Return-Path: Received: from host6.canaca.com ([66.49.160.142] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4898303 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 14 Nov 2012 06:24:02 +0100 Received: from static184-169-61-119.r.rev.accesscomm.ca ([184.169.61.119]:34448 helo=[10.0.1.9]) by host6.canaca.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1TYVVL-0003jN-9o for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:27:15 -0500 From: Jack Tunnicliffe Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_74C98CC3-3D69-487D-B0D3-5B2818FD5D55" Message-Id: <631A3868-EE6C-4EC2-96D4-52BF96E47029@javapost.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.2 \(1499\)) Subject: Re: [AE] best server setup for small studio (10-15 macs / imacs / laptops) Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 23:27:14 -0600 References: To: "After Effects Mail List" In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1499) X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - host6.canaca.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - media-motion.tv X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - javapost.ca X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: host6.canaca.com: authenticated_id: jack+javapost.ca/only user confirmed/virtual account not confirmed X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: --Apple-Mail=_74C98CC3-3D69-487D-B0D3-5B2818FD5D55 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Well good question, Teddy. We use Retrospect and have for more than 15 = years through DLT, AIT, LTO 3 to LTO 5. We've actually had some issues = with Retrospect over the years, corrupted catalogues, etc, but overall = we've been pretty lucky with all of our back-ups and never really been = stung with lost data. Having said this we are looking at some other back-up solutions as we = move into LTO 5. These all come highly recommended: http://www.tolisgroup.com/products/software/bruserver/index.php http://www.archiware.com/home.1.1.html http://www.storagedna.com/ Jack Tunnicliffe Java Post Production www.javapost.ca On Nov 13, 2012, at 8:31 PM, Teddy Gage wrote: > What backup software do you guys use? >=20 > On Nov 13, 2012 2:21 PM, "Jack Tunnicliffe" wrote: > Yup! I agree, Carey. I love living on a big San now with redundancy, = global spares that automatically rebuild when there's a drive failure. >=20 > We did find that Lacies, especially power supplies, did fail more than = G Drives, but we've had G Drives fail, too.=20 >=20 > So if it spins, it will eventually die. Buy an LTO for overnight = back-ups and you'll sleep better. :) >=20 > Jack Tunnicliffe > Javapost Production >=20 > Sent from my iPhone >=20 > On 2012-11-13, at 12:53 PM, Carey Dissmore = wrote: >=20 >> Nearly every disk I've ever had from any source fails eventually. >>=20 >> ...just sayin... >>=20 >> carey >>=20 >> On Nov 12, 2012, at 5:06 PM, Elliot Steele wrote: >>=20 >>> LaCie has always been dreadful in my experience. Nearly every disk I = had from them failed eventually. >>=20 --Apple-Mail=_74C98CC3-3D69-487D-B0D3-5B2818FD5D55 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1

Well good question, Teddy. = We use Retrospect and have for more than 15 years through DLT, AIT, LTO = 3 to LTO 5. We've actually had some issues with Retrospect over the = years, corrupted catalogues, etc, but overall we've been pretty lucky = with all of our back-ups and never really been stung with lost = data.

Having said this we are looking at some = other back-up solutions as we move into LTO 5. These all come highly = recommended:

Jack Tunnicliffe

Java Post Production

www.javapost.ca

On Nov 13, 2012, at 8:31 PM, Teddy Gage <teddygage@gmail.com> = wrote:

What backup software do you guys use?

On Nov 13, 2012 2:21 PM, "Jack Tunnicliffe" = <jack@javapost.ca> = wrote:

Yup! I agree, Carey. I love living on a big San = now with redundancy, global spares that automatically rebuild when = there's a drive failure.

We did find that = Lacies, especially power supplies, did fail more than G Drives, but = we've had G Drives fail, too.

So if it spins, it will eventually die. Buy an LTO = for overnight back-ups and you'll sleep better. :)

Jack = Tunnicliffe
Javapost Production

Sent from = my iPhone

On 2012-11-13, at 12:53 PM, Carey Dissmore <carey@imugonline.com> = wrote:

Nearly every disk I've = ever had from any source fails eventually.

...just = sayin...

carey

On Nov = 12, 2012, at 5:06 PM, Elliot Steele <elliot@ppdm.de> wrote:

LaCie has always been dreadful in my experience. Nearly every disk I = had from them failed eventually.

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