Re: Keeping an handle on client systems' large drives

2002-06-14 Thread Dan Foster
Hot Diggety! Seay, Paul was rumored to have written: Ask them where they were on 9-11-2001. Are they totally brain dead? Ahhh, so that's what you referred to in passing in the other post. That's all right, and understandable. I have a first rate appreciation of this. If you'll allow me to

Re: Keeping an handle on client systems' large drives

2002-06-14 Thread Seay, Paul
- From: Dan Foster [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 12:27 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Keeping an handle on client systems' large drives Hot Diggety! Seay, Paul was rumored to have written: What you have to do is revisit what you are saving and put

Re: Keeping an handle on client systems' large drives

2002-06-14 Thread Mark Stapleton
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Dan Foster Not every site is lucky enough to be able to convince the beancounters the merits of having a backup system that keeps up with the needs of the end users, even if it means one has to explain doomsday predictions

Re: Keeping an handle on client systems' large drives

2002-06-14 Thread Kai Hintze
. -Original Message- From: Dan Foster To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 6/13/02 9:24 PM Subject: Keeping an handle on client systems' large drives I've always been curious about something. How do you keep an handle on the fact that commodity PC storage is growing at a far faster rate than tape capacity

Re: Keeping an handle on client systems' large drives

2002-06-14 Thread Prather, Wanda
Mark, I know about mp3s and we do exclude them; what are : .nrg, .wmf, .rm, and .gho? -Original Message- From: Mark Stapleton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 8:24 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Keeping an handle on client systems' large drives From

Re: Keeping an handle on client systems' large drives

2002-06-14 Thread Prather, Wanda
This is always a trade off between what is practical-possible-available-affordable and the backup coverage you need. But I would like to put in a word AGAINST the if they don't save it in the right place they don't get it backed up philosophy. I'm not criticizing you guys specifically here, this

Re: Keeping an handle on client systems' large drives

2002-06-14 Thread Joshua S. Bassi
:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Prather, Wanda Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 8:13 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Keeping an handle on client systems' large drives Mark, I know about mp3s and we do exclude them; what are : .nrg, .wmf, .rm, and .gho? -Original Message- From: Mark

Re: Keeping an handle on client systems' large drives

2002-06-14 Thread Coats, Jack
it was not worth the $$$ money. ... Time to go change a tape ... Jack -Original Message- From: Prather, Wanda [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 10:11 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Keeping an handle on client systems' large drives This is always a trade off between

Re: Keeping an handle on client systems' large drives

2002-06-14 Thread Tyree, David
, June 14, 2002 11:13 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Keeping an handle on client systems' large drives Mark, I know about mp3s and we do exclude them; what are : .nrg, .wmf, .rm, and .gho? -Original Message- From: Mark Stapleton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002

Keeping an handle on client systems' large drives

2002-06-13 Thread Dan Foster
I've always been curious about something. How do you keep an handle on the fact that commodity PC storage is growing at a far faster rate than tape capacity/system is? For example, if I had a small LAN of about 300 PCs -- let's say, an academic or corporate departmental LAN environment... each

Re: Keeping an handle on client systems' large drives

2002-06-13 Thread Seay, Paul
. Technical Specialist Naptheon, INC 757-688-8180 -Original Message- From: Dan Foster [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 11:25 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Keeping an handle on client systems' large drives I've always been curious about something. How do you keep

Re: Keeping an handle on client systems' large drives

2002-06-13 Thread Seay, Paul
on client systems' large drives I've always been curious about something. How do you keep an handle on the fact that commodity PC storage is growing at a far faster rate than tape capacity/system is? For example, if I had a small LAN of about 300 PCs -- let's say, an academic or corporate

Re: Keeping an handle on client systems' large drives

2002-06-13 Thread Dan Foster
Hot Diggety! Seay, Paul was rumored to have written: What you have to do is revisit what you are saving and put in exclude.dirs for all directories that contain software that can be rebuilt from a common desktop image (hard drive replacment). Have your users save their documents in specific