OT: Retrospect

From: dude...you got a dell (dude@yougotadell.com)
Date: 08/25/02 

From: "dude...you got a dell" <dude@yougotadell.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2002 17:59:16 GMT

Not related to the above but maybe I can fire a question at you?

Retrospect doesn't seem to support an "overwrite" option on backup sets, and
I'd like to use a "single tape as a set", i.e. Monday as a single tape that
is overwritten with a Full backup every Monday.

In "Backup" mode, retrospect will do a full backup to new media, and append
changes until full, then request "Monday 2".

If I choose a "New Media Backup" for EVERY execution, will retrospect always
perform a full backup, and overwrite the "Monday" catalog file?

If so, do I need to have users erase the media before execution, or does
retrospect erase "used" media upon a "New media backup"?

Only asking since they don't seem to want to provide any free support
anymore.

TIA,
Adam

"phoenix" <phoenix@fakeaddress.uk.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.17d2f8c340d88dca9896ae@mistral...
> In article <9z5a9.6448$ob2.580339
> @newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net>, tdenbo1@earthlink.not says...
> > I have been using the free version of ZoneAlarm with Retrospect without
> > problems. When I upgraded to ZoneAlarm Pro (ZAP), Retrospect hangs when
> > backing up the boot volume.
> >
> > The only way I can get around this is to uninstall ZAP. I've tried
shutting
> > down ZAP but it still hangs.
> >
> > The hang comes when building the snapshot. The last thing that shows up
when
> > Retrospect hangs is "IIS MetaBase".
> >
> > I have the same problem with ZAP v3.0.118.1 and 3.0.134 with Retrospect
> > Desktop v 5.6.132.
> >
> > Running W2K SP2 and SP3 give same results. Since the snapshot is not
> > completing, the backups are unusable.
> >
> > Any help much appreciated.
> >
> > --
> > Tom Denbo
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> Hi
>
> You don't need to uninstall ZAP to stop it running, you only need
> to uncheck the 'load ZAP at startup' then reboot. That will start
> your system without ZAP running.
>
> Having said that I'm running Retrospect Backup 5.6 ATM and backing
> up four systems without problems. ZAP 3.0.133 is installed on three
> of the systems and ZA free 3 on the other. Retrospect is installed
> on a WIN2K AS and the clients are a mix of WIN2K SP3, XP & WIN98SE.
>
> Does it always happen on one particular client or is this just a
> single PC? Do you get any error messages in the Retrospect log?
>
> Regards
>
> Bill

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