Recent content by spickett

I have two rotational backups that do backup a set of servers. One job runs on the weekdays and does a full backup of certain data directories. The second job runs on the weekend and does a more thorough backup of data, OS, Registry, etc. Because it does not fit the usual GFS scheme, I end up...

Is this necessary if I'm starting with a blank, unformatted tape? Also, I'm using a tape library and one of the tapes in question is part of a two tape set, (the backup job spans two tapes). Again, will Arcserve know enough to use the good, serialized tape for part of the job, and work the...

I have a couple of instances where my tape media has become unreadable, but Arcserve is still requesting it as part of the regular backup cycle. How is this handled? If I remove the tape from the media pool and put a blank tape in it's place, is Arcserve smart enough to know what's going on? It...

It's all about timing. Most of this processing is associated with our ERP system. We walk a fine line between starting the processing as late as possible, to allow people to work into the evening, and still finishing the processing and backups before the troops arrive in the morning. This...

I may have misstated my problem. It's not with the backup. The files get backed up with no problem. We have an unrelated batch process that runs and attempts to rename the Access files, (e.g. ren Test.mdb Test.old). When some user has the file open, it cannot be renamed, and the entire batch...

Wow! Amazingly quick response. We are using ArcserveIT, and it does backup these open files. The problem with automatically logging users out is that this particular process takes place at about 7:30pm. We still have a large number of users legitimately logged in at this time, so I need my...

Can anyone tell me if there is a method on a Win2000 server, of releasing a file that is locked by a user. This needs to be done in an unattended process as part of our nightly processing. The situation is this: We have a group of Access files that need to be renamed as part of a nightly batch...

The system does not seem to be locked up once it gets to the desktop. I do have cursor movement, but I can't right-click on the desktop to get a popup. Also something strange. If I hit capslock, nothing happens until I hit ctrl-alt-del, then capslock lights up and the Close Program dialog...

Good idea, but... Apparently Microsoft does not like to reinstall Windows on a compressed drive? At least that is the indication when I try to run setup from the CD. Another thing that I just noticed on the last couple of reboots is that the ver last thing that appears is a message saying...

Lord give me the strength not to choke someone.>:-< I have a remote user who decided to run compress on her laptop to gain a little drive space. She thought the compress was locked up and so she shut the computer off during the process. It apparently continued to run to completion the next...