From: sjb@commarc.co.nz
Subject: Re: ARCServeIT 6.6 and Long File Support.
Date: 1999/06/19
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Warning for all!

As noted in the message below, ARCserve has long recommended using
NetWare SMS.

However, you'll find that the latest versions won't restore a backup
done using SMS. They'll merge the tapes in, even let you list the
database and see long file names etc - but they'll skip the files. (No
error message - that would be far too helpful!)

I've struck this in migrating from NetWare v3.12 to Window NT v4.0, but
seen others reporing same problem on a pure v3.xx NetWare upgrade.

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED - something that AFAIK the *makers* of the product
(www.cai.com)haven't bothered to do.

 -Steve
sjb@commarc.co.nz


  For some reason ARCserve/CAI seem to have In article
,
  regis@techie.com wrote:
> I'm curious. You say Arcserve APPEARS to be truncating the files
names.
> Arcserve's database browse feature only shows the 8.3 name, but DOES
> actually backup the long name.  It is PITA if you don't know what the
> short name of a file you want to restore is.
>
> Part of SMS is the TSA running on your Win95 PC that allows Arcserve
to
> back them up.
>
> Bridge College wrote:
> >
> > Does ARCServeIT 6.6 support long file names?  We are currently
running a
> > NetWare 4.2 server with long file names, and trying to backup
several Win95
> > PC's with long file names.  However ARCServeIT appears to be
truncating the
> > file names to the old 8.3 format on both the server and PC's.  Have
I missed
> > a simple option?
> >
> > Re-reading the manual it suggests we use SMS (Novell's Storage
Management
> > Services) by default.  Will this resolve the problem?  How do I
know if I'm
> > using SMS?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any help.
> >
> > Tim Banner - IT Technician
> > bridgec.bgwsDELETEUPPERCASETEXT@virgin.net
> >
> > Please delete the uppercase text from the e-mail address above if
you wish
> > to reply via e-mail.  Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
>


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