Re: Hourly Network Checks Revisited...
Irena said: Here's a little background on how the Retrospect client deals with network connectivity, so we can better understands why this is happening and how it might be addressed. The Retrospect client does in fact initiate a check of the network once an hour. It sends a request to Open Transport; if this is configured to use a dial-up connection, a dial-up will be initiated at that time. As mentioned, OT doesn't communicate the protocol to the client. This should only be problematic with clients set to use PPP in the Open Transport Control Panel. However, if the clients are set to use Ethernet and the LAN has a Routed dial-on-demand Internet connection, what happens when the clients initiate a network check? If the packet is destined for the LAN the Router would not initiate a call - but is that the case? -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ For urgent issues, please contact Dantz technical support directly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 925.253.3050.
clones
I'm running it on a beige G3 300MHz desktop. I wouldn't trust a Power Computing system as a backup server...those are the Packard-Bell of the Mac clone world. Actually, most of the motherboards are the same as the Apple equivalents. They changed other things like floppy drives and CD-ROM drives to a cheaper 3rd party though. I had a customer that had a Power Computing PPC. Equivalent to the 8500. I opened it up and the motherboard had an Apple part number on it. The processor board was made by someone else. The floppy drive had died within months of getting the system. The CD-ROM drive makes an awful noise, but it still works. The power supply is basically an ATX power supply that was modified a little. I think that is exactly what the first contributor meant when he said he wouldn't trust one! -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ For urgent issues, please contact Dantz technical support directly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 925.253.3050.
Re: clones
I'm running it on a beige G3 300MHz desktop. I wouldn't trust a Power Computing system as a backup server...those are the Packard-Bell of the Mac clone world. Actually, most of the motherboards are the same as the Apple equivalents. They changed other things like floppy drives and CD-ROM drives to a cheaper 3rd party though. I had a customer that had a Power Computing PPC. Equivalent to the 8500. I opened it up and the motherboard had an Apple part number on it. The processor board was made by someone else. The floppy drive had died within months of getting the system. The CD-ROM drive makes an awful noise, but it still works. The power supply is basically an ATX power supply that was modified a little. I think that is exactly what the first contributor meant when he said he wouldn't trust one! Hmph. I've been running a PowerComputing 100 (their first clone) continuously for since 1995. I never turn it off. I have the original everything--including the Apple keyboard and mouse. Not as upgradeable, not as nice looking, but it has been a workhorse for me all this time. Got an excellent price, and PowerComputing was a great company to work with back then (haven't called them in years). The tech support they offered was outstanding. I guess YMMV. Now, having said that, I wouldn't use it as a backup server, but I don't think I'd trust any 5-year-old-plus machine as a backup server. Scott Ponzani (Working with a G3 now, but that PC-100 is still switched on as I type this!) -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ For urgent issues, please contact Dantz technical support directly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 925.253.3050.
Filemaker/Retrospect Applescript
Does anyone happen to have an applescript already built to close filemaker dB's so they can backed up and the reopen after the backup is complete. I do two nightly scripts and what I'd like to have this happen: Filemaker/Retrospect are on the same machine. Applescript to quit filemaker dB's at say 7:59pm Run Retrospect Script Entire network at 8pm Run Retrospect Script Client Archives right after entire network Quit Retrospect when done Reopen Filemaker dB's Is this achievable? I have a dummy open dB that auto opens all my filemaker dB's so I need to close all of them when I quit but only need to open one on launch. So even a script that close filemaker and then reboots machine when retrospect is done would be fine since I have the dummyopen file in my startup folder. I know retrospect can be set to restart after a script runs but I have two scripts a night and I am unsure if retrospect is smart enough to know there is a second script waiting to run. Help would be greatly appreciated, applescript is one of my weaker areas. Garret --- Garret J. Cleversley Vice President | Center Page, Inc. | 716-822-2212 http://www.centerpageinc.com | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Certified Apple Technician | Certified PowerBook Technician Apple Solution Experts, Consultant | Apple Product Professional --- -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ For urgent issues, please contact Dantz technical support directly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 925.253.3050.
Re: VXA Mac Tool
I'm running it on a beige G3 300MHz desktop. I wouldn't trust a Power Computing system as a backup server...those are the Packard-Bell of the Mac clone world. Actually, most of the motherboards are the same as the Apple equivalents. They changed other things like floppy drives and CD-ROM drives to a cheaper 3rd party though. Yep. And most used the 7200 as the basis for that equivalency. And the 7200 was Apple's answer to Packard Bell. -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ For urgent issues, please contact Dantz technical support directly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 925.253.3050.
Re: Filemaker/Retrospect Applescript
Hi Garret, We do! There is a FileMaker Pro Toggle script in the Retrospect Folder (Retrospect: AppleScript Utilities: Script Examples: FileMaker Pro Server Toggle). For more information on AppleScripts and Retrospect in general, see page 191 of the Retrospect 4.2 User's Guide. Regards, Irena Solomon Technical Support Specialist Dantz Development Corporation 925.253.3050 [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "Garret J. Cleversley" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: "retro-talk" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 11:32:43 -0400 To: retrospect [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Filemaker/Retrospect Applescript Does anyone happen to have an applescript already built to close filemaker dB's so they can backed up and the reopen after the backup is complete. I do two nightly scripts and what I'd like to have this happen: Filemaker/Retrospect are on the same machine. Applescript to quit filemaker dB's at say 7:59pm Run Retrospect Script Entire network at 8pm Run Retrospect Script Client Archives right after entire network Quit Retrospect when done Reopen Filemaker dB's Is this achievable? I have a dummy open dB that auto opens all my filemaker dB's so I need to close all of them when I quit but only need to open one on launch. So even a script that close filemaker and then reboots machine when retrospect is done would be fine since I have the dummyopen file in my startup folder. I know retrospect can be set to restart after a script runs but I have two scripts a night and I am unsure if retrospect is smart enough to know there is a second script waiting to run. Help would be greatly appreciated, applescript is one of my weaker areas. Garret --- Garret J. Cleversley Vice President | Center Page, Inc. | 716-822-2212 http://www.centerpageinc.com | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Certified Apple Technician | Certified PowerBook Technician Apple Solution Experts, Consultant | Apple Product Professional --- -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ For urgent issues, please contact Dantz technical support directly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 925.253.3050. -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ For urgent issues, please contact Dantz technical support directly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 925.253.3050.
Re: VXA Mac Tool
The VXA isn't on a PPC as the backup server. The PPC is only a workbench I'm using to test the drive. I'm trying to figure out why the device is always blowing up in use with hardware sense code failures or stuck tapes. This is the second drive we've gotten from Ecrix. The backup system is a blue G3 with an Adaptec 2930CU card installed for the SCSI bus. I can't find any firmware updaters or drivers on Adaptec's site for this card for Macintoshes. I'm thinking of putting the tape drive on its own bus with an Adaptec 2906 SCSI-2 card. Needless to say, I'd really like this drive to be rock stable, and so far it hasn't been. If anyone has any advice pro or con on using the 2906, I'd like to hear it. On 9/27/00, Jon Gardner sent an email about Re: VXA Mac Tool I'm running it on a beige G3 300MHz desktop. I wouldn't trust a Power Computing system as a backup server...those are the Packard-Bell of the Mac clone world. -- -- Infoasis --- 534 4th St., Ste. 2 --- San Rafael, CA 94901 (415) 459-7991 --- FAX: (415) 459-7992 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- http://www.infoasis.com -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ For urgent issues, please contact Dantz technical support directly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 925.253.3050.
Re: VXA Mac Tool
Yep. And most used the 7200 as the basis for that equivalency. And the 7200 was Apple's answer to Packard Bell. lol. The don't wanna-be Performa? 7200 as built was as stable as anything else. It earned it's bad reputation based soley off of the fact that it was hard to upgrade. For it's moment in time, it was a nice machine, although, at the time upgradability was a key issue for many people, myself included. I never recommended buying a 7200, just like I cannot recommend getting a Cube now. Matt -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ For urgent issues, please contact Dantz technical support directly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 925.253.3050.
Retrospect port number/protocol use details
Hi, I've moved my retrospect server (WinNT) behind a firewall, but some of my clients are still in the unprotected wasteland needing backup. To limit the holes I put in my firewall to allow this, I need some details about retrospect's port/protocol usage. The manual says that retrospect uses port 497 with both tcp and udp. When does it use tcp, and when does it use udp? If I simply put a tcp hole in my firewall at port 497, I can see clients only if I use direct addressing (backup works this way as well). When I tried using multicast or subnet broadcast (with 2 subnets listed: the one the clients are in and the local subnet behind the firewall), to find clients, I never get anything to show up. I've tried putting in a udp hole (port 497) hole in the firewall, but nothing changes. My guess is that my setup is blocking something retrospect is trying to do, but without some more info on how retrospect tries to talk to clients, I can fix it. Any info/pointers to relevant docs would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, -Andy -- ** Dr. Andrew R. CookPhone (631) 344-4782 Brookhaven National Laboratory FAX (631) 344-5815 Chemistry Department, Bldg 555a, Rm 292 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Upton, NY 11973-5000 http://www.chemistry.bnl.gov/~acook/cook.html -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ For urgent issues, please contact Dantz technical support directly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 925.253.3050.
Re: clones
on 9/28/00 8:00 PM, retro-talk at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Actually, most of the motherboards are the same as the Apple equivalents. They changed other things like floppy drives and CD-ROM drives to a cheaper 3rd party though. I had a customer that had a Power Computing PPC. Equivalent to the 8500. I opened it up and the motherboard had an Apple part number on it. The processor board was made by someone else. The floppy drive had died within months of getting the system. The CD-ROM drive makes an awful noise, but it still works. The power supply is basically an ATX power supply that was modified a little. I think that is exactly what the first contributor meant when he said he wouldn't trust one! Hmph. I've been running a PowerComputing 100 (their first clone) continuously for since 1995. I never turn it off. I have the original everything--including the Apple keyboard and mouse. Not as upgradeable, not as nice looking, but it has been a workhorse for me all this time. Got an excellent price, and PowerComputing was a great company to work with back then (haven't called them in years). The tech support they offered was outstanding. I guess YMMV. Now, having said that, I wouldn't use it as a backup server, but I don't think I'd trust any 5-year-old-plus machine as a backup server. But I, on the other hand, have two PowerCenter (not Pro) models as primary servers, one Linux and one MacOS, plus my daily use desktop workstation. The MacOS one is a router and Retrospect server. Rock solid, never had a problem; they only die when I press the power button. The PowerCenter/PowerTower series were the last ones produced before they closed down, I believe, so they were probably the most mature in design. The only OEM thing in them though is the motherboard and power supplies, but both PS fans did die and were replaced. Seems they used cheap fans. Actually, I lied about problems... the CD-ROM in my PowerCenter Pro reverses channels on digital audio extraction. =) -- Seth D. Mattinen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://roller.reno.nv.us/ PGP Key: http://seth.mattinen.org/pgp.php ...And the truth shall set me free. -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ For urgent issues, please contact Dantz technical support directly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 925.253.3050.
