[plug] On and off topic - Fedora working with Win2003 SBS? Backup software recommendations for a DDS4 tape drive under 2003 SBS

[Ari Finander]

Thanks Kev, I'll add Xandros to my list of options to investigate. The boss
is looking for a 'pay-for' version, actually, so that's not a draw back. We
are only going to be using a free version for some initial testing and
troubleshooting.

Ari

On 8/5/06, Kev <kdownes at tpg.com.au> wrote:
>
> Hi Ari
>
> Ari Finander wrote:
> > Hi again all,
> >
> > Hope you are well. Obviously I haven't shuffled off yet and it appears
> > I've achieved something resembling a remission (for serious lack of a
> > better word - motorised wheelchair is now a permanent feature but I
> > get around a lot on my crutches pretty well for short distances
> > still). Anyway, I've gone back to uni to do the degree I should have
> > done instead of a PhD in the degree I did do and I've also started
> > back at work, in a field I'm not so qualified in: network and server
> > administration. Hence, I've come back here to the experts.
> >
> > Firstly, the on topic bits. My employer really hates windows, but
> > feels forced into it. He wants to start using a multi OS compatible
> > office and productivity software, particularly a new thing coming out
> > from IBM (if they'd ever bother replying to his repeated queries by
> > email and phone!!). He also wants to know if it's worth buying a
> > commercial distribution such as RedHat or Suse. I suggested we turn
> > his old Dell server (running win2000 server) into a Fedora server to
> > test the waters first. It'll go online alongside the Win2003 SBS
> > server which will continue to act as the PDC. Are there network
> > disasters waiting for me in the near future? I should reiterate that
> > I'm learning all of this as quickly as I can, as I have never been
> > exposed to Active Directory or Sharepoint or Exchange and am learning
> > as I fix them and turn his windows server into what he wanted in the
> > first place...
> >
> > Now this brings me to my off topic bit. His current backup strategy
> > consists of a rotating set of DDS4 tapes and Tapeware software. I hate
> > this software. It is not intuitive and it does not generate logs and,
> > apparently, if a folder gets moved it just freezes until I get back
> > into the office and manually stop it - sometimes days later. This
> > business really really needs a better backup software. I really like
> > this place, and they help a lot of people, so I'm really trying to do
> > the absolute best I can with them. Can any of you recommend a good
> > piece of backup software that'll run on Win2003 SBS that will work
> > with their DDS4 tapes and provide good error messages and logs?
> > Preferably one that is not too expensive, they've had to pay a lot
> > recently already for other things, and that has a user base that I can
> > turn to for support?
> >
> > Thanks all, I appreciate your help.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Ari
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>
> At the risk of sounding like a broken record, go and have a look at
> http://www.xandros.com/   They have a full range of Debian based
> products and their specialty is making it easy for POWs (prisoners of
> Windows) to move over to Linux.  All their OSes are fully DCC
> (http://www.dccalliance.org/) compliant.  I can show you their server
> version, their business desktop version3 and their latest desktop
> version4, all running here.
>
> The server version has BRU Server
> (http://www.xandros.com/products/business/server/services/bru.html) plus
> 6 client licences included, off the shelf.
>
> These is a "pay-for" Linux distro, but it is much cheaper than Windows
> and is FULL featured off the shelf.  Btw, Crossover Office  5.0.3 is
> also included in all their desktop products.
>
> Cheers
> Kev
>
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> We use and recommend Xandros 3.0.2
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