Try Chapter 2 of the Retrospect Manual: Fundamentals. Best trick with
Retrospect is not to make any assumptions about it - if you think that you're
being smart and getting around a traditional backup/retore problem, don't
bother 'cause retrospect has probably already taken that into account
Pam Lefkowitz wrote:
Incrementals using Retrospect are handled *very* differently than other
backup software implementations. What were you hoping for/expecting them to
be and what kinds of problems were you having?
I'd be happy to work with you on this off-list with a summary to the list
I use the same basic setup. Its easier to restore only the docs and
prefs to the disk after you have restored everything else with an
image. (I made a an image of a bootable CD and replaced the TCP/IP
pref with our support IP address. That way I have IP access to the
server, not slow
From: Todd Williams
I use the same basic setup. Its easier to restore only the docs and
prefs to the disk after you have restored everything else with an
image.
Keep in mind how Retrospect works (based on Eric's ASCIIart).
If you're already using disk imagine software (Mac or Windows)
For the Macs, I made a bootable CD with Retrospect client installed
and configured.
1. Boot from CD
2. format the hard disk,
3. Restore from network backup
4. Reboot system...Done.
Depending on how much data, it can take from 20 minutes to 2 hours.
I just can't push that tape any faster...
Hi,
I got to say: in a university environment the image/fixed data path
works like a charm. The students (clients) will pretty much mess up a
workstation within 3 months. By having a 4BG Ghost image for NT4 and 2k
download in under 10 minutes and then restore networking and data if any
is the
Hi John,
I'm trying to understand something. Can you tell me *why* you want to
perform a complete backup every night? Why not incrementals?
Thanks!
Eric Ullman
Dantz Development
John Martinez [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello,
I am running Retrospect to backup about 16GB. I want to do the
on 3/7/01 4:04 PM, "Eric Ullman" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi John,
I'm trying to understand something. Can you tell me *why* you want to
perform a complete backup every night? Why not incrementals?
Thanks!
Eric Ullman
Dantz Development
In my case, for Clear Ink, I built a system
Well, comments first, solution second.
Comments
--
I personally use full backup on weekends and incrementals through a week.
If you are dealing with single large files that change daily, then an
incremental would do wonderful. (Yep, I too have a
There's a PDF version in the folder that you downloaded. If you don't have
the folder any more, it's available on our website:
http://www.dantz.com/index.php3?SCREEN=latest_docs
HTH!
Irena Solomon
If I downloaded my copy of Retrospect, where would I find this guide?
Subject: Re: Retro
Hi Steve,
When using Retrospect with autoloaders, keep in mind that there are two
modes of operation: unattended and interactive. All immediate actions (under
the Immediate tab), except "Run," are automatically in interactive mode. All
automated actions (or scripts, including those started under
Subject: Re: Retro Server 5 on NT 4
Hi Scott,
on 30/1/01 2:18 AM, Scott Dunn at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Wow. I never thought of that. Temporary directories sound
like they will
save my butt. Brilliant response!
Would I use temp directories with win95/98?
Absolutely!
When faced
Full instructions for doing an Emergency Restore start on page 114 of the
Retrospect for Windows User's Guide. You may also select "Prepare for
Emergency Restore" from the Window menu in Retrospect; this will list what
you will need to restore and allow you to print full Emergency Restore
If I downloaded my copy of Retrospect, where would I find this guide?
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To: retro-talk
Subject: Re: Retro Server 5 on NT 4
Full instructions for doing
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Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 10:40 PM
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Subject: Re: Retro Server 5 on NT 4
Hi Scott,
on 27/1/01 10:35 AM, Scott Dunn at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Please forgive my ignorance
Hi Scott,
on 30/1/01 2:18 AM, Scott Dunn at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Wow. I never thought of that. Temporary directories sound like they will
save my butt. Brilliant response!
Would I use temp directories with win95/98?
Absolutely!
When faced with this situation with normal user PCs
A quick thanks to those who replied with your information
and suggestions.
I appreciate it.
The rebuild of the server went smoothly and Retro was a breeze
as I thought it would be. The only problem was a hard drive
h/w issue which I resolved by replacing it with a spare.
Thanks again
maz
www.southshoreinc.com
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Of Irena Solomon
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 9:17 AM
To: retro-talk
Subject: Re: Retro Server 5 on NT 4
If you already have an active system on that machine, you can't
What operating system?
On the Mac, you can boot from the Retrospect CD, I believe.
I usually take that opportunity to do a clean install though. On the
Mac, I'll do a clean install of the current OS and then restore all
the files into a sub-folder and then move them out as needed.
All of
Hi Scott,
on 27/1/01 10:35 AM, Scott Dunn at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Please forgive my ignorance, but I have to ask the following question: Your
hard drive fails. You want to pop in a new drive and restore the system to
the original condition. What do you do?
1. On the new disk Install
Hi Mary Ann,
on 25/1/01 12:47 PM, Mary Ann Zhang at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I need to reinstall NT4 server on a backup server and then reinstall
Retrospect Server v5.
I have some concerns about the existing retro config and scripts being
retained and
the 100 or so clients still being
I know on macs that rebuilding a catalog from scratch is a long process
for one tape. Much less more than one.
I know that this sounds like the long way, but isn't it possible to start
from ground zero? I mean that if I start with a clean install of NT 4.0,
then install Retrospect, then have
Hello Julia,
Two suggestions for you depending on whether you want to go with Firewire
or SCSI.
* For a Firewiire solution, take a look at the new VXA-1 Firewire drive.
The only drawback is that you'll still have to switch tapes manually.
* For a higher capacity automated SCSI solution which
Hello,
I realize that my last post is a little unclear (thanks, Mark!). The
document on the website is not specific to Retrospect Express and in part
references changes that apply to the Desktop and Workgroup editions only.
For instance, Retrospect Express does not support backup to tape,
of different environments, of
which I'll admit that mine is a bit unique. And then tweaked for
perfection.
Thanks,
Jim Coefield,
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Subject: Re: Retro Mac And VXA Drive
From: "Irena Solomon" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 10:54:38 -0700
Hi Jim,
I put t
Well,
I guess Friday afternoon was a bad time to ask this question--didn't
get any response, so i guess I'll try again this tuesday morning. Or
maybe its just time to RMA the drive...
Thanks,
Jim
Subject: Retro Mac And VXA Drive
From: "Jim Coefield" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000
TED]
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 09:11:05 -0600
To: "retro-talk" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Retro Mac And VXA Drive
Well,
I guess Friday afternoon was a bad time to ask this question--didn't
get any response, so i guess I'll try again this tuesday morning
While these are excellent steps, the order can vary depending on
circumstances and resources.
New installation, for example, try device on another computer would
be up higher in the steps for me because I do have access to many
computers that I use for testing and it would be quick and easy
I apologize for reopening a dead thread on the list, but I just
wanted to share.
Running Retrospect 4.2 on a Quadra 950 with 40 MB RAM over built-in
ethernet to our ASIP server, I get 13-16 MB/min.
Having moved Retrospect and the tape drive over to the server* (after
addressing stability
On Wed, 30 Aug 2000 08:20:04 Brian D. Caskey wrote:
I am backing up 30 clients, all Macs, and am encountering the following
message (using Retrospect 4.3), when the first tape fills and I try to add
the second one:
'The tape cannot be added to this backup set, it is too different from the
1999, Power Mac G3/300 (blue), AIT, shared 10Base-T ethernet, 59.2
MB/min. backing up an iMac, 229 MB/min. backing up the server
2000, Power Mac G3/300, AIT, switched 10/100 ethernet, 347.6 MB/min best
throughput, 207 MB/min. backing up the server
Dan Knight, information systems manager
We're looking into getting an AppleShare IP server for filesharing and it
has brought to my attention that an ASIP server cannot be used as a
Retrospect client!
Well, somebody must have forgotten to tell my server about it, 'cuz it works
great as a Retrospect client. Now, I wouldn't recommend
on 8/17/2000 6:35 AM, Daniel Knight at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
By shutting down these programs, we don't have to worry about live
databases and other files not getting backed up. (I also have QuicKeys
set to relaunch ASIP and FMPro Server at about 7:30 a.m. should something
come up and I'm
I keep all my information in databases. It's kinda fun looking back like
this.
1995, Workgroup Server 80 (Quadra 800), DAT, shared 10Base-T ethernet,
best throughput 13.9 MB/min. (14.0 MB/min. backing up the server itself)
1996, Power Mac 6100/66, DAT, shared 10Base-T ethernet, 18.8 MB/min.
-talk" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Retro Speed
Date: Wed, Aug 16, 2000, 3:08 PM
1999, Power Mac G3/300 (blue), AIT, shared 10Base-T ethernet, 59.2
MB/min. backing up an iMac, 229 MB/min. backing up the server
2000, Power Mac G3/300, AIT, switched 10/100 ethernet, 347.6 MB/min best
throughp
on 8/16/2000 3:06 PM, Matt Barkdull at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Back up rates differ using: G4/ 400, DDS-4, shared 10Base-T Ethernet. 80
MB/min on first volume, 187 MB/min on second volume, and 93 MB/ min on
third. All three volumes on server. What would cause the difference in the
speed?
on 8/16/2000 2:01 PM, jakob krabbe at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
We're looking into getting an AppleShare IP server for filesharing and it
has brought to my attention that an ASIP server cannot be used as a
Retrospect client!
Is that true and if so, how have you guys solved that problem?
On Wed, Jul 19, 2000, 4:00:04 am retro-talk ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
retro-talk #660 - Tuesday, July 18, 2000
Dantz Website / Update?
I did not receive an announcement of this update. I heard about it from TidBits.
Did Dantz make an announcement to users?
Luke: Here are two scenarios, I hope one of them meets your needs.
Method 1 - automated
1. Back up what's there now (twice :-) to create a new snapshot.
2. Restore the old snapshot using the "Replace Corresponding files"
destination setting. (This overwrites new file versions, but doesn't delete
Hello Todd, I sent your question to my tech support engineers at Ecrix. Here is some
information that might help.
Frank,
We have tested both VXA-1 drives, single ended narrow and LVD. With the Mac
G3 you have to run the VXA-1 LVD on an LVD SCSI controller. The VXA-1 LVD
will not work on a
If you're using DDS-3, it doesn't matter whether you back up the server
via ethernet or via local scsi, because the tape unit itself is the
bottleneck. (Even with the much faster DLT I've found the difference to
be negligible). That being the case, I would put retro on its own box.
It makes it
Hi!
Thank you for your message. Please note that I am currently on Maternity
Leave and cannot respond to your message. In my absence, you can contact
Caroline Cho via phone or e-mail for assistance. Her e-mail address and
direct phone number are listed below.
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Phone:
Hi,
For such a small backup, I think DAT might be a bit expensive. Just my
$0.02. Also, I think that zip disks would be more reliable, but who knows -
luckily(?) retrospect is very good at error checking, so you only need to worry
about media failure after backup. For 600MB, why not look at a
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To: retro-talk
Subject: Re: retro for a small windows set-up
Hi,
For such a small backup, I think DAT might be a bit expensive. Just my
$0.02. Also, I think that zip disks would be more reliable, but who knows -
luckily(?) retrospect
To: "retro-talk" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 16:27:58 -0600
To: "'retro-talk'" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: retro for a small windows set-up
Are they not the cases that:
If Retrospect supports the device, Dantz has a built-in driver for it, and
no MFR driv
Reply to: RE: Retro didn't ask for license number?
Jeffry,
When you're using 4.2A clients with 4.2 Retrospect, activator codes are
no longer needed. This is one of the major improvements over previous
versions of Retrospect, since it means you no longer have conflicts, don't have
On 12/16/1999 somewhere around the time of 14:37 -0800, Matthew Tevenan spoke about
"RE: Retro 4.2A Mac question":
Reply to: RE: Retro 4.2A Mac question
Ryan,
At this time Retrospect can only do one backup to one destination at a
time. The Mac OS is not a multitasking
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