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Re: [Networker] Calling all Alphastor users

2005-02-03 09:40:34
Subject: Re: [Networker] Calling all Alphastor users
From: "Wood, R A (Bob)" <WoodR AT CHEVRONTEXACO DOT COM>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 14:33:25 -0000
Chad, really! Not that helpful at all.... (even if you couldn'r resist
it...)

Surely it is our moral duty to encourage new blood when it comes to
these venerable products. We shouldn't be deriding them for showing such
innocent trust in the salesperson and believing the printed word that
comes forth from the marketing department. 

No, we should be extolling the virtues of having, in a single software
package, a complete tape management solution. A solution that will take
care of device sharing, will even take the hassle out of defining a
library for sharing between many storage nodes. A product that will
track all of your media and allow you to create multiple rotational
policies to meet even the most convoluted of offsite storage strategies.
A product that will, at the single click of a mouse, create movement
jobs that, when run, will remove tapes from libraries and tell you where
they should go next, will tell you which tapes need moving from location
to location...   I could go on....

Kevin, we're using it on a reasonable sized installation, it has its
quirks, but then, so does other software. In the main, though, once you
are set up, it works pretty well. Been using it for 4 years and can say
that the latest version (well, the latest I have) is pretty stable.

Regards
Bob



-----Original Message-----
From: Legato NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU]
On Behalf Of Chad Smykay
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 8:15 PM
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [Networker] Calling all Alphastor users


Hehe.

Chad Smykay, RHCE, LCNA
Systems Storage Administrator
Rackspace Managed Hosting (TM) - The Managed Hosting Specialist (TM)

-----Original Message-----
From: Legato NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU]
On Behalf Of Allan, Kevin
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 10:12 AM
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Subject: [Networker] Calling all Alphastor users

I am new to the wonders of Alphastor and would really appreciate to know
your views on the product. I am interested to know how big an install
base Legato have for this product and the support issues you have
experienced.

Thanks in advance,
Kevin

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