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using USB2 external hardrives for LAN backup by
Lynn McGuire
I am using several USB2 external hard drives (200 GB to 200 GB)
for backing up my network to. The full backup is about 150 GB. I
use robocopy to copy all of the drives to my external drives.
I have reformatted all of the external hard drives to NTFS. I am
running Windows XP SP2. I am using an...
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How to identify a system is a NAS Server or a General File Server using WMI? by
VeraPrasad
Hi,
How can I identify a system is a NAS server or a general File Server
using WMI. Is there any property that tells us a system is a NAS server
or a File Server? If yes please tell me the class to which it belongs.
If there is any other procedure to get that information please let me
know.
I'll...
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Error Code A on IBM LTO2 Tape Drives by
Will
I've noticed on almost all Scalar 100 and Dell 136T tape libraries running
with IBM LTO2 drives, that you will occasionally get a flashing A error
code. After a lot of research with ADIC on this problem, we were told that
in most cases this is caused by a drive recalibration, and it is normal...
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November 15th 05 06:47 PM
by Will
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Read commands in RAID-5 by
Erez
Hi,
I'm trying to understand the behavior of a RAID-5 controller when
executing long READ commands:
For READ commands with long data length, the controller may have to
read several blocks from each disk. Since all disks contain parity
blocks, the controller will need to skip them when reading from...
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DS4300 installation acceptance by
[email protected]
Hello there,
I was wondering if somebody could provide me with some guidance in
preparing an acceptance document for the installation of a Fiber
Channel SAN storage based on an IBM DS4300.
This will help me ensure that the installation is fully implemented
and all the features are enables or...
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savepnpc for Legato networker 5.1? by
[email protected]
Had anyone know how to make savepnpc work in Legato Networker 5.1?
I am running the backup server in HP-UX 10.20.
I am using Legato Networker 5.1 Build 103 Turbo/8
I need to backup the backup image "snapped" by my SAN storage.
To do so, I need to mount the disk, save the filesystem, and...
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Inexpensive alternative to a SAN by
Keith
I know it sounds kludgy, cheap and amateurish, but...
I have a legacy app that millions of small, static image files. The
app requires a mapped drive letter, so they all have to be on one
volume. Problem is, it's getting to be too much to store on a sigle
volume. Is there an inexpensive (or open...
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November 13th 05 07:35 PM
by Zak
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Hitachi 9520 questions by
Tim
I recently acquired an HDS 9520V RK with no drives
installed. I purchased some 72gb drives for the unit and would like to
install it as part of my test system, but the default IP address has
been changed. When I ping 192.168.0.16
I get no response.
Does anyone know the procedure for resetting the...
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Logical vs. Physical Storage Replication by
[email protected]
Has anyone seen read or own papers on the question of what is superiour
in terms of reliability/speed/etc - Physical (2 DC actively having
storage) or Logical (1 DC being primary and vitual replication to the
secondary DC)?
Thanks
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Dell 130T/STK 9730 - need FSC.TXT by
Chris
Trying to get an old tape library running. It's a Dell 130T which is
actually a STK 9730 Timberwolf under the hood. It displays error codes
called "FSC's". The manuals don't give the meanings of the codes. The
service manual says:
"A listing of FSCs and their meanings is found
on the microcode...
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November 9th 05 09:51 PM
by Tim
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FC Switch Administration by
Harish
In my company we have debate going on who should really manage FC
switch for SAN?. Network or Storage group?.
Cisco has stong hold in our company and they are pushing their FC
switches. They are claiming it should be managed by Network team.
We are also evaluating other FC switch...
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November 9th 05 07:58 PM
by f0rd42
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Lost with NDMP by
kudzu-cro
Hello, I am working on tests with various software backup systems to attempt
to backup our netapp fas270 filer. I recently acquired netbackup 5.1 from
our main site and put on a test lan to attempt to do a tape backup from the
filer to the netbackup server attached tape drives. I attempted with...
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Tape Scanning in Linux by
2hawks
Hi,
Could someone kindly tell me how to scan tapes in Linux. For example,
if there are multiple cpio archives on one tape, how can I find out how
many are on it? If I am thinking correctly, cpio will only list
whatever is the first archive it finds.
Is it in the method of addressing the device?...
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November 8th 05 04:32 PM
by 2hawks
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McData Switch -Password issue. Please Help by
btna
Hello All,
We have a mcdata switch Spherion that we got as loaner. We can get to
it through it the web browser using the Default Operator password but
we don't know the Administrator. How can we reset the Administrator
password?
Thanks in advance,
BTNA
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IDE versus SATA HD. by
bernard8950
Is it true that ide hard drives perform slower than sata ones? I'm
upgrading my system to Asus A8N-SLI, AMD ATHLON 64 3200 VENICE CORE,
GAINWARD 6600GT SLI-PCI-E, 256Mb, (2X512MB CRUCIAL,DDR400,PC3200). I'm
not sure which hd will suit the system best. A friend also told me that
SATA hd can be...
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IBM DS400 SAN by
Byron Copeland
All,
Am setting up a DS400 SAN with an array of Dell dual CPU servers running
Red Hat Enterprise 4. Have QLogic FC cards installed. FC Switch... etc...
I am having issues at the moment with getting RH to assign a device to the
SAN so that applications can access it.
Any help would be...
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Storage for the home user. by
Bruce L. Bergman
This newsgroup is aimed at the corporate arena - but us little people
with SOHO and Residential needs also have a need to store
ever-increasing quantities of data, too.
Will off the shelf NAS systems like the Buffalo TeraStation work for
backing up Windows boxen? Are there backup programs that...
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Upgrading a Sony AIT Autoloader by
TheStripyTiger
Hi all,
In my office, I have a Sony TSL-A400C AIT Autoloader unit with a
built-in AIT-1 drive unit SDX-400C.
Additionally we've got a Sony StorStation AITe260/S AIT-3 drive unit. I
need additional backup storage, and I wondered, does anyone know if
it's possible to take the AIT-3 bits our of the...
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RAID 1 solution for desktop by
David Beasley
Hello All,
I need to implement a RAID 1 solution for a high end desktop machine,
and I'm considering 2 options:
1) Use the onboard(cheap) SATA RAID controller on my motherboard with 2
Western Digital Raptor WD740GD 74GB 10K SATA drives.
Approximate cost: $400.00
2) Purchase new SCSI RAID...
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October 30th 05 03:14 PM
by gjohn
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