I tried the demo and liked it. It worked well, but installation on Win95 could be better. I could not get the GUI to install at all on 95. But it was awesome running a Win95 backup from the Linux machine. Totally transparent to the Windoze user. Restores too. I used an Exabyte 8200 8mm drive.
Since I have two machines and one tape drive, I am thinking about purchasing a copy for home use. On Wed, Dec 10, 1997 at 11:58:02AM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I saw this in c.o.l.a. and didn't see this mentioned on > debian-user or the webpage. Did I miss this or is this news to everyone > else? Either way if it's not bulls*$t then it's pretty cool. > > Micro$oft, what do you want to spend today? > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Fri, 5 Dec 1997 09:16:38 GMT > From: Knox Software <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.announce > Subject: COMMERCIAL: Arkeia v4.0r6 - network backup software > Resent-Date: Wed, 10 Dec 1997 11:30:46 -0800 (PST) > Resent-From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Resent-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Followup-To: comp.os.linux.misc > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > > Knox Software announces the release of Arkeia v4.0r6 for Linux. > > Arkeia network backup software, by Knox Software, > is now available as shareware for Linux home users. > A fully functional copy of Arkeia is available for download at > http://www.knox-software.com or ftp://ftp.knox-software.com. > Suggested contribution is $25.00 US dollars. > 25% of each contribution over $20.00 will be donated to Software in the > public interest. > This is the parent organization of the Debian Linux distribution. > > Knox Software is also making Arkeia available at an entry-level price of > $199.00 for small work group settings. > This package lets you interactively backup any mix of 5 Linux and > Windows 95 > client machines to a Linux based backup server. > See www.knox-software.com for download instructions. > > > BURLINGAME, Calif. (November 24, 1997) - Knox Software today announced > Arkeia for Linux, v4.0r6, network backup software. > This software enables system administrators to implement a fast, easy, > reliable > and economical backup solution for Linux powered networks. > > "By leveraging 10 years of large scale UNIX backup expertise, > Knox Software is making it possible for Linux system administrators > to provide the type robust network backup solution previously available > only in large UNIX shops," said Sam Siegel, general manager of Knox > Software USA. > "With Arkeia v4.0r6, we are providing a high-performance network backup > solution > for both large and small Linux environments such as ISPs, > Web development, workgroups, and home users." > > The system, originally developed for the Sun, HP, and AIX environments, > and now ported to Linux, is designed for centralized operations with > remote control. > Each backup server can be accessed from any client that has the user > interface loaded. > This password-controlled access lets the system administrator manage the > backup > server from any machine on the network. > The administrator can even dial-in from a remote location, to perform > backup, > and restore operations. Only control information is communicated to the > client machine. > There is no X traffic over the network when the remote machine is an X > server. > A Java based user interface is provided for Windows NT and Windows 95 > clients. > > Arkeia v4.0 for Linux features: > > Backup server: > O Backup as many as 200 clients at a time. > O Manage multiple tape drives simultaneously. > O Perform backup and restore operations simultaneously. > O Maintain an online catalog of backups. > Catalog size is typically less than 1% of the amount of data > backed up. > O Provide policy based security mechanism. > O Drive autostackers, libraries and robotics. > O Maintain an online catalog of tape pools. > O Does not require root login when doing backup or restore > operations. > O Monitor tape drive, library and TCP/IP for errors and initiate > recovery. > O Monitor client connections; retry backup from point of failure > if client goes offline and comes back online. > O Maintains log files. > O License management. > > Graphical interface: > O X11 interface for Linux systems. > O Java interfaces for Windows 95 and Windows NT clients. > O Configure Tape drive, Drive pool and library definitions. > O Configure Tape, and Tape pool definitions. > O Configure Savepacks (a savepack defines machines and directories > to backup) > O Configure periodic backup schedule. > O Initiate interactive backup. > O ID and password management. > O Initiate interactive restores. > O Browse catalog of backups. > O Browse log files. > O Login to local or remote backup server. > O Interactively monitors backup and restore operations. > O User customizable color and background settings. > > Client: > O Compress files during backup. (At user option.) > O Encrypt files during backup. (At user option.) > O Pace network data transmission with backup server. > O Uncompress files, if required, during restore. > O Unencrypt files, if required, during restore. > > Arkeia v4.0r6 supported software: > O Caldera - Tested and working. > O Redhat - Tested and working. > O Slackware - Tested and working. > O SusE - Tested and working. > O Most Linux, v2.0.0 or higher, distributions. > > Arkeia v4.0r6 hardware requirements: > O 16 MB ram (32MB recommended) > O SCSI card (AH2940 recommended) > O 486 or higher processor > O 1GB disk drive or greater. (30MB for code and room for catalog > growth.) > O Linux v2.0.0 or greater; TCP/IP up and running. > > Supported Server Operating systems: > Linux > Solaris > IRIX > AIX > HPUX > And, others. > > Supported Client Operating Systems > Linux > Solaris > IRIX > AIX > HPUX > Windows NT > Windows 95 > Windows 3.x > And others. > > What you get for shareware: ($0.00 - $50.00) > O Arkeia backup server for Linux > Supports a single-tape tape drive > Supports interactive backup > O 2 clients any mix of Linux or Windows 95. > O X interface for Linux backup server. > O X interface for Linux clients. > O Java interface for Windows 95 clients. > > What you get for $199.00: > Basic offer > O Arkeia backup server for Linux > Supports a single-tape tape drive > Supports interactive backup > O 5 clients any mix of Linux or Windows 95. > O X interface for Linux backup server. > O X interface for Linux clients. > O Java interface for Windows 95 clients. > > What you get for $699.00: > Mini Lan Offer > O Arkeia backup server for Linux > Supports a single-tape tape drive > Supports interactive backup > Supports unattended, scheduled, backup > O 5 clients: any mix of Linux or Windows 95. > O 1 Unix/NT/Novell client > O X interface for Linux backup server. > O X interface for Linux clients. > O Java interface for Windows 95 clients. > > What you get for $899.00: > Enterprise Lan Offer > O Arkeia backup server for Linux > Supports a single-tape tape drive > Supports interactive backup > Supports unattended, scheduled, backup > O 10 clients: any mix of Linux or Windows 95. > O 2 Unix/NT/Novell client > O X interface for Linux backup server. > O X interface for Linux clients. > O Java interface for Windows 95 clients. > > Optional features: > O Automated unattended backup scheduling; for Basic offer only: > $500.00 > O Additional Windows 95 or Linux client: > $40.00 > O Additional Unix/NT/Novell client: > $150.00 > O Client 10-pack for Unix/NT/Novell > $1,100.00 > > Please contact us for pricing on the following items. > O Multiple tape drives support. > O Library support. > > Users can download and evaluate a demo copy of Arkeia v4.0r6 for Linux > right now from the Knox Software Internet site: > http://www.knox-software.com, > or ftp://ftp.knox-software.com > > In addition to supporting the Linux platform, Arkeia, v4.0r6, is also > available > for use larger facilities that use HP, SUN, HP, IBM AIX, and SGI. > > Additional information on Knox Software is available on the Internet at > http://www.knox-software.com or by sending email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Knox Software, Arkeia and the Knox logo are registered trademarks of > Knox Software, > which is registered in the United States and other jurisdictions. > All prices are US dollars and do NOT include local taxes, shipping and > handling. > > > > - -- > This article has been digitally signed by the moderator, using PGP. > http://www.iki.fi/mjr/cola-public-key.asc has PGP key for validating > signature. > Send submissions for comp.os.linux.announce to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > PLEASE remember a short description of the software and the LOCATION. > This group is archived at http://www.iki.fi/liw/linux/cola.html > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: 2.6.3ia > Charset: latin1 > > iQCVAgUBNIfGdlrUI/eHXJZ5AQEtwAP+LnpDfZJ6Rx7VWEkJoq146GdFezxsKD7P > Dd1etKu++yXwkKfMSDHwlHS5nd1E4xj1zxohTL+v7O5/i+HwESbtKzAJb3HYVQ8x > O3xys2NoDmmcNXqcF6EAgeyxCzmOVCUuG2y4ozEvzPTCSVAzNhMVqfIN4/qpBVim > xpe9kEzHT3c= > =tnSq > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > Thanks, Jeff -- Please reply to me using planetfall.com (jeff@). On the side of the software box, in the "System Requirements" section, it said "Requires Windows 95 or better." So I installed Linux. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
