Re: Repost: miscompare problem
Dan: I have experienced several network related problems when I upgrade an S-900 with that E100 card to anything past 8.1. I suspect that the E100 drivers have problems with the Open Transport network changes that Apple made in 8.6, then 9. I'm slowly trying to rid myself of all the S900's at our location because of this. I've given up trying to get them to work with modern OS versions. Also, in my experience, Retrospect has become much more sensitive to SCSI errors since 4.2. I think I remember the Retrospect folks saying that this is because it now better uses the speed associated with a Fast SCSI or LVD. Apparently, the tradeoff for this speed is less fault tolerance. Some of the Dantz folks on the list can explain it better. on 2/15/01 8:48 AM, Dan Knight at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I posted this over the weekend and haven't had a single suggestion. Has nobody seen this problem before? I'm back to the list after a month off. I now work from home and have run into a problem with backup. Earlier this week I swapped components between my SuperMac S900 and SuperMac J700. Both machines have the same motherboard, although the J700 has two less PCI slots on that motherboard. Both computers have Newer G3 daughter cards and Umax SuperMac E100 cards, which provide 10/100 ethernet and fast-wide SCSI. I use a VXA drive for backup. Everything was working flawlessly under Mac OS 9.0.4 and Retrospect 4.2 on the S900. I set the S900 up for one of my sons, moving the hard drive from it to the J700. Everything should have run exactly as before. I should be so lucky. Ever since then, I've been getting miscompare errors. The only two changes are the box and an upgrade to Mac OS 9.1 just before I moved all my files to my new titanium PowerBook. I have upgraded to Retrospect 4.3; this has not helped. I suspect either the E100 card or an incompatibility with Mac OS 9.1. Before I tear two computers apart to swap cards or do a system downgrade, I'd appreciate feedback from list members as to the more likely cause. Thanks! Dan Knight, publisher, Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/ -- insert clever tagline here -- -- -- 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. == Don Foy Herald-Citizen Webmaster and Network Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.herald-citizen.com Personal: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Join the Upper Cumberland Macintosh User Group http://www2.tntech.edu/ucmug/ == -- -- 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: G4s and error 519
Adrian. The termination problem was on the client, which is an ASIP server. It just took out that particular client. However, if there is a termination problem on the Retrospect 'server' then I guess you could see 519 errors. It sounds like you need to talk with the folks at Retrospect in person. Their tech support is second to none and they can help better when you call. Don on 11/23/00 10:55 PM, Adrian Smith at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you are having 519 errors, there is a problem in your setup, either hardware, software or network. You most likely either have a SCSI problem (which was the case the last time I had a 519, termination problems), Don, what were the other symptoms when you had the termination problem? Did it take out the whole backup or just specific clients? Unlike Ken, we have no problem with server Mac and in our case it is only the G4s that have the problem and only the CLIENT drops the network connection. The backup Mac is fine and can go on to back up the other clients. The client will regain the network after a restart or sleep. It sounds just like the symptoms of the problem that was supposed to fixed with the Ethernet update, expect that the Ethernet update doesn't fix it and when I went and checked the details (TIL 25147) it doesn't actually seem to be the same problem. Adrian Don Foy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Webmaster and Network Manager Herald-Citizen Cookeville, Tenn. http://www.herald-citizen.com Personal email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- 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: G4s and error 519
on 11/23/00 2:09 PM, Ken Gillett at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So Retrospect reports errors that it finds in the network setup that doesn't affect ANYTHING else? If these errors existed then why does nothing else complain? I'm sure that it does hit the network hard, but IMO it should be written to cope with that. It should not the task of the customer to swap NICs or hubs or whatever until one is found that works. If a NIC will connect with the network then Retrospect should be able to use it. I'll let the Dantz folks respond to this charge, since they have heard it before, but when I did my job and got the network and clients working right, Retrospect worked right. It is the best trouble-finding tool out there. I know that if Retrospect works, everything else will. That's not a fault of Retrospect, but a feature, the way I see it. I want everything perfect for a backup, since a less than perfect backup is absolutely useless. That one byte it missed and didn't tell me about may have been in the middle of a file that could cost me several thousands dollars. Don Don Foy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Webmaster and Network Manager Herald-Citizen Cookeville, Tenn. http://www.herald-citizen.com Personal email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- 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: G4s and error 519
on 11/23/00 6:50 AM, Ken Gillett at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just what is the 519 error, what actually occurs that causes Retrospect to report it and how come it requires a restart of the Mac in order to get its network running again? Before the guys at Dantz get back from the holiday, I'll let you in on a little secret 519 errors are some of the most common. They are not caused by Retrospect, just found by it. Retrospect is very demanding. It requires that everything be right in your machine and network setup (Imagine that). If you are having 519 errors, there is a problem in your setup, either hardware, software or network. You most likely either have a SCSI problem (which was the case the last time I had a 519, termination problems), a system incompatibility (sometimes a corrupt system or mismatched components (like OS 8.5 with ASIP 5 (that was pretty stupid)) or a network problem (replace those old hubs with switches, which creates more potential problems). Dantz has an in depth technical not on 519 errors at: http://www.dantz.com/index.php3?SCREEN=tn415 Good hunting. BTW, why are we all at our computers this morning? Isn't this supposed to be a holiday? Don Don Foy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Webmaster and Network Manager Herald-Citizen Cookeville, Tenn. http://www.herald-citizen.com Personal email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- 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: Password Protection
on 11/3/00 10:22 AM, Sara M at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am trying to archive files (mostly powerpoint) from the server to a cd. The data contained is highly confidential. I was wondering if Retrospect is capable of password protecting files during an archive process. What I am hoping to find is that once the files are archived, to open the files, you must know the password. If Retrospect does not have these capabilities, is there any other programs available to do this? Setup: Blue and White G3, Retrospect 4.2, lots of RAM, up to date firmware. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. Mac OS 9 has encryption capabilities, and while the experts debate just how good it is, you might still want to try it. You could encrypt the files before you archive them and while users would be able to restore the files, they would still have to encrypt them to view them. Don === Don Foy Herald-Citizen Webmaster and Network Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.herald-citizen.com Personal: [EMAIL PROTECTED] === -- -- 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: DDS-3 vs DDS-4?
on 8/1/00 9:32 AM, Steve Rothman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In terms of reliability, is DDS-3 more like DDS-2 or DDS-4? I'm using the DDS-3 LaCie drive you are looking at. It has been pretty good. It had to go back because of some SCSI voodoo, but the tape portion of the drive has been spotless. === Don Foy Herald-Citizen Webmaster and Network Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.herald-citizen.com Personal: [EMAIL PROTECTED] === -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Duplicating volumes
on 6/7/00 9:36 AM, Garret J. Cleversley at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I tried to use the duplicate volume command but it won't duplicate a volume on the same machine?? I have two drives in my servers and planned on just using the duplicate command but retrospect won't allow it. Is there another way or am I looking to another program? I do this all the time, in fact, just last weekend when a drive began failing. Just plugged a new one in and duplicated from several volumes to folders on another volume. Just exactly how are you going about it? === Don Foy Herald-Citizen Webmaster and Network Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.herald-citizen.com Personal: [EMAIL PROTECTED] === -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Backup set format inconsistency
Backing up Windows NT Client using Travan drive (internal ATAPI backing up hard drive on NT Client machine only. Backs up at about 35 MB/min. Compares at about 8 MB/min. Checking error log, get message: Backup set format inconsistency. Would this indicate a tape problem, a drive problem, operator error (I am a Mac guy having to deal with NT Client) or what? When I first installed Retrospect, got 35MB/min on both backup and compare. Thanks, and after Matthew emails back and says to call tech support, I plan to do just that. Don === Don Foy Herald-Citizen Webmaster and Network Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.herald-citizen.com Personal: [EMAIL PROTECTED] === -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Finding backup device
Thanks Matthew, I'd really like to try that, but the manual won't install on the server, something about entering safe mode or something (remember, I'm a Mac guy trying to deal with an NT client and have no idea what's going on here). When I try to download the windows manual, it comes in an exe file. Is there any way to get a pdf copy of the windows manual so that I can read in on my Mac. I don't have access to any other Windows machine that I can try this on. Thanks. Don PS: I'll call tech support when they open. on 5/11/00 1:56 PM, Matthew Tevenan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Don, Take a look at p. 188 of the Retrospect User's Guide. If that doesn't help, give us a call. Regards, Matthew Technical Support Specialist Dantz Development Corporation 925.253.3050 [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Don Foy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: "retro-talk" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 11 May 2000 13:50:36 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Finding backup device Ok, Mac guy in a Windows world question. Have a Windows NT client station that I have installed Retrospect 5.0 on. Can't upgrade to 5.1 yet because have no internet on machine and no way to network it with rest of the place, which is all Macs. When I go to set Retrospect up, it says it can't find a backup device. The HP Colorado 8GB Travan atapi drive installed in the machine (generic box, Intel processor) is on the list of supported drives, but does not show up in the CONFIGURE: DEVICES panel. With Mac and SCSI I have never had any problems with situations like this, but I don't want to start messing with this particular machine as I know squat about Windows NT and this is our main circulation server (Not an NT Server, just client acting as a server using peer-to-peer sharing). If I screw it up, they kill me. Any help here or do I need to head straight to Dantz Tech Support? Thanks Don =========== Don Foy Herald-Citizen Webmaster and Network Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.herald-citizen.com Personal: [EMAIL PROTECTED] === -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Finding backup device
Ok, Mac guy in a Windows world question. Have a Windows NT client station that I have installed Retrospect 5.0 on. Can't upgrade to 5.1 yet because have no internet on machine and no way to network it with rest of the place, which is all Macs. When I go to set Retrospect up, it says it can't find a backup device. The HP Colorado 8GB Travan atapi drive installed in the machine (generic box, Intel processor) is on the list of supported drives, but does not show up in the CONFIGURE: DEVICES panel. With Mac and SCSI I have never had any problems with situations like this, but I don't want to start messing with this particular machine as I know squat about Windows NT and this is our main circulation server (Not an NT Server, just client acting as a server using peer-to-peer sharing). If I screw it up, they kill me. Any help here or do I need to head straight to Dantz Tech Support? Thanks Don === Don Foy Herald-Citizen Webmaster and Network Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.herald-citizen.com Personal: [EMAIL PROTECTED] === -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ailing DAT drive
on 3/31/2000 2:32 AM, Jeremy Olsen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: However, should I be looking at backing up our new iMacs with something USB-based? What is there in fact? I've not looked at this for three years so am not up-to-date on smaller scale options (I'm familiar with DLT and its costs and it really isn't justified for this size of operation and AIT seems to fall into the same camp). I wouldn't worry about the USB options, there aren't any USB tape drives anymore. I use a 7600 with a LaCie DDS-3 drive attached and get good results (remembering to clean the heads every 15 hours or so). Ours cost about $1,000 US direct from LaCie http://www.lacie.com/scripts/backup/backup.cfm. DDS 3 tapes cost about $25. These drives have hardware compression and I back up almost everything we have every night on them. We backup about 25 GB a night. You probably need to get past the nubus Mac and get into PCI. Even a 6400 or 7500 will do and you can put fast ethernet on it pretty cheap and get a lot of backup for your money. Hope this helps. Don === Don Foy Herald-Citizen Webmaster and Network Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.herald-citizen.com Personal: [EMAIL PROTECTED] === -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: DDS-3 speeds (was RE: ailing DAT drive)
on 3/31/2000 1:30 PM, O'Donnell, Dan (NBC) at Dan.O'[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What range of data transfer rate do you get with that DDS-3? Is it fast enough to warrant a SCSI accelerator (F, F/W, U or U2)? Because of differing drive speeds and the difference in content, we get as little as 10 mb/minute on one really slow drive and as much as 110 mb/minute on one of the Fast-Wide drives. All of this is across the network because we use a dedicated Retrospect server. The servers being backed up are 8600/300's with F internal (may be F/W, I'd have to check the documentation) and one with Adaptec F/W card and F/W externals. Our DDS-3 is a standard SCSI interface (no F, F/W or otherwise). I would guess (This is only a guess) that if your DDS-3 has a fast SCSI interface, it would work faster, but the tape speed may be the limiting factor here. I don't have any evidence either way. Don === Don Foy Herald-Citizen Webmaster and Network Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.herald-citizen.com Personal: [EMAIL PROTECTED] === -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
