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From: mm3d+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU (Matt McNally)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk
Subject: CAP for Backups?
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Date: 2 Nov 88 19:12:47 GMT
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   At the Humanities college at Carnegie Mellon we are interested in
implementing transparent backups for our Mac II's.  I have been asked
to investigate using CAP 5.0 with Macdump, and Macrestore to
implement such a system.

Background:

   We currently have approximately sixty Mac II's from the entire
college that we would like to provide with automatic backups onto a
Vaxstation 2000 running Ultrix 2.2.  The Mac's are connected to our
Appletalk network using a PhoneNet/Kinetics Box/Ethernet "solution".

My Request:

   I would be interested in receiving any information concerning the
implementation of such a system.  Are the CAP and Macdump 'packages'
stable enough for heavy usage?  Are they're any factors about
using a 2000 that I should be aware of?  Personal opinions and/or
anecdotes by people who have already installed such a system are
extremely welcome.  If I receive enough information I'll attempt
to summarize trends, tips and information for posting.

Thanks in advance,

Matt McNally

Please send your replies to:
        mm3d@andrew.cmu.edu