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I hear you and one level I certainly agree
but $629 per server still comes to quite a bit. I also hate to pay more
for a utility than I did for the Windows 2003 software. It just seems out
of proportion to the effort that went into the software development. Plus,
I hate to reward software vultures…
From:
Sent: Wednesday, September 05,
2007 10:21 AM
To: Laurence Bates
Subject: RE: [MSUNAG] Bare metal
restore software
Define “too high”
when a server has crashed and a dean is on the other end of the phone wanting
to know when you’ll have it restored.
The one thing IT/IS
people can guarantee is that someday something will fail and take the system
down.
Windows Backup works
and you can’t beat the price. ;-)
Make the boot floppy
or boot CD and save to a external USB drive. An explicitly mapped network share
is easy to restore from. Down time isn’t actually that bad, but I’m
speaking from personal experience not MSU employment experience.
Don Bosman
Information
Technologist
Libraries,
Michigan State University
100
Library
East
Lansing, MI 48824-1048
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(517)
432-6123 ext 233
Fax
(517) 432-8374
From: MSU Network Administrators
Group [mailto:
Sent: Wednesday, September 05,
2007 9:22 AM
To:
Subject: [MSUNAG] Bare metal
restore software
I am looking into disk imaging software (again) and finding
that the prices for software that will do live image backup for Windows server
2003 are still too high. I like Acronis True Image Server for Windows 9.1
for its convenience but the best price that I have seen it at is $629.
What are other people using?
Laurence A. Bates
217E Erickson Hall
MI 48824
517-355-2178
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