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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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?...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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