[dba-Tech] hd partition utility

"> The app 'Acronis True Image' looks like a great package. Its only failing
> would be not having SID capabilities would when doing a maulticast 
> rollout. "

what are SID capabilities, please?

thank you
Lembit

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From: "Jim Lawrence" <accessd at shaw.ca>
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Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 2:13 AM
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> Just a note, probably late in this tread but let me be so bold as to
> recommend a piece of software for doing system image backups.
>
> Just recently, used it to restore 200GB of data... do not ask who long it
> took but it worked flawlessly. It can backup and restore across, networks,
> portable drives and even IP addresses. It can use a couple of hot imaging
> strategies like Volume locking and Shadow services. It can split backups
> into DVDs, CDs or even smaller drives. It also uses various level of
> compression. As well as a data file an XML file is created and the XML 
> file
> can be used to specify whether all the data or specific data is recovered
> from the image.
>
> I use the package in conjunction with the BartPE disk. This allows me to 
> go
> to various client sites, boot up from DVD and image the current drive to
> anywhere on the network.
>
> Though the package is not as sophisticated as some, the price is right and
> it is sledge hammer simple.
>
> You can see it at http://www.runtime.org/dixml.htm
>
> The one feature that it does not have is the ability to re-partition a 
> drive
> to a larger size.
>
> The app 'Acronis True Image' looks like a great package. Its only failing
> would be not having SID capabilities would when doing a maulticast 
> rollout.
>
> Jim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Dan Waters
> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 3:26 PM
> To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] hd partition utility
>
> A site I like to read when selecting software is www.toptenreviews.com.
> Acronis True Image is at the top of their list (and not the most 
> expensive).
>
> http://disk-imaging-software-review.toptenreviews.com/
>
> Dan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Helmut Kotsch
> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 3:49 AM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] hd partition utility
>
> Try
> http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/diskdirector/
>
> you can download a trial version. I haven't used it so far but I use their
> backup program TRUEIMAGE which is perfect.
>
> Helmut
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Ursprungliche Nachricht-----
> Von: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]Im Auftrag von Peter
> Brawley
> Gesendet: Montag, 11. Februar 2008 10:26
> An: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Betreff: [dba-Tech] hd partition utility
>
>
> PowerQuest's Partition Manager was terrific up to version 7. Then
> Symantec bought 'em. There are lots of horror stories out there about
> v8. No thanks. There are horror stories about some of the other leading
> (in terms of downloads at cnet) partition managers too. Does anyone know
> a reliable partition manager that can handle 250G HDs, multiple
> partitions &c?
>
> PB
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