Re: [foxboro] Alternative to tapes for backing up P79 and P81 machines.

We are looking at hard disk backup, with the current crop of large, cheap 
external USB drives.  On a P81 a USB hard disk should be plug and play (it 
works on our AW51G; it's a feature in Solaris 8 and higher).  On earlier 
boxes, we are thinking of hanging the drive off of a nearby PC and backing 
up over the 2nd ethernet.

I did this with a laptop last year before a hurricane, and it worked well.


Corey Clingo
BASF Corporation






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I'm sleep deprived; it's my only excuse.

The backup tool that I mentioned is Windows only. =


Sorry to get your hopes up for a Solaris solution. I really blew it.

(Pass the crow pie.)

Regards,

Alex Johnson
Invensys Systems, Inc.
10900 Equity Drive
Houston, TX 77041
713.329.8472 (voice)
713.329.1700 (fax)
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On Behalf Of Johnson, Alex P (IPS)
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 7:51 AM
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Subject: Re: [foxboro] Alternative to tapes for backing up P79 and P81
machines.

I don't have the details at this time, but the person who makes the
announcements has the material so it should happen very shortly.


Regards,

Alex Johnson
Invensys Systems, Inc.
10900 Equity Drive
Houston, TX 77041
713.329.8472 (voice)
713.329.1700 (fax)
713.329.1600 (switchboard)
alex.johnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


-----Original Message-----
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On Behalf Of Perkins, Bradley
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 7:14 AM
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Subject: Re: [foxboro] Alternative to tapes for backing up P79 and P81
machines.

Hi Alex

Anton actually works with me at Century and we wondering because it took
almost 5 1/2 hours to do a restore on a P81.

If you could even give me a heads up.

Cheers
Bradley Perkins
Invensys PCS Superintendent
Century Mine
=3D3D20
Phone +61 (0)7 4769 5052
Fax     +61 (0)7 4769 5764
Mobile +61 (0)413 338 930
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On Behalf Of Johnson, Alex P (IPS)
Sent: Thursday, 15 November 2007 7:45 AM
To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [foxboro] Alternative to tapes for backing up P79 and P81
machines.

We are scheduled to announce a new backup solution this week +/- a few
days.

I'll post it here when I see the announcement is publically released
since the topic is popular. =3D3D3D



Regards,

Alex Johnson
Invensys Systems, Inc.
10900 Equity Drive
Houston, TX 77041
713.329.8472 (voice)
713.329.1700 (fax)
713.329.1600 (switchboard)
alex.johnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


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On Behalf Of Prinsloo, Anton
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 12:55 AM
To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [foxboro] Alternative to tapes for backing up P79 and P81
machines.

Dear all,

Does an alternative exist to using tapes as the backup medium for P79
and P81 boxes running solaris?

Hope to hear from you soon.

Kind regards
Anton

> Anton Prinsloo
> Control System Superintendent
> Zinifex Century Mine
> Tel: +61 (07) 4769 5762
> Mob: +61 (0) 423 608 734
> Fax: +61 (07) 4769 5764
> Email: anton.prinsloo@xxxxxxxxxxx



 
 
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