I haven't had BackupExec 10 on a server where I've installed removable storage drives, but the two times I had 9 installed it seemed to have serious issues with the idea of several backups to single device. (As in separate files. The only way I could get it to work was to append, which isn't what I wanted, although I admit I didn't really look into it that hard. The native SBS backup configuration does most everything we need it to do). 10d seems to be a little bit more intuitive in this regard, but on the SBS server where it's being used they're currently using a tape library device. The nice thing about Backup Assist over the SBS native backup is that it will recognize when the backup size has started to outgrow the number of backups per drive, and/or handle different drive sizes before the backup begins simply by deleting the oldest backups on the drive until enough space is available.
-----Original Message----- From: Sam Cayze [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 10:04 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Backup Software Question Curious, have you run into something that can't use removable USB or eSATA drives? I use them with BackExec and NTBackup... It's just another drive. -----Original Message----- From: Jim Majorowicz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 11:59 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Backup Software Question I added one that I don't see mentioned here very often: Backup Assist. This is a software bundle that uses ntbackup, but adds some serious functionality. I like it a lot because it can natively handle removable USB or eSATA drives, and integrates with the reporting function of SBS 2003. And it's pretty inexpensive...IE well worth it's cost. Just to note my dog in the fight, we are listed as a reseller... -----Original Message----- From: Tom Strader [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 5:15 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Backup Software Question List Members, Symantec Backup Exec (formerly Veritas) is coming due to be renewed this month and I'm just not very happy with its performance this last year. We continually get backup failures on one server stating it has too much activity to be "snapped" when in fact the server has no activity at all. In looking back at past posts, there are several choices. I have setup a poll and would appreciate it if you would take time to answer a couple of questions for me. Keep in mind we do not have a budget at this time to purchase more hardware and limited budget for new software. If a choice is not listed, please type in your choice and submit the poll. It is limited to the first 100 responders and closes at 5:00pm tomorrow. Thanks in advance for your assistance. http://www.polldaddy.com/p/200110/ Tom S. NCBPAC ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
