Tape Drives/Libraries

Rstlib restore file not library

how do you restore only certain file from a library backed up on tape?

IBM TS7740 Virtualization Engine

Does anyone know what IBM disk controller or disk array is integrated as the disk buffer into their recently announced TS7740 enterprise tape virtualization solution?

USB Flash Drives Not Installing On XP

Hello All! I've been noticing recently that certain USB drives have not been installing automatically to windows XP pro. I'm working on one right now and have not found a solution to it yet. A user needs to install a Sandisk Cruzer Mini USB Drive to her machine which uses XP Pro. Instead of...

Unable to mount Information Store in System Manager?

I need to recover a mailbox folder for a user. I tried KB 823176 Method 2 and got to the point below. Primary ExchSrvr 2003Recovery ExchSrvr Adv 2000 Both servers use Exchange 2003 Ntbackup is done from a separate Adv 2000 member server I am unable to restore to a Recovery Storage Group on the...

Sun DLT4700 Tape Library

Can the Sun DLT4700 Tape Library be used with PCs and PowerMacs? PowerMac has external SCSI 2 port. Have PCs with both SCSI 1 and SCSI 2 external ports. Thanks for your attention. malcolm

storage

Hi , I am mahesh.j a fresher , i would like build my carrier on storage .where i am familer to storage hardware now i would like expertise on it.My question is that how to be expertise on it, so i would request u all help me on it by ur guidlines. what are platform of operating...

Compressing Old Files

Hello, I would like to know the option(Compressing Old Files) which comes up during disk cleanup in win XP and win 2000. Is it good or bad? I mean, If I do the compression regularly will that effect my system/files in a long run? Is it same to that option (compress drive to save space) in disk...

Backup issues

I am having problems with backing up a 2 volumes from my HP MSA1000 SAN to an LTO tape library. The volumes are 80 & 90 GB in size and contain around 600,000 small files in each set. The 2 volumes are RAID 5 and I am getting about 5-8 GB per hour back-up. I am also backing up other RAID 5 sets and...

Calculate tape costs

I have been asked to determine the cost of tape for our organization. Where do I begin? Do I start with the number of EXCPs? How about the number of tape used?

Ultrium1 Autoloader vs Ultrium3 Tape Drive

Our existing model 820 has an Ultrium1 tape drive attached (the 7 tape autoloader model 3581, I think). Each night we run a Go SAVE, option 21 (1 hour) and our system fits nicely on one tape about 100gb in size. I'm configuring an Ultrium3 on a new i5 to reduce our backup time and increase our...

Tape Media Library and BRMS-2

Environment: OS/400 V5R2; Tape Library: IBM 3570. Problem: during backup operations using TAPMLB01 thru BRMS, message CPF416A is issued. When we try to change the status of the resource TAP05 associated with TAPMLB01 we get message CPF67E4. However, it is possible to get the 3570 work manually with...

Tape Media Library and BRMS

Environment: OS/400 V5R2; Tape Library: IBM 3570. Problem: during backup operations using TAPMLB01 thru BRMS, message CPF416A is issued. When we try to change the status of the resource TAP05 associated with TAPMLB01 we get message CPF67E4. However, it is possible to get the 3570 work manually...

Need assistance in tape backup systems

This is my first foray into tape backup. I'm researching a tape backup system for a health center and I'd like know if anyone has had experience with Dell (I'm looking at the 132T tape library) or Quantum (m1500). If you have had positive experience with another brand, I would be happy to hear...

HBA not showing WWN

A SearchStorage.com reader asks: WE have a data center server, 2003 servers and two HBAs in each node. Both the cards are Emulex Fibre Channel Cards. One card is already in working condition. We have recently added the second HBA card. The driver was updated, and I am able to detect two HBAs from...

Moving DNS outside

We are moving DNS services outside and I would like to learn more about how to set this up. We currently have AD Integrated DNS server, Primary DNS server, and Secondary DNS servers set up in our AD domain. We have 2 Domain Controllers, one on Windows 2003 w/Exchange 2003 w/GC, and one Windows 2000...