RE: NT Backup

rkm ( rkm@marshall.net )
Thu, 5 Mar 1998 12:04:35 -0500

Count me in. Arcserve has been a nightmare for several of my customers. They
had a pretty good product for netware 3.x NLMS but it seems they can't catch
up with NT and they do a pretty crappy job of supprting old stuff too. That
said, in certain environments it is the best solution.

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Richard Marshall
http:/www.marshall.net

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Scott [mailto:davidscott@mtgroup.com]
> Sent: Thursday, March 05, 1998 11:57 AM
> To: ntisp@emerald.iea.com
> Subject: RE: NT Backup
>
>
> Gee, do you know anyone else who has had trouble like this with Arcserve?
>
> David Scott
> davidscott@mtgroup.com
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mark Bainter [mailto:mark@turnergroup.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, March 05, 1998 9:56 AM
> > To: 'ntisp@emerald.iea.com'
> > Subject: RE: NT Backup
> >
> >
> > Just a word of warning here. We use Arcserve and IMNSHO it sucks. You
> > have to pay extra for things that should be included (like a backup
> > agent for open files, and disaster recovery) Whenever you get a new
> > version don't bother installing it because it won't work. Their first
> > versions NEVER work, you will always have to download a 17MB patch file
> > within a few days after the release if you actually want to *use* the
> > product. I'm not talking about minor glitches that they missed, I'm
> > talking about being unable to do backups onto multiple tapes, GFS not
> > working/etc. Then you call their TS and find out they know less than
> > you do about the product. Out of the 5 times in I have called
> > Cheyenne's TS in the last 3 years, not once have I gotten a solution.
> > The Amanda product mentioned in another message intrigues me, but I
> > don't think it's going to do what I need.
> >
> > I'm looking for backup software that can do Disaster Recovery,
> > Differential Backups, and Exchange Server Database backups at brick
> > level. Any suggestions? What else do you guys use for backup software
> > besides Arcserve?
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: mwagers@ocsnet.net [mailto:mwagers@ocsnet.net]
> > > Sent: Sunday, February 22, 1998 8:22 PM
> > > To: 'ntisp@emerald.iea.com'
> > > Subject: RE: NT Backup
> > >
> > > Use ARCServe for NT. Expect to spend 700 for the Enterprise product,
> > > but don't you think keeping thousands of dollars of data is worth it?
> > > :)
> > >
> > > ----------
> > > From: Adrian Teasdale
> > > Sent: Sunday, February 22, 1998 3:49 PM
> > > To: ntisp@emerald.iea.com
> > > Subject: NT Backup
> > >
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > We're just setting up some NT machines for the first time.
> > > Under Linux
> > > we had a real nice nightly backup system and I have to look for
> > > an NT
> > > equivalent. What would people suggest and what kind of costs?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Ade
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