RE: unix client?

What about running Samba on the Unix machine and backing it up across the network as an NT volume? Steve Cybernetics -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of andrew Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 5:16 PM To: retro-talk Subject: Re: unix client?

RE: ARCserve vs Retrospect Server Backup

I wonder if St. Bernard's Open File Manager will work in conjunction with Retrospect? It works with a ton of other software vendors. Their web site is www.stbernard.com. I do not have any affiliation with that package, I'm just making it known it exists and may help guys looking for SQL, Exchan

RE: Ecrix VXA 33/66 tapes with Retrospect

You do run the risk of expanding your data if you back it up with compression... but that depends on the drive technology. For example, the AIT algo for compression checks to see if the data is compressible before writing it. If the data is compressible, it writes a compressed block. If the dat

RE: Purchasing a new system

Definitely. Every technology needs streaming data for optimized performance. One cool thing about M2, it has a huge buffer (32MB). AIT-2 has 8MB. M2 uses this larger buffer to help adjust for varying host speeds. M2 can vary its tape speed to match the host. With so much memory, it can cache

RE: Purchasing a new system

DLT has not addressed that issue. Since linear pulls the tape across the heads at a faster rate (150 inches per second vs helical scan's .5"/second), it requires streaming -- otherwise you end up "shoe-shining". This reposition is very intense on the heads/tape of a linear drive. This applies t

RE: Purchasing a new system

I would have to say AIT. Sony pulled the plug on the proposed DDS-5 so I wouldn't suggest that line at all (end of product life). Also, DAT drives have 1/5th the head life expectancy (10,000 hours instead of AIT's 50,000 hours). DLT would definitely be better than DAT but is faced with the same

RE: backing up exchange server?

I thought Dantz had an exchange agent? It's on their web site. Are you trying to back it up from a Mac across the network or from an NT box? Steve -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ben Eastwood Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 1:30 PM To

RE: How Long does this take for you?

Backup solutions have dropped dramatically in price. In today's world, you can purchase a 525GB uncompressed library solution for less than $4,500.00. We're talking AME based helical scan too. AME helical scan has inherent traits which enable it to handle data transfer over LANs more efficiently

RE: AIT tape bar codes

I've heard that an "advanced library module" is in the works. I can't wait! We have lots of customers waiting for that. Hurry up Dantz! :) Steve -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bob Edmiston Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 11:18 AM

RE: Ultimate Speed?

It's 14MB/second... per minute would be s slow! :) I'm looking into it further. Steve -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of matt barkdull Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 4:39 PM To: retro-talk Subject: Re: Ultimate Speed? Only limite

Ultimate Speed?

Is there a top speed with Retrospect? I have a 24MB/second uncompressed drive and I'm doing 14MB/second tops. Steve -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:

DAT Loader failures: secret revealed!

Here's why most DATs fail in autoloaders: Most people buy DAT loaders to compensate for the low capacity per tape. The idea is to have the tapes changed automatically in the night or over a weekend. None of us are thrilled with the idea of having to come into the office on our personal time to p

RE: Opinions of Onstream Echo drives

Almost everyone I know hates DAT drives; regardless of the OS or backup software. I will only use a technology which has built-in hardware ECC (error correction) for my backups. As I understand it, this is lacking from the Onstream drive. My data is backed up on 8mm (not the old 5 or 7GB versio

RE: Protecting a backup server from prying eyes

Speaking of protecting data, there is a way to encrypt your tapes at the hardware level with different forms of encryption -- all based on Smartcards with varying access levels. This works perfectly with Retrospect. This way, if your tape should grow legs, the data could not be restored -- even

RE: Exabyte M2 - lock up your daughters!

On G4s, we have M2 customers sustaining a solid 11.8MB/second uncompressed with Retrospect! That's approx 700MB/minute. This is a local speed and the disk drives are SCSI RAID 0. At $4,095.00, it may or may not be for everyone. If you're backups are done solely over a 10/100 LAN, you'll not se

RE: onstream deal??

Last I heard, the drivers were not available for the Mac. It's not a very popular format for the PC either. I would definitely recommend VXA over Onstream if you're addressing smaller backup needs (<20GB). Steve -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On

RE: Encryption?

It is possible to encrypt the actual tape/media. http://www.cybernetics.com/specs/options/encryption/encryption.html Steve -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of david bonde Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2000 7:13 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:

RE: AIT tape loaders-any real world experiences?

Seagate has stopped selling AIT units (although you can still buy leftover stock in the channels). All AIT heads are made by Sony but other companies do add-value. For instance, we have an optional two line, 40 column LCD not available on a "stock" Sony. It has two processors instead of one. T

RE: AIT tape loaders-any real world experiences?

Actually, tape loaders are very inexpensive -- a 15 tape library chassis costs less than a second AIT-2 drive. You can't beat the redundancy of two drives though (a lot of customers will put two AIT drives into a single tape library - the chance of both drives going south at the same time is ext

RE: Crashing server after nightly backup

We always recommend installing your tape drive be on a separate bus from the main hard disk or RAID filesystem -- whether a different channel on a dual channel controller or a separate card altogether. It can make life a lot easier and eliminate some of the SCSI Voodoo people experience. Steve C

RE: Finally - a cure for DLT

M2 is definitely the drive to beat if you're looking for speed/capacity (12MB/s native speed, 60GB uncompressed capacity). I have seen 11.8MB/second with Macs and Retrospect in the field. VXA does 3MB/second. It's a great drive for its class. Native capacity for VXA is 33GB. The M2 is definit

Simultaneous tape drive support?

Anyone out there backing up to two different drives simultaneously with Retrospect? I've heard conflicting reports. Steve -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:

RE: Workgroup of 15, VXA vs AIT vs DDS4

VXA is a new 8mm technology using the newer AME tapes. More information is located at http://www.cybernetics.com/specs/8mm/cyv33/cyv33.html Drop me an e-mail if you have any technical questions. Steve [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTE

RE: Support for Cybernetics CY-V33

FYI The V-33 (VXA) has been qualified to work with Retrospect. It's an excellent alternative to DLT/ADR and is surprisingly inexpensive. Steve -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives: