Re: IPCS w/Novell 4.1 Backup on 3570

["David Gibbs" <devdmg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

]On 28 Aug 97 at 22:30, Carole Houghton wrote:

> We bought a 3570 Tape Drive last year with the idea that once we got
> Novell running on the IPCS it would be a simple matter to backup the
> Network on the same tape drive during the middle of the night.  (Our
> marketing rep helped with this idea!!)   After crashing the server
> during the day using Novell's SBACKUP to the 3570, (per instructions
> in IBM's book) then finding out that we cannot use library features
> of the 3570  with the IPCS and SBACKUP needs to run interactively -

Have you looked at Help Systems' "Robot/Save" product?  I'm not 100% 
sure, but I think they support some kind of PC backup.

It sure can't hurt to check out the product... they offer 30 day free
trials and good tech support.

Back when I was working in an operational capacity, I helped them 
debug the 3570 code. :)

btw: I was less than impressed with the 3570 tape drive.  I found it
jammed far to often to make a reliable unattended backup system.  
Plus the fact that the drive can't read the external labels on the
tapes... that makes initing tapes a pain in the <censored>.

david

p.s. No connection with Help/Systems... just like most of their 
products.
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David Gibbs
Sr. Software Engineer
Silvon Software
Westmont, IL
(630) 655-3313 x6479
http://www.silvon.com
mailto:david.gibbs@silvon.com

Opinions expressed are strictly my own and do 
not necessarily reflect those of my employer

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    you take your eyes off of your goal.

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