Thanks Dan, good info. I agree, the less time spent getting it set up the better, and if it provides the peace of mind your environment calls for, sounds like a good choice. I have a few more questions but will check out the site or email you directly.
Dan On 8/30/05, Dan G. Switzer, II <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dan, > > >Not me, but I am going to check that out as I have the exact same > scenario. > >Will go along good with the easy2sync software I use to keep my outlook > >files syncronized between laptop and desktop. > > I've actually got an inquiry in with Mirra asking about the exact > technique > used in the realtime backup/sync process. > > I read in one review that the new version uses Windows Shadow Copy as the > underlying technique for making the realtime backups and syncs (although > the > server itself is Linux based.) This means that when a file changes, only > the > blocks that have changed should be sent to the server--not the entire > file. > However, another review I read said it transfers the entire file (but I > think they based that on the original version of the servers--which I > think > may have transferred the entire file.) > > The only real CON I've seen w/the Mirra product is that it will not backup > system files like the pagefile.sys, registry, etc. This really doesn't > bother me all that much, as typically I only care about the data--I can > always reconfigure my applications in event of a colossal failure. > > However, you could always do a backup to disk of your OS files and then > store that on a drive that Mirra would backup. > > Anyway, I'm trying to decide if it make more since to just buy the Mirra > product, or buy a File Server and configure it to do similar tasks. The > Mirra solution looks pretty straightforward and simple and I know doing it > using shareware tools would take some work and time. > > -Dan > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:216917 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
