OT-Seagate Mirra Personal Server

[Don Coleman]

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> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 9:17 PM
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> Subject: Re: OT-Seagate Mirra Personal Server
> 
> The honourable and venerable Don Coleman spoke thus:
> > Anyone familiar or have experience with the Seagate Mirra Personal
> Server?
> > It is considered to be a virtual RAID device which can continuously
> backup
> > (sync) data from 5 or more work stations (Windows or MAC) or servers.
> >
> > http://www.seagate.com/www/en-
> us/products/external/mirra_personal_server/
> >
> > I'm also wondering about potential conflicts between the syncing
> software
> > and the filePro keys being updated be 5-10 different users throughout
> the
> > day.
> >
> > This device is not directly accessible like an NAS.  I'm also wondering
> if
> > an NAS should be considered as a legitimate backup device (provided at
> least
> > the most current backup is taken off-site) or as the actual host of fP
> data,
> > as opposed to a server.
> >
> > Opinions requested.
> 
> I'd be very careful if mixing Windows versions, and do a lot of research
> and ask Seagate the tough questions...
> 
> http://www.multibooters.co.uk/partitions.html
> 
> Since you say it's acting like RAID, I'd be wondering how much it's acting
> like ghosting/imaging rather than backup software, and if there'd be a
> conflict when mixing Vista and non-Vista.
> 
> mark->
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Thanks Mark.  All good questions.  Didn't think of potential XP/Vista
conflicts.  I have a law firm client using WordPerfect; one Vista client,
all the others XP Pro.  Whenever he browses the network from WP on the Vista
machine it crashes and reboots.  No problems with browsing the Vista local
drive and no problems with the other XP clients.

I wonder what the technical differences are between imaging/ghosting
applications and syncing applications.  I'll look for some technical reviews
and then make that phone call to Seagate.

Any thoughts on using an NAS vs. this type of device?

Don Coleman
Donald G. Coleman, Consultant
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