Subj : Re: SCSI CD-RW
To   : Mike Powell
From : Peter Knapper
Date : Thu Mar 31 2005 08:06 pm

Hi Mike,

>I solved that one 2 ways -
>  1. I use the OS/2 replication facility to "back up" 
> data to another OS/2
>machine across the LAN. This runs continuously and 
 MP> anything written/updated/ or
>removed from important areas of the BBS gets copied 
>within about 15 mins. This
>totals abut 5GB of data...

 MP> Does it have to be another OS/2 machine?

Interesting question........;-) I asked that one myself some time back, and the 
digging I did suggested that yes, Replication is actually a function of the 
entire SMB environment, so theoretically, that means it is probably included in 
Windows Networking, SAMBA, etc... HOWEVER, I have had a really hard time 
finding out more details on this on the other platforms (I have no real need 
for it myself). 

Note that the NET command seems to have parameters that are pretty much 
identical on all these platforms...

So in theory is can possibly be done on any of those platforms, but how to get 
access to control it may be a black art. If the same files as used under OS/2 
exist on these other platforms you may be able to figure it out...

If you have Windows or SAMBA running, typing "NET START" should list all 
running services such as this -
  [E:\Z]net start
  These services are started:
  REQUESTER                MESSENGER                PEER
  REPLICATOR
  The command completed successfully.
  [E:\Z]

So if you type NET START REPL is should either -
  1. Come back and say it doesn't know the command, 
  2. Complain that something is not configured,
  3. Start the service with an unknown result.

Under OS/2 this comes up as -
  [E:\Z]net stop repl
  The REPLICATOR service is stopping.
  The REPLICATOR service was successfully stopped.
  
  [E:\Z]net start repl
  The REPLICATOR service is starting..
  The REPLICATOR service was started successfully.
  (C) Copyright IBM Corporation 1988, 1998.  All rights reserved.
  (C) Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1988, 1991.  All rights reserved.
  
  [E:\Z]

It needs 2 matching host configs (and an export directive) to actually run so 
it probably doesn't hurt to try it on one machine and see what happens. Just 
use "NET STOP REPL" to close anything that does start. I know you can start the 
REPLICATOR on OS/2 with no config (and nothing actually happens), so the other 
environments may be similar...

Cheers..............pk.


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