on 9/14/2000 8:49 AM, jakob krabbe at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
We use a 13-tape rotation. We swap tapes during the day on Monday, full
(recycle) backup on Monday night, normal backups Tue-Sat nights. In
addition, we have an FTP server offsite with one FTP backup set on it. Every
two weeks we
From: Jon Gardner [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: "retro-talk" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 12:21:08 -0500
To: retro-talk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: backup strategy - followup
FTP:ing stuff off-site seems little overkill for us, but if the VXA we
bought w
Discussed on this list earlier:
Run retrospect server on portables during day and stationaries dyring night
where backup source = VXA.
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If I change tape in the morning, doesn't the recykled nigh backup overwrite
the portables!?
Maybe I'm better off changing the tape at night after the
At 9:53 AM +0200 9/14/00, jakob krabbe wrote:
Discussed on this list earlier:
Run retrospect server on portables during day and stationaries dyring night
where backup source = VXA.
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If I change tape in the morning, doesn't the recykled nigh backup overwrite
the portables!?
Maybe I'm better
on 9/14/2000 7:57 AM, jakob krabbe at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Also, which tape of the week do you save? I have two "monday tapes" that I
cyckle and I'm planning to increase that to four tapes... I'm still in
backup-tune-in-mode and I have a feeling mondays are not the best days...??
What
At 2:57 PM +0200 9/14/00, jakob krabbe wrote:
That is what I do. I have a "laptop backup" tape that runs off a
backup server from 9:00 to 3:00, then at 3:00 I switch to my nightly
backup tape (changes depending on the night, and the week).
Sounds reasonable. I think I'll tune in my server
We use a 13-tape rotation. We swap tapes during the day on Monday, full
(recycle) backup on Monday night, normal backups Tue-Sat nights. In
addition, we have an FTP server offsite with one FTP backup set on it. Every
two weeks we do a recycle backup to it over the weekend (takes anywhere from
As it stands right now, we've just made a complete switch to new
tapes for the Monday-Thursday backups, and we started this with new
tapes in March. I should also mention that we only backup a user's
Documents folder, and they are instructed to put anything
work-related that needs to be
First, I did not manage to print any pages from the VXA PDF manual.
I want to have five tapes named mon - fri and overwriting any information
each night. Can someone please give me a hint of the settings in Retrospect.
I made five storage sets but my problem is Retrospect keeps alerting me of
I want to have five tapes named mon - fri and overwriting any information
each night. Can someone please give me a hint of the settings in
Retrospect.
Launch Retrospect
AutomateScripts
New
Pick "Backup"
Call the script "Daily"
Click Sources and set your sources
Click Destinations and add
on 8/15/2000 7:44 AM, jakob krabbe at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Maybe I don't need five storagesets? I've read somewhere one will do... I
use VXA 170 meter tapes. What am I missing??
How much data are you backing up? We use one VXA tape per week. A new tape
goes in on Monday, "Recycle" backup
. It speaks to the end-user, rather than to the engineers.
:-)
That said, in order to decide how to best design your backup strategy,
you will want to decide a few things:
1) the purpose for backing up
2) how much data can you afford to lose
3) how much change in data occurs each day/week/period
4
Hi,
I recently downloaded the Retrospect Express Trial, I'm attempting to work
Retrospect Express into our backup strategy. Before we purchase the full
version of this software, I'd like to get this problem straightened out. We
currently have approx. 7.1 GB of information that our company has
e
opinions of Disney Publishing, etc etc etc.
*
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From: Jeff Shamburg
Reply To: retro-talk
Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 12:18 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Backup Strategy
Hi,
I recently downloaded the Retrospect Express Trial, I'm attempti
Well, if an ATAPI tape drive were the route that we would take, is there a
reputable retailer where we could find one online? I thought that SCSI was
all they made anymore.
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