[dba-Tech] Petulant PC

Hi Gustav,
I have used Retrospect on and off for years and haven't noticed any issues
(probably because I don't have any huge servers that I have to deal with).
But I'll keep that in mind if I come into that situation. I schedule it to
run at night as most of my clients don't run 24/7 so it hasn't been an issue
where I do backup servers. It nice because it has PC and Mac Agents so I can
backup everything to one backup location via one application. I suppose
there are others that do the same though.

My biggest problem with Retrospect is that Symantec bought it's parent
company. I'm sure they'll mess it up somehow. 

I'm evaluating into CA's backup solutions as they bundle them in a small
business security suite now. The UI is rather archaic but they've been
updating their UIs lately and have been doing a nice job of it.

What's your preference in backup software?

John B.

PS: I just now restored a 40MB folder from an external WD USB drive using
Retrospect - took all of a few seconds. Its nice when things work!

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 10:26 AM
To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Petulant PC

Hi John

Be careful with Retrospect for server backup. It's a dog. (Don't ask why, I
have no details).
We replace it systematically with anything else when we are allowed to.

/gustav


>>> john at winhaven.net 05-06-2007 17:15 >>>
Ever consider using a backup program such as Retrospect?



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