Ya, I would like to get my hands on some reporting software to 
compliment NetBackup. I've got a pretty simple setup (one Media/Master 
server) but the software still seems to cost 10K +. How much does the 
Aptare software go for?

-Simon

>* Ed Wilts <ewilts AT ewilts DOT org> [2004-06-21 21:41]:
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>>On Mon, Jun 21, 2004 at 04:04:23PM -0700, Jason Helfman wrote:
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>>>that doesn't tell you though what drive was being used, or for how long. 
>>>i did a lot of research on this, and i have yet to find anything out 
>>>there that does such a thing.
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>>Storage Console from Aptare does a decent job of breaking this down for
>>you.  It's a commercial product, but it does a lot more fantastic
>>reporting than just drive utilization.
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>Yeah, we have been eval-ing it and the Drive Utilization reports are
>fantastic. It's not cheap, but I think it's well worth it. The staff has
>been incredibly responsive to all our questions and concerns and are
>obviously commited to making a comprehensive product.
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