CONTENTS New Features of 3.0A ....................................... 4 New Features of 3.0 ........................................ 4 Improved Features ......................................... 6 Updating from Older Versions ............................... 7 Device Notes .............................................. 8 Optical or Cartridge Drives ................................ 8 CD-R Drives ........................................... 8 Supported CD-R Mechanisms ........................... 9 Tape Drives ............................................ 9 DAT Drives ........................................ 10 8mm Dnves ........................................ 12 DLT Drives ........................................ 13 Autoloaders ........................................ 14 TEAC Cassette Drives ................................ 16 DC6000 Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 DC2000 Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 8 0 3.0A Release Notes New Features of 3.0A In addition to the many new features introduced by Retrospect 3.0 (see below), version 3.0A introduces support for Windows Remotes. Windows Remote Support • Uses Open Transport to communicate with Retrospect Remote client computers running under Windows® 95 and NT™. Clients are available in Remote Packs of 5, 10, and 50. • Uses TCP/IP connections for high speed network backups. Exabyte Tape Format Command • formats Fxabyte FXB-8200 through -8700 series tapes in your choice of for111at. New Features of 3.0 Below a1T j11st ;1 few of till' 111;111y 11ew features introduced in Retrospect version .UJ. l{dcr to the nu1n1;ils for complete information. EasyScript rM • Si 111pl if ies creating Stor,1gt·Set s "', editing scripts, ;rnd scheduling by hl'lpi11g people who ma1 ill' IH·sitallt to create thl·ir own backup st r;1 t egies and scripts. • l11tnviews you and use' your n·sponst·s to set up a backup strategy and procedure for you and v1n1r lll'twork. Containers • 1l clp organize large lists of itl'!11s. • Local Desktop container orga11izes volumes on the Backup Macintosh. Individual Remote containers organize Remote volumes. • Network Remotes container organizes Remotes. • Groups organize aliases of volumes and Remotes. • Folders organize everything else. Backup Server™ A· ery s ~nificant advance in backup software technology. 0 Retrospect • Any Backup Macintosh can operate as a Backup Server, collecting source volumes from one or more special scripts and backing them up according to which was backed up least recently. • Flexible media requirements; uses the best available tape or cartridge. • Periodically polls the network to find Remote computers which need to be backed up. • Automatically backs up notebook and laptop computers-which are usually unavailable-and removable cartridge volumes soon after they are connected to the network. • Allows user-initiated backups. Duplicate Operation • Makes copies of files (in the platform's native format) from a volume or Subvolume (including those from Remotes). • Takes advantage of Retrospect's powerful Selectors™. • Verifies duplicated files to ensure their integrity. • :Vlatches source and destination to avoid copying identical files which already exist on the destination volume. This can make copying considerably faster. Save Immediate Operations as Script • Automate backups and other immediate operations by saving them as scripts. Scripted Restore • Make scripts for restoring files and entire disks. More Options and Preferences • For customizing and controlling your scripts, operations, and working environment. AppleScript Support • Scriptable, so you can send Apple events to Retrospect to initiate various operations, and attachable, meaning Retrospect can "trigger" scripts to run. 0 3.0A Release Notes Improved Features This is just a partial list of improvements made in Retrospect version 3.0. Refer to the manuals for complete information. Easier to Use Retrospect was completely rewritten to make it easier for both novices and experts to tap its power. Its streamlined interface means less dialogs to get in your way, fewer buttons to clutter windows, and more access to the features you want. We've even streamlined the process of entering multiple activator codes when setting up Remotes! Directory It is reorganized and 1mw has an interface arranged with tabs like index cmls. The Scripts c1tl'gory i-; now the Automate tab, and a Special tab has lwrn added. Va ri1 >u;. n H11111a nds have moved to different categories. Run has 111ovcd to the l111111nliatl' tah. ( :opy has moved to the Tools tab. Schedule has lll'l'll replaced with l'rl'Vin\' 011 till' Automate tab. The Selectors button is on till' new Spl'cial tah. TIH· hll''i hut ton is now Contents. What was In 1111ediate) Vinv is now ( :011 tigure>Volumes. What was ( :onfigure>Options is now S1wcia I) l'rl'f t'rl'lll'l'''" Interface Many l'o111111ands and operations have been streamlined for ease of use and to avoid redundancy. For ex:1111ple, immediate backup takes you directly to the su111mary once you ban· provided the necessary information. Documentation It has been rewritten, with detailed expla11at ions of the fundamental concepts and the hardware involved in backups for the less experienced. l11cludes a section for power users and extensive information on troubleshooting, error messages, and frequently asked questions. Reports You can change the view options for custom-tailorl'd reports. The Backup Report is dynamically linked to the Backup Server and can be exported to text files.You can print any window that has a list box, which helps to make a list of Remotes and their activator codes. 0 Retrospctt Updating from Older Versions If you currently have Retrospect 1.3, 2.0, 2.1, or 3.0 on your computer, you can update it to 3.0A and keep your configuration and scripts intact. Updating from 3.0 to Use a Remote Pack for Windows Quit Retrospect and go to the Finder. Insert the Retrospect 3.0A Updater disk included in the Remote Pack for Windows package. Double-click the Updater icon to run the application. Follow its instructions to update your copy of Retrospect 3.0 to 3.0A for use with Windows Remotes. Read the Remote Pack Administrator's Guide for important requirements of the Backup Macintosh and its operating system. Updating from 2.0 or 2.1 Install Retrospect as described in the Retrospect User's Guide, Chapter 2 • Installation. The first time you open Retrospect 3.0A, it gives you the option of copying your configuration and scripts from the older version and converting them for use with Retrospect 3.0A. Updating from 1.3 Install Retrospect as described in the Retrospect User's Guide, Chapter 2 • Installation. Locate the file named "Update from 1.3" and open it. This will convert your old configuration and scripts for use with Retrospect 3.0A. Run Documents Because the Ret rospcct application uses a new creator code, run docunwnts created with version 2.1 and earlier do not launch Retrospect 3.0A whrn openl'd from the Finder. Re-create your run documents to update thrni. Activator Codes Retrospl'ct Remote upgrades do not include new activator code lists. You can use your previous activator codes to activate Macintosh Remotes. Remotes Retrospect 3.0A can use Macintosh computers which have older Remote software. However, Backup Server features cannot be used with Macintosh Remote control panels older than version 3.0. To update an older Remote after installing Retrospect Remote, follow the instructions in the l\etrosj>ect Remote Administrator's Guide, Chapter 1 • Installing Remote Software. e 3.0A Release Notes Device Notes These Device Notes provide information regarding Retrospect and specific SCSI storage devices. For details on SCSI and hardware, refer to the Retrospect User's Guide, Section III, Hardware. Drives listed in these notes have been extensively tested and qualified for use with Retrospect by DantzLab. If your drive's mechanism is not mentioned refer to the Read Me file (installed by the Retrospect installer program) for more information. If it is a new drive, it may be supported by a new version of Retrospect or a driver update. If your drive is not supported and it is an old drive, it may not be qualified by DantzLab. If you have questions about support for your tape drive contact Dantz Technical Support. Thcse notes 011 backup devices arc divided into categories by the type of 111t-chanis111 and 111edia used by each drive. To find the name of your tape drive mechanism, click the Devices button on the Retrospect Directory's Configure tah. To get additional device identification information for any t ypc of d ri t· !10osc SC:SI Stat us from the Devices mt·n u. \'l', Optical or Cartridge Drives Rctrosped supports all drives which appear as vol111m·~ 011 the desktop, int:ludi11g rt'llH>vahle cartridge drives from Iomega and Sy<~uest, and mag1H·tc> optical drives fro111 Fpson, Fujitsu, Maxtor, Philips, Pinnacle, Ricoh, Sony, and others. CD-R Drives Ret·nrdable compact dis,· drives require special software, as they are not directly supported by the Mac OS. When hacking up, CD-R drives cannot he used like hard disks or floppy disks. To use a CD-R drive with Retrospect you need the CD-R Driver Kit, a separate software package from Dantz. Not all CD-R drives use the same technology. Drives capable of packet writing are the only drives ideally suited for backup and only those drives listed in the following table can be used with Retrospect. 0 Rctrnsp•'Ct Supported CD-R Mechanisms Mechanism Capacity Comments Olympus CDS-61 SE 600MB Requires CD-R Driver Kit from Dantz. Listed capacity is for 74 minute discs. Sony CDU920/ 600MB Requires CD-R Driver Kit from Dantz. Listed capacity is for 74 minute discs. CDU924 Tape Drives Retrospect is all the software required to support most tape drives sold in the Macintosh market. • Note: Regular cleaning of your tape drive is essential for reliable performance. Dirty drive heads are a major cause of tape drive problems. For many ta pt· drives, Retrospect's Retro.SCSI system extension can greatly improve hack up performance on systems which cannot use Apple's SCSI Manager 4 .. ). Sec the Retrospect User's Guide, Section III, Hardware. • Note: If you wish to exchange tapes with people who do not have compression drives, turn off Retrospect's hardware compression option when creating StorageSets. ·e 3.0A Release Not~s DAT Drives Except as noted, these drives support 4mm DAT cartridges in 60m and 90m lengths, for respective capacities of about 1.2GB and 1.9GB. With tapes of these lengths, DDS-2 drives revert to the lower density DDS format for similar capacities. With 120m tapes, DDS-2 drives use their native, higher density format for an uncompressed data capacity of about 4GB. Tapes created on one drive can typically-but not always-be read by drives of another manufacturer, provided they are of the same format. Drives from Cigatrend and JVC use the DataDAT format, which is not compatible with the more common DDS format or its DDS-2 successor. Though they are derived from the same technology and use the acronym for Digital Audio Tape, DAT drives should be used with only media grade tapes-not audio grade-for reliable storage. Supported DAT Mechanisms -· --,--- Max. Hardware Mechanism Format Comments Length Compression Aiwa GD-201 DDS 90m yes Aiwa GD-8000 DDS-2 120m yes Archive Python, Conner DDS 90m optional CTD-2004 - Archive Turbo Python, DDS 90m yes Conner CTD-4004 f- - --- Conner CTD-8000 DDS-2 120m yes I-· Exabyte EXB-4200, -4200c DDS 90m optional t-- -·- Gigatrend Turbo SL DataDAT/DDS 90m no Format depends on firmware. Hewlett-Packard 35450A DDS 60m no - Hewlett-Packard 35470A, DDS 90m no Cl534A - Hewlett-Packard CI 533A DDS-2 120m yes - Hewlett-Packard 35480A, DDS 90m yes Cl536A JVC XM-S5442EV DataDAT 90m no 8 Retrospect Supported DAT Mechanisms Max. Hardware Mechanism Format Comments Length Compression Sony SDT-1000, -1020, DDS 60m, no Model 2000E is double-speed; -2000, -2000E 90m model -I0 00 uses only 60m tapes. Sony SDT-4000, -4000E DDS 90m yes Model 4000E is double-speed. Sony SDT-5000, -7000 DDS-2 120m yes Model 7000 is quad-speed. Sony SDT-5200 DDS-2 120m no WangDAT 1300 DDS 60m no WangDAT 2000, 2600 DDS 90m, yes, but not Compressed tapes cannot be used 60m standard with other drives; model 2600 can use only 60m tapes. WangDAT I 300XL, 3100 DDS 90m no WangDAT 3200 DDS 90m yes WangDAT 3300 DDS-2 120m no ·- WangDAT 3400 DDS-2 120m yes Wangtek 6 I 30FS, 6 I 30HS DDS 60m no Wangtek 6200HS DDS 90m no 41 3.0A Release Notes