I know that this sounds like the long way, but isn't it possible to start
from ground zero? I mean that if I start with a clean install of NT 4.0,
then install Retrospect, then have Retrospect rebuild a catalog of the tape,
from there I could do a complete restore of the Server, right?
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Scott Dunn
Systems Engineer
South Shore Building Services
www.southshoreinc.com
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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf
> Of Irena Solomon
> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 8:03 AM
> To: retro-talk
> Subject: Re: Retro Server 5 on NT 4
>
>
> FYI, the critical files are the preferences and your catalog
> files. The
> config_5.dat and config_5.bak (c:/Program
> Files/Dantz/Retrospect) contain
> all your license information, scripts, client logins, etc.
>
> A full backup is always a good idea though!
>
> Regards,
>
> Irena Solomon
> Dantz Technical Support
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> > Hi Mary Ann,
> >
> > on 25/1/01 12:47 PM, Mary Ann Zhang at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> >> I need to reinstall NT4 server on a backup server and then
> reinstall
> >> Retrospect Server v5.
> >>
> >> I have some concerns about the existing retro config and
> scripts being
> >> retained and
> >> the 100 or so clients still being able to access the new install.
> >> If I backup the existing Dantz directory and the catelog directory
> >> and then restore these after retro has been reinstalled will
> >> all be (ie: retro scripts and backups) as it now?.........
> >> Has anyone on this list have experience with this?
> >> If so do you have any tips and traps you know of.
> >>
> >> Given my lack of experience with this process any help
> would be greatly
> >> appreciated.
> >
> > I have had to do this a couple of times (with WinNT
> Workstation not Server)
> > and all I did was backup the Dantz directory and catalog
> directory before
> > reaching for the OS Restore CD and rebuilding the machine.
> >
> > After reinstalling Retrospect I just replaced the Dantz
> directory and
> > catalog directory with the copies I saved.
> >
> > It worked for me.
> >
> > Play it safe ... do a full backup of the backup machine
> (and a safety)
> > before embarking on this exercise. If you have a full
> backup all will go
> > well ... bad things usually happen when you don't have a backup.
> >
> > Cheers, Malcolm
>
>
>
>
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