reports this as an error as it >should. Unfortunately with a large group I always have someone who shuts their >computer down. When I read the log or get the email on the status, it shows as an >error condition. > > What I would like to be able to do is to set Jane's computer to do it's backup once >a day, but as long as it is backed up every say 5 days, I don't want to see it as an >error. Now on John's computer I would have his set to give an error if it is not >backed up each day! > > This would allow me to effectively use the emails and allow me to worry when I see >an error flagged. As it is I always have errors. > > Is it me or is there some better way then I know. > > Thanks > > Tom > * > * Apple Solution Expert Member* > *Apple Product Professional * > * Apple Developer Connection Select Member * > * Thomas Myers, | MAILTO:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * > * ITA,Inc. | http://www.itainc.com* > * 1250 Scottsville Road, Ste 2 | Phone: (716) 328-7380* > * Rochester, New York 14624-5757 | FAX: (716) 328-8269* > * > > -- > -- > To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> > Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: OT: Was Totally Weird Error + a rant
That sounds great! We can read them while commuting to work with our personal rocket-powered backpacks. David Thornton wrote: > > Others have already thrown their jabs regarding Dan's comments in respect to > his employer, so I won't bother. But to all of you who say that you can't do > without a hard-copy book, I'd invite you to look into e-books. Check out > <http://www.openebook.org/> and <http://www.ebooknet.com/>. These little > gadgets are nothing to sneer at, and I would suggest that in five years, > we'll all be toting one around. Think of it; storing an entire library > inside a package the size of a paperback book. You can highlight & dogear to > your heart's content, and in non-copyright situations, text can be copied & > exported to other applications. Books can be "checked out" from electronic > libraries, or purchased from web vendors. > > Many will balk at this supposed dependence on batteries & gadgets, but in a > way, aren't we all dependent on technology to a degree already? We're in the > throes of a publishing revolution; this is simply a logical extension of > recent technological advances. > -- > David G. Thornton > Mac Systems Manager > CCL Label, Sioux Falls, SD > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Totally Weird Error + a rant
Paper and printing are expensive. I can understand SW companies not wanting to consign warehouse-loads of manuals to the trash due to incorrect version numbers. Conventional metal-plate offset printing isn't economical for short print runs. How about an adhesive label with the version number, applied at shipping time? Alternatively, there are lots of short-run "on demand" printing workflows using digital presses (such as Indigo) to circumvent precisely this problem, which everyone who produces tech manuals has to face. Sheila Loring wrote: > > I've noticed this problem with software manuals, CD cases, and boxes. > Software companies fail to realize that their attempt to save money by > reusing manual covers, cases, and boxes for each release results in user > frustration. Many times, they'd rather save a buck than help make > information easy for their users to find. > > >>Retrospectors, > >> > > > >clipped . . > > > >>And for my rant. I have all the manuals of Retrospect going back to > >>version 2 and I have three servers so this makes a few manuals on my > >>bookshelf. Why can't Dantz label their manuals with the current > >>version? All the manuals do not have version numbers for the app. > >>The way I figure them out is the copyright year in front of the > >>manual. > > .. > Sheila Loring, Technical Writer (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) > Adobe Certified Expert in FrameMaker > Quadralay Certified in WebWorks Publisher > Scriptorium Publishing Services, Inc. > Check out our Advanced FrameMaker and WebWorks Publisher classes. > http://www.scriptorium.com or call 919-481-2701 ext 15. > > -- > -- > To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> > Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
modify drop backup?
Has anyone successfully modified the Drop Backup script so that it adds new subvolumes on the fly? Having to go into Retrospect and add things by hand kind of negates the convenience of drag-n-drop backup. -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: using large hard disk as backup desitination
no no, this could work. If you could get Retro to treat a bunch of disk images as if they were 2G removables, it would stripe the backup data across as many of them as it needed. The backup would not be limited to 2G. The disk images would be like multiple tapes (zips, cdr's, etc) in a storage set. Backup set. Whatever it's called now. This is probably easier than my original idea of separate 2G partitions. Wade Masshardt wrote: > > >RE: You can use resedit to make retrospect recognize other media. I > >back up to disk images all the time. Ask tech support for the fix > >or if you can't get it I have it archived away somewhere. > > > >Tom > > In this case it doesn't gain me anything, really, since the disk > images have the same 2GB size limitation. If DiskCopy is able to > create larger images in the future, I'll hunt up the fix, so thanks > for the info. > > -- > +--+--+ > |Wade Masshardt| The Wisconsin Alumni Association | > | Tech Support Coordinator | 1-888-WIS-ALUM (1-888-947-2586) | > | 608-265-8766 |<http://www.uwalumni.com/>| > +--+--+ > | <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | > +-+ > > -- > -- > To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives: <http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> > Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: using large hard disk as backup desitination
If you back up to a "Macintosh Disk" rather than a "Macintosh File", does the 2 GB limit still apply? (This prevents you using the drive for anything else however) If not, you could partition your big HD down into 2 GB chunks. Then Retrospect should parcel the "Retrospect Data" file among them as needed, right? -- top of the world, Luke Jaeger, Technology Coordinator Disney Magazine Publishing Northampton, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed in this message are my own and may not represent the opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc. * -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
