Hmmm... OK, I guess that's not the best Idea I've ever had. I didn't
realize that the drives would need to be flagged as removable in order to
make this work. Thanks (again) to Eric and Irena and the folks at Dantz for
keeping an eye on this list.
It may be time for Donovan to explore the advantages of tape storage for
backup. Much easier to archive and store off-site...
This does bring up a good point, though. With ATA HD going for $300/75 GB
and DLT 7000 costing about $3000 + $70/tape, disks become attractive
options for some simple backup chores for people who don't really need the
powerful archiving features of tape. Of course, without Apple's problem of
File size limitation, there's no trouble at all using whatever you want.
According to this til
http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n24601the max file sixe for
HFS+ volumes is 2TB under OS 9, so I guess the trouble is really in the
ASIP software. Perhaps running retrospect on a machine other than the ASIP
server would be an option? Then you get into having to pull all that data
over the network, but it may be OK if you're doing it at night...
Donavan, please let us know how you resolve this. Very curious.
--Ben
Eric Ullman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 12/15/2000 12:02:02 PM
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Subject: Re: Macintosh File
The only way to do this is to format the entire volume as a removable
cartridge. Retrospect will then fill it with separate 2 GB container files.
You'll need formatting software other than Apple's Drive Setup. DANTZ DOES
NOT RECOMMEND OR SUPPORT THIS WORKAROUND.
Eric Ullman
Dantz Development
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>
> Try partitioning the drive into segments <2GB, and then define all of the
> partitions within Retrospect as members of the backup set. If my
> assumptions about the way Retrospect works are correct, then it will fill
> up each one in turn and the files will not get over the 2GB limit imposed
> by ASIP.
>
> As I said, I haven't tried this, so it's really a guess. Does anyone see
> any reason why this wouldn't work?
>
>
>
> "Dan O'Donnell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 12/15/2000 10:29:21 AM
>
> Please respond to "retro-talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> To: retro-talk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> cc: (bcc: Ben Eastwood/HMG/Wilson Learning/US)
> Subject: Re: Macintosh File
>
> I waas under the impression that the 2GB file size was a limitation
> of the MacOS, and not ASIP alone. If so, you may have other problems.
> But you might try compressing it with Stuffit Deluxe, and dividing
> the resulting compressed file into parts. (Though if the 2GB limit is
> set by the OS then this probably won't work either.)
>
> At 12:16 PM -0600 on 12/15/00, Donovan Brooke wrote:
>> Thanks Eric for your help. I didn't think of looking towards ASIP as
being
>> the problem, but it looks to be just that. Realizing now that a single
file
>> can only be a max of 2 gigs, is there a procedure for spliting up the
file to
>> back up onto? Can retrospect jump to a new file when it has reached 2
gigs or
>> can I designate another file to copy to when it reaches the 2 gig
limit??? -
>> Thanks, - Donovan
>>
>> Eric Ullman wrote:
>>
>>> According to Apple's Tech Info Library article #15460, "AppleShare File
>>> Sharing: Chart of All Limitations," last modified 11/17/2000, ASIP 6.x
> still
>>> has a 2GB file size limit.
>>>
>>>
>>> <http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n15460
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