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Old October 21st 03, 10:16 PM
Schmuck
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A little bit of knowledge..... etc etc

Gurus. I have a client who is insisting on a "NAS that runs Windows",
but at the same time is "absolutely not a file server". Over and
above, he wants to connect an SDLT-220 (no, not the 320 for the 200
bucks extra) and install "Veritas" to back up his data.

(Yep.. its goverment).

I think we've established that this is Backup Exec (+IDR) rather than
Netbackup, however, I am still in a spin over how to satisfy this
bizarre request.

Anybody know whether I could turn any of the Windows 2000 based "NAS"
labelled products from the HP, Dell etc al into a backup server?

(If so, why the hell aren't they "file servers"?)

Thanks in advance

Matt
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Old October 22nd 03, 06:48 AM
Rob Turk
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"Schmuck" wrote in message
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A little bit of knowledge..... etc etc

Gurus. I have a client who is insisting on a "NAS that runs Windows",
but at the same time is "absolutely not a file server". Over and
above, he wants to connect an SDLT-220 (no, not the 320 for the 200
bucks extra) and install "Veritas" to back up his data.

(Yep.. its goverment).

I think we've established that this is Backup Exec (+IDR) rather than
Netbackup, however, I am still in a spin over how to satisfy this
bizarre request.

Anybody know whether I could turn any of the Windows 2000 based "NAS"
labelled products from the HP, Dell etc al into a backup server?

(If so, why the hell aren't they "file servers"?)

Thanks in advance

Matt


How about installing Windows2000 on a standard machine as requested, install
remote desktop management. Make sure ACPI is on so it shuts down properly
when pressing the power button. Remove the monitor, keyboard and mouse? Make
a nice fat sticker "Nas2000" and you're all set ;-)

Rob


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Old October 23rd 03, 04:43 PM
Maxim S. Shatskih
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How about installing Windows2000 on a standard machine as requested, install
remote desktop management. Make sure ACPI is on so it shuts down properly
when pressing the power button.


:-))))
This is more the Server 2003 problem. w2k is more forgiving in terms of ACPI
BIOS lameness.

--
Maxim Shatskih, Windows DDK MVP
StorageCraft Corporation

http://www.storagecraft.com


 




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