jishaq Posted November 9, 2003 Report Share Posted November 9, 2003 I am using the Retrospect 6.5 Pro 30-day trial that came with my Plextor PX-708A DVD+RW drive. So far, it works superbly compared to other much more expensive solutions. I have a question about network clients. My backup scenario is as follows: * One Windows 2000 Pro SP3 desktop with the backup device and Retrospect 6.5 Pro (trial) installed * Three Windows 2000 Pro SP3 computers on my LAN; each has its hard drive shared as a network resource Question 1) Does the 30-day trial version of Retrospect 6.5 include the Retrospect Client installer? It was not available on the DVD that came with my Plextor drive, which is bundled with a lot of other stuff in addition to Retrospect. Is the Client Installer available if I download the 30-day trial directly from dantz.com? Question 2) I back up my three networked computers simply by adding their shared drives to my list of volumes to back up. (e.g., \\jeffLaptop\c, \\daphne\c, etc). Why would I need to install Retrospect Client on jeffLaptop and daphne if this already works for me? Thanks very much! -Jeff Ishaq Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natew Posted November 10, 2003 Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 Hi Clients for Retrospect 6.5 can be dowloaded Here. Professional includes 2 clients that you are welcome to test. The advantage with the client is it allows you to do a full system restore over the network. It also allows you to handle your network data sources as if they were local -It is pretty slick so I recommend giving it a try. If you are backing up just data and not the OS using network file sharing is fine too. Nate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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