Comments on: Using Shadow Copy to save the day from the beach. (reRun) http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/using-shadow-copy-to-save-day-from.html Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:08:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: chantix http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/using-shadow-copy-to-save-day-from.html/comment-page-1#comment-7966 chantix Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:46:00 +0000 http://ata.bansal-inc.com/?p=741#comment-7966 good post, thank you for this! good post, thank you for this!

]]> By: Mike R. http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/using-shadow-copy-to-save-day-from.html/comment-page-1#comment-7942 Mike R. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:44:04 +0000 http://ata.bansal-inc.com/?p=741#comment-7942 Hehehe I used a electromagnet on some backup tapes as insurance before I left my last job. What a buncha pricks! Hehehe I used a electromagnet on some backup tapes as insurance before I left my last job. What a buncha pricks!

]]> By: Karl L. Gechlik | AskTheAdmin.com http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/using-shadow-copy-to-save-day-from.html/comment-page-1#comment-7929 Karl L. Gechlik | AskTheAdmin.com Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:51:41 +0000 http://ata.bansal-inc.com/?p=741#comment-7929 Yes I fired the Night Admin and the Junior Admin got a slap on the wrist. The Junior Admin DID see the phone on the ups and did not re-act or do anything but he is severely underpaid :) Yes I fired the Night Admin and the Junior Admin got a slap on the wrist. The Junior Admin DID see the phone on the ups and did not re-act or do anything but he is severely underpaid :)

]]> By: Joe Glessner http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/using-shadow-copy-to-save-day-from.html/comment-page-1#comment-7928 Joe Glessner Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:40:08 +0000 http://ata.bansal-inc.com/?p=741#comment-7928 So you fired the night admin, right? he is the one at fault here. The junior admin should only have gotten it if he had some how known (monitoring maybe?) that the tape drive was unplugged and nothing was done about it. If he got lippy with you, well that's what the "clue-by-four" is sitting in the server room for. Unplugging a Tape drive (of all things) to plug in a cell phone is about the most egregious mistake you could make as an admin (well maybe storing the electromagnet on the backup tape vault would be worse, but it would be a close call). So you fired the night admin, right? he is the one at fault here. The junior admin should only have gotten it if he had some how known (monitoring maybe?) that the tape drive was unplugged and nothing was done about it.

If he got lippy with you, well that’s what the “clue-by-four” is sitting in the server room for.

Unplugging a Tape drive (of all things) to plug in a cell phone is about the most egregious mistake you could make as an admin (well maybe storing the electromagnet on the backup tape vault would be worse, but it would be a close call).

]]> By: Karl L. Gechlik | AskTheAdmin.com http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/using-shadow-copy-to-save-day-from.html/comment-page-1#comment-7911 Karl L. Gechlik | AskTheAdmin.com Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:28:34 +0000 http://ata.bansal-inc.com/?p=741#comment-7911 The Kid got fired but if he had a better attitude when approached he might not have. If you do something wrong fess up and own up to the responisibily - I don't want to hear well nothing happened so no harm no foul. BE apologetic when you fluck up for everyone's sake! I also can't look like a whimp/punk in front of my team. They would have lost all respect for me! The Kid got fired but if he had a better attitude when approached he might not have. If you do something wrong fess up and own up to the responisibily – I don’t want to hear well nothing happened so no harm no foul.

BE apologetic when you fluck up for everyone’s sake! I also can’t look like a whimp/punk in front of my team. They would have lost all respect for me!

]]> By: B http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/using-shadow-copy-to-save-day-from.html/comment-page-1#comment-7909 B Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:17:06 +0000 http://ata.bansal-inc.com/?p=741#comment-7909 It amazes me how many admins have never even heard of SC. I've had to explain it many times. Have they been living under a rock? I can't even remember the last time I had to go to tape to recover files (other than testing my backups). SC gives you up to 64 versions. I would personally rather be able to go back 64 business days so I only do 1 copy a day. I think it depends on the type of business you support. My primary goal is to never have to depend on tapes again. As for your two admins, I think it depends on whether they realize how dumb their decisions were. Purposely unplugging a work-related device to plug in your cell is about as dumb as it gets. Technically, nothing was lost so I would drop it as long as they both learned a valuable lesson. I know my strong feelings about backups were created because data was lost, luckily not by me personally. There is no lamer feeling than telling a user, regardless of whether it's a secretary or CEO, that the document they worked on for 6 months is gone - because you didn't do your job. It amazes me how many admins have never even heard of SC. I’ve had to explain it many times. Have they been living under a rock? I can’t even remember the last time I had to go to tape to recover files (other than testing my backups). SC gives you up to 64 versions. I would personally rather be able to go back 64 business days so I only do 1 copy a day. I think it depends on the type of business you support. My primary goal is to never have to depend on tapes again.

As for your two admins, I think it depends on whether they realize how dumb their decisions were. Purposely unplugging a work-related device to plug in your cell is about as dumb as it gets. Technically, nothing was lost so I would drop it as long as they both learned a valuable lesson. I know my strong feelings about backups were created because data was lost, luckily not by me personally. There is no lamer feeling than telling a user, regardless of whether it’s a secretary or CEO, that the document they worked on for 6 months is gone – because you didn’t do your job.

]]> By: Slothman http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/using-shadow-copy-to-save-day-from.html/comment-page-1#comment-7905 Slothman Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:59:49 +0000 http://ata.bansal-inc.com/?p=741#comment-7905 Shadow copy has saved my bacon more times than I care to admit. Shadow copy has saved my bacon more times than I care to admit.

]]> By: Peter http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/using-shadow-copy-to-save-day-from.html/comment-page-1#comment-6269 Peter Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:14:34 +0000 http://ata.bansal-inc.com/?p=741#comment-6269 Shadow Copy rocks! I have an employee who periodically "forgets" and overwrites their documents instead of doing a "save as" when they create a new one. <br /> Shadow copy saves me a ton of time. I used to have to go to the backup tape every time they did it. Now I restore the shadow copy and the whole job is done in 2 minutes. Shadow Copy rocks! I have an employee who periodically "forgets" and overwrites their documents instead of doing a "save as" when they create a new one.
Shadow copy saves me a ton of time. I used to have to go to the backup tape every time they did it. Now I restore the shadow copy and the whole job is done in 2 minutes.

]]> By: AskTheAdmin http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/using-shadow-copy-to-save-day-from.html/comment-page-1#comment-6268 AskTheAdmin Sat, 05 Apr 2008 11:52:48 +0000 http://ata.bansal-inc.com/?p=741#comment-6268 Yup! and did you hear they extended the xp life till 7 is released? And they say watch out for 7 (per Bill Gates) before 2009! <br /> <br /> How is everything going buddy? Yup! and did you hear they extended the xp life till 7 is released? And they say watch out for 7 (per Bill Gates) before 2009!

How is everything going buddy?

]]> By: El Di Pablo http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/using-shadow-copy-to-save-day-from.html/comment-page-1#comment-6267 El Di Pablo Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:21:30 +0000 http://ata.bansal-inc.com/?p=741#comment-6267 Shadow copy is probably one of the best things M$ every came up with. It has saved me hundreds of times. Shadow copy is probably one of the best things M$ every came up with. It has saved me hundreds of times.

]]> By: AskTheAdmin http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/using-shadow-copy-to-save-day-from.html/comment-page-1#comment-6266 AskTheAdmin Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:48:59 +0000 http://ata.bansal-inc.com/?p=741#comment-6266 Thanks Jim and all the other well wishers! If you can give this post a thumbs up on Stumble Upon for us! :) Thanks Jim and all the other well wishers! If you can give this post a thumbs up on Stumble Upon for us! :)

]]> By: Jim http://www.asktheadmin.com/2008/08/using-shadow-copy-to-save-day-from.html/comment-page-1#comment-6265 Jim Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:54:09 +0000 http://ata.bansal-inc.com/?p=741#comment-6265 Haha, that was a very funny post. Not to mention a great strategy in using Shadow Copy, I will have to check that out. Get back to "work" :D Haha, that was a very funny post. Not to mention a great strategy in using Shadow Copy, I will have to check that out. Get back to "work" :D

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