client backup
I currently backup 7 Mac/Win clients, including our ASIP file server, via a separate backup machine (PCC PTP 225, OS8.6). Some time ago I was forced to include 4 more mac clients to the backup set-up but without more remote client licenses I have set the backup computer to logon to these extra clients when it starts up, a procedure that I would generally avoid. So far it seems to work OK, but on some occasions the backup machine locks when trying to logon to these clients. In that case I usually trash the backup's Appleshare prep file and reset the chooser to remember to logon on the local clients. Is this method less reliable than using Retrospect's client software, which I use to backup a couple WIN clients along with our Mac server. TIA Paul Harms -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Search: <http://www.mail-archive.com/retro-talk%40latchkey.com/> For urgent issues, please contact Dantz technical support directly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 925.253.3050.
wrong time for autolaunched backup
I currently use Retrospect 4.2 on a separate Mac to Backup our two fileservers at work. So far it has been very trouble-free, however on two instances in the past week the backup scripts failed to autolaunch properly. Instead of starting at 11PM they started around 8:30AM the following day. The backup Mac is set to auto turn on at 5:30PM weekdays and is connected to an APS for an uninterrupted power supply. The only common factor in both cases was that I opened the Date & Time CP and synchronized the clock, with the Network Server Option, while Retrospect was still open. As a result Retrospect reported that the system clock appears to have changed. I did this prior to leaving around 5PM those nites. Could this alone have caused retrospect to not launch automatically according to the next scheduled script? TIA -- Paul Harms, Mac/Scanner Operator, Toronto, CANADA -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Windows backup
Yesterday I tried to backup a Windows client but I encountered a major error. I am using Retrospect 4.2 on a PM 7100/66 and doing client backups (Mac/Win) via TCP/IP. I have sucessfully backed up two other Windows clients both operating on Windows98. However I tried last nite to backup a Windows95 client (I first ran the Microsoft Socket Patch as outlined in the manual) which started out OK until about half way through when Retrospect gave a "lost communication" error. The Windows client was not in use and when I went to check it, the screen was in DOS mode and displayed something like "trouble writing file to C disk" I had no option other than to force restart it and eventually I got it back to normal. Any ideas what may cause this. TIA -- Paul Harms, Mac/Scanner Operator, Toronto, CANADA -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:<http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
