[cobalt-users] Backing up Raq3i's etc....Help !

[Aidan Bowen <aidan.bowen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear List,

I am a UK based ISP. We are predominantly Mac OSX based, however, we also
host on Sun/Cobalt Raq 3's. As such our mail servers (Communigate Pro 3.4.7)
run on RaQ 3i's (have a a SCSI port) and we also have customer located Raq
3's (No SCSI Port).

Our mail servers currently use Cobalt Staqware to create a two machine
cluster - though this has proved problematic in the past and I am open to
removing it provided I can get a good backup solution.

I am open to any suggestions as to how others have overcome this problem.
With so few Cobalt units I am not keen on investing in a heavyweight
commercial application (Arkeia for example $3000 !) - does anyone have a
better solution that will run on Raq3i with either a DAT or Ecrix VXA drive.

I am desperate to resolve our current backup and archive capability for
these Linux based servers - we have no backup at present !

I really need to get this resolved asap and have had little help from Cobalt
themselves - 'HELP !' is the operative word !

Thank you.
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Aidan Bowen
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
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Solutions inc (Ltd)
Applecentre Brighton & Hove
HYPA Solutions (Ltd)
The Joinery, 255 Old Shoreham Rd
Hove, East sussex. BN3 7ED
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