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- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 13:58:38 CST
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- From: David E Boyes <dboyes@IS.RICE.EDU>
- Subject: Re: BARS/VM
- Comments: To: VMESA-L@uafsysb.uark.edu
- In-Reply-To: <9301221944.AA02444@is.rice.edu>; from "Mr. Dustin Fu" at Jan 22,
- 93 6:13 pm
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- > I would like very much to hear from you(the VM/ESA gurus) about what
- > backup software you all use. We are migrating from MVS/SP to VM/ESA
- > soon and interested in finding out a good backup software. We have
- > heard VMBACKUP from Systems Center, and SYBACK from SyncSort, Inc. Has
- > anyone use any of these products (including BARS/VM)?
-
- We use VMBACKUP. It works pretty well, especially if you have the
- rest of the VM Center products (VMTAPE, VMSECURE in particular).
- I'm not really comfortable with it as a standalone product or if
- you have a home-brew tape management system. It's also not all
- that fast for disaster recovery -- I've heard horror stories of
- >12 hours to restore full packs. If you'd like to talk about our
- setup, or arrange to pop down and visit, give us a call.
-
- I've seen demos of SYBACK, and it looked very nice. If it's half
- as good as SyncSort, then it's certainly worth considering.
-
- > Dustin Fu
- > U of Tx at Arlington
-