Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!usc!orion.oac.uci.edu!ucivax!truesdel From: truesdel@ics.uci.edu (Scott Truesdell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware Subject: Re: Backing up several Macs on a network Message-ID: <28582B74.7578@ics.uci.edu> Date: 14 Jun 91 02:35:31 GMT References: Distribution: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.apps Organization: UC Irvine Department of ICS Lines: 24 To: doug@clarity.Princeton.EDU In doug@clarity.Princeton.EDU (Douglas Merrill) writes: >At our lab, we have 4 Mac IIfx's hooked together using >Appletalk. We are developing a large software package >using all of the machines, and (naturally enough) need >to back them up. I just got a 2.2 gig Exabyte tape drive for backing up 25 devices over LocalTalk. This is probably much more than you need, but I'm very happy with performance. Tapes are 8mm video and are readily available for cheap. The preferred tape here is Sony P6-120MP. Retrospect remote is the software of choice for this. You will need to study the manual a bit and fiddle around until you're comfortable with your setup, but after that, it's smooth sailing. Retrospect is cool for your application because it can keep versions of your development project. In other words, you don't need to keep backing up just the most recent work but can retreive stuff way into the past if need be. Froody, huh? --scott -- Scott Truesdell