Re: Retrospect and Quantum Snap Server / again [x-post toMac-Managers list]
I am testing a Snap Server loaned by Quantum next week. I would appreciate anyone with experience of backing these up using Retrospect emailing me their observations. I will summarise later to this list. Specifically I'd like to know: * what machine the Snap is mounted on for backup * OS of that machine * whether mounted via AppleTalk or TCP/IP * size of Snap and amount of data * any problems observed during Recycle and/or Normal backups Regards -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Retrospect and Quantum Snap Server
Matthew Thanks for your reply. I think the only way to be 100% sure would be to field-test such a configuration. I would appreciate being informed if anyone does test such a setup and they report back to Dantz. To help you find out why I did not get a reply, below is a copy of the mail I sent on 12/5/2000: To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Nicholas Froome [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Network Attached Storage Cc: Bcc: X-Attachments: Message-Id: a04310101b5418047178f@[213.1.5.73] Support We are considering specifying a Quantum Snap Network Attached Storage device for a Macintosh-based LAN used by a design client. What is the situation regarding backing up such devices using Retrospect? Regards -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Retrospect and Quantum Snap Server
We have a Quantum Snap server 20 gig. We mount it on a PowerComputing machine using system 8.6. We do have a problem with the backup freezing up towards the end of backing up the server then the server drops off the network and must be restarted. We have been working with Quantum to resolve this issue for a couple of months nowthey are still researching the problem. -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Retrospect and Quantum Snap Server
Nicholas, As you say, this should work. Retrospect should be able to back up a server mounted on your desktop, emulating AppleShare. Different server software packages do AppleShare emulation in varied ways, so we can only say for sure that true AppleShare and NT Services for Mac will definitely work, but I don't know of any that we recommend against. All known issues along these lines are listed in the latest Retrospect Read Me. You view this at http://www.dantz.com/index.php3?SCREEN=retrospect_mac_readme Also, I'm surprised you didn't hear back from Tech Support. We pride ourselves on our responsiveness. Are you sure you e-mailed us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED]? I'm not showing any incoming e-mails from you to either of these addresses. Please e-mail me offline if you have any further questions. Regards, Matthew Technical Support Specialist Dantz Development Corporation 925.253.3050 [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Nicholas Froome [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: "retro-talk" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2000 00:01:59 +0100 To: "retro-talk" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Retrospect and Quantum Snap Server Does anyone out there have first-hand knowledge of backing up Quantum SnapServers (or other NAS) in a Macintosh environment? I know it should work, but I get a funny feeling when I think about backing up 120 Gb of data as a mounted volume... If anyone has tried it, I'd like to know: * what the volume size was * the OS version of the machine it was mounted on to be backed up * how it was mounted to the host machine (TCP/IP or AppleTalk) * whether they have had any problems retaining a connection to it when backing up large amounts of data I emailed Dantz support about this but received no reply. Regards -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Retrospect and Quantum Snap Server
Yes, I had a early model SNAP server in my office for evaluation few one month ago and we did some tests using Retrospect. 1. volume size was two, 7GB drives, mounted on our backup computer as two separate volumes. 2. OS for the backup computer was OS 8.5 3. mounted as AppleTalk 4. No problems doing the entire backup... connection remained solid. OPINION: The SNAP server is a *great* product... but, backups tended to swamp our network during the day when I tested it. We here have chosen NOT to purchase it but to instead purchase a Mac OS X server so that the network files that are stored on the server will be backed up locally and not over the network. This will present other problems (retrospect does not currently have a product that runs on the OS X side of the server -- but, unofficially, retrospect does operate from the OS 9 compatibility window) Hope this helps. -John Spady University of Washington Friday Harbor Labs on 7/7/00 4:01 PM, Nicholas Froome at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone out there have first-hand knowledge of backing up Quantum SnapServers (or other NAS) in a Macintosh environment? I know it should work, but I get a funny feeling when I think about backing up 120 Gb of data as a mounted volume... If anyone has tried it, I'd like to know: * what the volume size was * the OS version of the machine it was mounted on to be backed up * how it was mounted to the host machine (TCP/IP or AppleTalk) * whether they have had any problems retaining a connection to it when backing up large amounts of data I emailed Dantz support about this but received no reply. Regards -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
