🚀 go-pugleaf

On Thu, 30 Jan 1992 23:03:18 EST Robert Chambers said:
>I know it was discussed earlier about Systems Center softwares decision
>to charge a major upgrade fee for the "leap" from ESA 1.0 to ESA 1.1
>but it just hit home what this involves.
>
>We currently run VMBACKUP 5.3A at our site for Minidisk backups and
>file restores.  On the test side of our processor (3090) we run the
>next planned cp release and test it.  We just put up ESA 1.1 and
>were greeted with the message from VMBACKUP (the only systems center
>product we run) that we are not licensed for ESA 1.1 Feature..
>
>Now from the initial investigations into ESA 1.1 it isn't substantially
>different from ESA 1.0 (especially in the parts that vmbackup needs,
>linking disks, and dumping to tape).  The decision of SCI to FORCE
>vmbackup NOT to work under ESA 1.1 is just a choke hold.  Either
>pay for the upgrade to the totally new product (VMBACKUP/E) or
>don't back up your data, or don't upgrade to ESA 1.1
>
Are you not also in the (enviable ??) position of telling SCI that you are no
longer in need of their services and that you'll take your business elsewhere?
I think that there is a product called "SYBACK" (?) that performs the same
function as VMBackup.  I seem to remember discussions comparing this product
with VMBackup and VMBackup losing out in terms of performancee and in
functionality.

Bill Hunter
The U. of Alabama

P.S. Are you now running the ESA feature of VM/ESA R1.0?