"John K." <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I'm looking for RECOMMENDATIONS for an autoload DVD burner that can 
> hold at least 100 Blank DVDs in its input tray and at least 100 
> burned DVDs in its output tray for use on a Windows XP PC.

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  I don't really have an answer for you John, so anyone reading this and looking for an answer can skip this message.
   
  I do, however, have a more general question/statement/rant:
   
  Like most people on this list, I deal with PC-based servers in addition to a couple of 3000's.  Also like most people on this list, such as John in this current case, I try to deal with those servers as I would the 3000.  (I am including John in this group because his requirements for a PC-based backup solution sound an awful lot like what we do on the 3000 - file sets, autochanger, etc.)  Myself, I would be happy if I could find a PC-based backup solution that understands the difference between a "good" backup and a "bad" one ("good" = successful backup that is verified, "bad" = everything else).  We are attempting to backup to a DLT device and the server backup fails with everything from "device not ready" to "looks good to me but nothing was backed up".  Add in another server and trying to backup through the network, and the complexity doesn't just double, it quadruples.
   
  My question/rant is this:  Why is there such a paucity of tools for Windows-based servers?  Tools that we take for granted on the 3000 (such as spoolers, job schedulers, backups) are either unheardof on the PC server or so expensive as to be out-of-reach of my meager budget.  Or am I just woefully ignorant of what is available?
   
  Like most everyone else who is "committed" to the 3000 (by that I mean, we could not run our business without it), I am being pressured to come up with answers to the question "Where do we go from here?".  I would feel a whole lot more comfortable about Windows-based solutions if I could find the tools I need for these smaller-scale PC servers.  When I think about running three locations in two states using a (to me) woefully inadequate PC server, well, I start thinking about retirement.
   
  Just my US$.02 and probably worth less than that.
   
  Jim Phillips

       
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