[dba-Tech] hd partition utility

Lembit Soobik lembit.dbamail at t-online.de
Tue Feb 12 05:54:27 CST 2008


thank you, Jon,
I guess I should not have asked - now more confused than before.
anyway, I guess I dont need to understand that if I dont work with big 
networks and servers and such.

Lembit

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jon Tydda" <jon.tydda at alcontrol.com>
To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" 
<dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 12:20 PM
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] hd partition utility


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>
>
> Jon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Lembit
> Soobik
> Sent: 12 February 2008 11:18
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [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
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jim Lawrence" <accessd at shaw.ca>
> To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'"
> <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 2:13 AM
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] hd partition utility
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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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