Re: user deferred?
Below is my log file from Retro 4.3 running on a B/W G3 OS 9.0.4. The client was an iMac OS 9.0.4. I assumed that it was because the user left it without quitting Word and Eudora. When the client quit out of these 2 applications 2 nights later backup proceded as planned. I had this happen once before when a different client did not quit out of Eudora. 2/22/2001 2:37 AM: User deferred GS-SROP3 2/22/2001 2:43 AM: User deferred GS-SROP3 2/22/2001 2:49 AM: User deferred GS-SROP3 2/22/2001 2:55 AM: User deferred GS-SROP3 2/22/2001 3:01 AM: User deferred GS-SROP3 2/22/2001 3:07 AM: User deferred GS-SROP3 2/22/2001 3:13 AM: User deferred GS-SROP3 2/22/2001 3:20 AM: User deferred GS-SROP3 2/22/2001 3:26 AM: User deferred GS-SROP3 2/22/2001 3:32 AM: User deferred GS-SROP3 2/22/2001 3:38 AM: User deferred GS-SROP3 2/22/2001 3:44 AM: User deferred GS-SROP3 2/22/2001 3:50 AM: User deferred GS-SROP3 2/22/2001 3:56 AM: User deferred GS-SROP3 2/22/2001 4:03 AM: User deferred GS-SROP3 2/22/2001 4:09 AM: User deferred GS-SROP3 2/22/2001 4:15 AM: User deferred GS-SROP3 2/22/2001 4:21 AM: User deferred GS-SROP3 2/22/2001 4:27 AM: User deferred GS-SROP3 2/22/2001 4:33 AM: User deferred GS-SROP3 2/22/2001 4:39 AM: User deferred GS-SROP3 2/22/2001 4:46 AM: User deferred GS-SROP3 2/22/2001 4:52 AM: User deferred GS-SROP3 2/22/2001 4:58 AM: User deferred GS-SROP3 2/22/2001 5:04 AM: User deferred GS-SROP3 2/22/2001 5:10 AM: User deferred GS-SROP3 2/22/2001 5:16 AM: User deferred GS-SROP3 2/22/2001 5:22 AM: User deferred GS-SROP3 2/22/2001 5:29 AM: User deferred GS-SROP3 2/22/2001 5:35 AM: User deferred GS-SROP3 2/22/2001 5:41 AM: User deferred GS-SROP3 2/22/2001 5:47 AM: User deferred GS-SROP3 2/22/2001 5:53 AM: User deferred GS-SROP3 2/22/2001 5:59 AM: User deferred GS-SROP3 2/22/2001 6:05 AM: User deferred GS-SROP3 2/22/2001 6:12 AM: User deferred GS-SROP3 2/22/2001 6:18 AM: User deferred GS-SROP3 2/22/2001 6:24 AM: User deferred GS-SROP3 2/22/2001 6:30 AM: User deferred GS-SROP3 2/22/2001 6:36 AM: User deferred GS-SROP3 2/22/2001 6:42 AM: User deferred GS-SROP3 2/22/2001 6:48 AM: User deferred GS-SROP3 -- * * * * * * * * * * * THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY * * * * * * * * * * * Graduate School Richard (Dick) Hassler 247 University Hall Systems Administrator/Analyst 230 N. Oval MallPhone: 614-292-9859 Columbus, OH 43210-1366FAX:614-292-3656 -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Search: http://www.mail-archive.com/retro-talk%40latchkey.com/ For urgent issues, please contact Dantz technical support directly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 925.253.3050.
Re: Newcomer Questions
* DAT Tape drive - DDS3 or DDS4 attached to a PowerMac 7300, probably Sony (or LaCie which I think uses a Sony mechanism), no particular reason to go with Sony. * Retrospect 4.3 with clients on each of the Macs. I've had a lot of problems with the Tape changer put out by Sony. The one I have is 8 tapes (or 7+cleaning, but Retrospect for Mac doesn't support cleaning tape!!) I have a Sony (APS) DDS Autoloader Unit TSL-S9000L for almost a year, connected to a B/W G3 with OS 9.0.4 backing up only Macs. Never have been able to figure out how to get it to backup the 3 PCs that we have. I have not had any problems with it. Retrospect told me that a future upgrade will support the cleaning tape but until then I just put the cleaning tape in slot 8 when I need to clean the heads. I use to back up about 60 Macs using two DDS3 tape changers by Sony. That got to be way to much of a burden because of tape hassles, Tape Changer problems. I used nothing but Sony tapes in these units as the Maxell, HP, and other brands had an average tape failure of 1 in 8. clip . . . -- * * * * * * * * * * * THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY * * * * * * * * * * * Graduate School Richard (Dick) Hassler 247 University Hall Systems Administrator/Analyst 230 N. Oval MallPhone: 614-292-9859 Columbus, OH 43210-1366FAX:614-292-3656 -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: choosing a tape drive
Here's how I personally chose which tape drive to go with: The way I figure, in order, the most important factors regarding the tape backup system are: 1. Reliability 2. Performance 3. Ease 4. Cost Some of these items will be in different order for other people but I think that reliability is always the most important factor in a backup. (To stress my point, substitute the word "parachute" for "backup." I'm sure you'll always choose the most reliable parachute over any other.) I agree with your list and that reliability is of #1 importance. snip . . . Here is another point. In 2-3 years from now you upgrade to a DDS-4, DDS-5 or whatever is selling at the time. It can still recover data from your DDS-1 archive made 6-7 years ago (yea, this is only theory since tape can degenerate over time). Say you switch from DDS to VXA. You still have to have a functioning DDS drive to be able to access previously archived DDS backups. If in 2-3 years from now, your VXA h/w goes bad (or VXA decides to go out of business) and you decide to go back to DDS-? now your archived VXA backup tapes are worthless. snip . . . on how many times we can overwrite a tape? The tape swap hassle factor is a biggie for me. What if nobody's around to put in the second or third tape? Incomplete backup. What if you don't want to have to swap tapes all week? Our typical weekly backups, including a full backup followed by incrementals for the rest of the week, would require two full DDS-3 tapes, and probably part of a third. Here's a little peek into my psyche: I hate swapping tapes, I hate carrying tapes from building to building for offsite backups, I hate it. I find a different way. I am an engineer; I am lazy. My favorite animal is the sloth. For this very reason I got a Sony 7-tape DDS-3 autoloader. I set up 5 storage sets and put vol2s in the remaining two slots. But Retrospect decides it wants to backup to a specific storage set on a particular night and the one it picks has a catalog out of sync with tape. It is smart enough to know this and tell me how to fix it but not smart enough to go ahead and fix it itself. And it is stubborn in that it won't go to another storage set so I lose the remainder of the night with no backups taking place. -- * * * * * * * * * * * THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY * * * * * * * * * * * Graduate School Richard (Dick) Hassler 247 University Hall Systems Administrator/Analyst 230 N. Oval MallPhone: 614-292-9859 Columbus, OH 43210-1366FAX:614-292-3656 -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
