Bob
Nice reply :)
In 3.4, I turned VSP off, and found I got better reliable backups than
with it on!
Even 5.1, 6 and 6.5 it was dire.
Thankfully we dont need to worry about in the current versions :-)
Simon 

-----Original Message-----
From: bob944 [mailto:bob944 AT attglobal DOT net] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 10:34 AM
To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Cc: WEAVER, Simon (external)
Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Open file backup error

> I would agree! VSP is dire!! Ignore it. I can say that in all my 11+ 
> years in NBU, I turned it off !

I have to throw the BS flag here.  That's just FUD.

Until Microsoft finally came up with VSS in w2k3, the OS vendor provided
*zero* tools for open file backups.  Veritas had been filling that void
since... what, 3.2 c. 1999 or so?  OTM (pre 4.5fp6) and the
Veritas-written replacement, VSP, functioning in the horribly flaky
world of Microsoft device drivers, do a pretty good job of getting a
consistent version of write-locked files that the OS won't otherwise
allow to be read.  The admin had to do his part--configure VSP, have the
snap space and not let his PC's antivirus program lock the snaps.

And while I'm being bitchy, are there more than three people left on
this mailing list WITH THE COURTESY TO EFFING TRIM THEIR 400-LINE
REPLIES?



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