I am like the other guys in that I don't have quite that much stuff to back
up. I back up about 150gb of total data. I am backing up 6 Mac servers and
about 120 desktop Macs. I use a 5 tape DLT changer so I can keep doing
incrementals a little longer that I used to.
I also have 15 laptops that need to be backed up so I've set up two
different scripts just for the laptops. Most of that group takes lunch from
12-1 so I have one script that just hits those machines for that time period
and only gets documents and preferences. I usually get each machine a couple
of times a week. (some people take their machines to lunch)
If you go with Retrospect, it really pays to learn all of the "nooks and
crannies" of the program. I learned a lot of little things that really made
my life easier about 2 years after I started using Retrospect.
Judging by the way my backups run and from what I've seen of ArcServe, I
don't think you will have any regrets of going with Retrospect. It flies
through my backups in about half the time I have allotted. An I'm only using
a 10base-T network and an older Mac as my backup server.
Tim
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> From: Chris Freemesser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: "retro-talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2001 09:05:13 -0500
> To: "retro-talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Anyone used Retrospect on medium-large systems?
>
>
>> So... the question is, since I am planning to look at the market for
>> backup software for bigger systems, would it be reasonable for me to
>> include Retrospect in the candidate list? Is anyone on the list backing
>> up systems on this scale?
>>
>> Any advice welcome.
>>
>> Ian.
>
> Hi Ian.
>
> I run a Retrospect backup server that backs up approximately 180
> systems (Mac and PC) every 36 hours, including some Macs I use for
> server purposes. Backups are done to two DLT7000 drives, with a
> total of about 450GB per month. Retrospect works like a champ, and I
> would not hesitate to use it on a large-scale project. As long as
> you have a good backup strategy, Retrospect should do the job nicely.
>
> Chris
>
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