> 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 lit
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 w
At 4:00 PM +0200 9/14/00, jakob krabbe wrote:
> >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
>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
>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
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 serv
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...??
>
> W
>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 clock to someting similar.
>And yes, if you're
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.
>
>---
>
>If I change tape in the morning, doesn't the recykled nigh backup overwrite
>the portables!?
>
>Maybe
>Maybe I don't need five storagesets? I've read somewhere one will do... I
>use VXA 170 meter tapes. What am I missing??
>
>thanx,
>
>/ jakob
>
Jacob,
First I want to suggest that a lot of your frustration can be diminished
by having another go at reading the manual cover to cover (personally,
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
> 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
Automate>Scripts
New
Pick "Backup"
Call the script "Daily"
Click Sources and set your sources
Click Destinations and add
yes, buy a tape drive. It will pay for itself very quickly.
Say the following words to your boss:
"Sooner or later there WILL be a catastrophic computer failure resulting in
data loss.
You can either spend a small amount of money on a backup tape drive, or a
large amount of money rebuilding the
If you are going to be backing up that much data on a daily basis
and do not want to have to worry about CD-R/W swapping then a
tape drive would be the way to go. Know that REx only supports
ATAPI tape drives.
Brian
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