Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Onstream ADR2.60 IDE TBU eval report

2002-04-16 Thread Graeme Robinson
On Wed, 17 Apr 2002, Hugh Fox wrote: > Have you ever had the SLO restore speed that I got from my HP-DAT3? I've had experience of HP-DDS3 drives being slow too. I thought it was because they aren't capable of fast spooling/seeking, but another engineer was telling me it might be related to t

Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Onstream ADR2.60 IDE TBU eval report

2002-04-16 Thread Darrell May
Hugh Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Darrell, > > What's your experience like with Arkeia? Good, bad, indifferent. Good > points, bad points. I've looked at Arkeia many times. I find the program overly complicated to perform the simplest of tasks. The Windows Java gui is a poor substitute fo

Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Onstream ADR2.60 IDE TBU eval report

2002-04-16 Thread Hugh Fox
IL PROTECTED]>; "Brandon Friedman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Hugh Fox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Darrell May" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 10:17 AM Subject: Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Onstream ADR2.60 IDE TBU

Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Onstream ADR2.60 IDE TBU eval report

2002-04-16 Thread Hugh Fox
L PROTECTED]> To: "Brandon Friedman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Hugh Fox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Darrell May" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 9:05 AM Subject: Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Onstream ADR2.60 IDE TBU eva

Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Onstream ADR2.60 IDE TBU eval report

2002-04-16 Thread Darrell May
Bruce Friedman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > I exchanged email with their tech support today and they say they do not > support IDE tapes at all. Actually Brandon you may have asked the wrong question. Let me explain. To clarify only the 'free' version of Arkeia does not support the ide-tape

RE: [e-smith-devinfo] Onstream ADR2.60 IDE TBU eval report

2002-04-16 Thread Hsing-Foo Wang
; CC: Darrell May; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Onderwerp: Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Onstream ADR2.60 IDE TBU eval report > > > Have you been able to install arkeia on SME? > > Doesn't it require X? > > Hugh Fox wrote: > > > I've been looking into quite a nice

Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Onstream ADR2.60 IDE TBU eval report

2002-04-16 Thread Brandon Friedman
Have you been able to install arkeia on SME? Doesn't it require X? Hugh Fox wrote: > I've been looking into quite a nice alternative which is Arkeia > www.arkeia.com > > They have a "freeware" version which allows the backup of up to 3 linux > servers, and the backup program can be controlled

Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Onstream ADR2.60 IDE TBU eval report

2002-04-16 Thread Hugh Fox
I've been looking into quite a nice alternative which is Arkeia www.arkeia.com They have a "freeware" version which allows the backup of up to 3 linux servers, and the backup program can be controlled via a java interface from windows. I like this program as it keeps a database of what was backe

[e-smith-devinfo] Re: Helpdesk[Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Onstream ADR2.60 IDE TBU eval report]

2002-04-16 Thread Darrell May
Brandon Friedman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Speaking of helpdesk! > > What package are you using? Is it GPL? It is called DeskPRO (www.deskpro.com) and costs $795.00 USD. If you are interested, let's continue this conversation offlist. Regards, -- Darrell May DMC Netsourced.com http://netso

[e-smith-devinfo] Helpdesk[Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Onstream ADR2.60 IDE TBU eval report]

2002-04-15 Thread Brandon Friedman
No, I just wasn't sure if it is a special windows add-on or just part of the windows package! Thanks will RTFM! Speaking of helpdesk! What package are you using? Is it GPL? I am looking for a helpdesk app Do you want to discuss off-line? Darrell May wrote: > Brandon Friedman <[EMAIL PROTE

Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Onstream ADR2.60 IDE TBU eval report

2002-04-15 Thread Charlie Brady
On Mon, 15 Apr 2002, Darrell May wrote: > Brandon Friedman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > > I downloaded the english Tapeware containing all version - Novell > > Windows Linux etc... > > > > So I need to installed tapeware on a windows box? > > Do I add any options? > > I assume I install it int

Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Onstream ADR2.60 IDE TBU eval report

2002-04-15 Thread Darrell May
Brandon Friedman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > I downloaded the english Tapeware containing all version - Novell > Windows Linux etc... > > So I need to installed tapeware on a windows box? > Do I add any options? > I assume I install it into the existing tree? Brandon I feel this is veering off

Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Onstream ADR2.60 IDE TBU eval report

2002-04-15 Thread Brandon Friedman
I downloaded the english Tapeware containing all version - Novell Windows Linux etc... So I need to installed tapeware on a windows box? Do I add any options? I assume I install it into the existing tree? Darrell May wrote: > Brandon Friedman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > >>How do you instal

Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Onstream ADR2.60 IDE TBU eval report

2002-04-15 Thread Darrell May
Brandon Friedman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > How do you install the windows program? > Is it a seperate download? The drive ships with a TapeWare CD containing installs for all supported O/S. In addition TapeWare is available for download and eval here: http://www.tapeware.com/download.asp R

Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Onstream ADR2.60 IDE TBU eval report

2002-04-15 Thread Brandon Friedman
Hi Darrell Darrell May wrote: > TapeWare includes a Linux gui interface that works on SME > (/usr/local/tapeware/twadmin) as well as a Windows program that permits you > to remotely control the SME server tape drive from any networked Windows > workstation. Perfect for remote backup and restore

Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Onstream ADR2.60 IDE TBU eval report

2002-04-13 Thread Darrell May
jose velez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > I am afraid of the quality issue with Onstream. Noted, however I believe this was with the Onstream DI30 which was problem prone. This was their first generation product. The Onstream ADR2.60 is their second generation product. I've heard it is much bet

Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Onstream ADR2.60 IDE TBU eval report

2002-04-13 Thread jose velez
Before reading your email I was in the Onstream and Tech Data checking this unit since I use Tapeware. I am afraid of the quality issue with Onstream (3 drives RMA out of 3) and the high cost of the media and durability of the media. DAT are more expensive and do not have a 60GB capacity but th

[e-smith-devinfo] Onstream ADR2.60 IDE TBU eval report

2002-04-13 Thread Darrell May
I've just been evaluating the Onstream ADR2.60 IDE TBU drive. The unit ships complete with drive, tape cartridge and TapeWareXE 6.3. My initial testing found the drive does not work with Flexbackup. I probably could fix this but did not invest any time in this. The drive ships with TapeWareXE