boomcha Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 Hi there, I need to know the answer to this question before we go ahead and upgrade our working backup system. 1) Can I read storage sets created in v6.1 (or earlier) in version 9? Do retrievals actually work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jendelyth Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 I also have many older backup sets... and a bit concerned about my upgrade retrospect 9 being able to deal with them. Thanks.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomcha Posted January 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Can someone answer at Retrospect answer this question please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpieber Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 I am also interested to hear the answer to this question. If 6.1 storage sets could be read it might convince me to upgrade to 9. Bernhard Pieber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghoff Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Hi there, I need to know the answer to this question before we go ahead and upgrade our working backup system. 1) Can I read storage sets created in v6.1 (or earlier) in version 9? Do retrievals actually work? The short answer: Yes. The longer, but not definitive, answer: Retrospect 9 will convert your Retrospect 6.1 Backup Sets to a Retrospect 9 File Media Set. From that, you can use Retrospect 9 to retrieve files. I have not pursued this capability further because I found it would be of limited utility in my environment. Limitations of "Reading Retrospect 6.1 Backup Sets using Retrospect 9": 1) Must convert the Backup Set to a Media Set. This takes many hours. 2) Contrary to the documentation, Retrospect 9 does NOT just make a catalog of the Backup Set, it actually creates a new File Media Set. This takes as much space as the original Set. So, in summary, it seems to work, but I have done only a limited test. I suggest you download and install a Trial of Retrospect 9 to see if it meets your needs. Glenn Retrospect 9 Trial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenb Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 How does this work for tapes? Or does it just affect the storageset file? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxhowarth Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 you simply rebuild the tape within r9 which reates a new catalog. for our ait2 turbo tapes (roughly 90gb each) performance is around 700mb/min. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomcha Posted June 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 Thanks for the replies everyone. Finally getting around to testing an upgrade path and I'm liking R9 so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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