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BRU LE

BRU LE - 1.2.8

backup & restore utility

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Version 1.2.8: (4.0)
Selected Version: 1.2.8
Release Date: 2004-04-08
License: Update
Downloads (version 1.2.8): 1,218
Downloads (all versions): 10,800
Price: $129.00

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Product Description:

BRU LE for Mac OS X provides backup and restore for Mac systems under Mac OS X (10.2 and 10.3 - including 10.3.3). SCSI, Fibre-Channel, Firewire, and USB tape drives (1) and libraries (up to 10 slots) are fully supported. Additionally, disk-based files may be created allowing the use of removable MO or disk drives.

BRU LE for Mac OS X is based upon our BRU 17.0 I/O engine (available in the Unix world since 1985) and includes all of the features of the command line BRU CLI product.

BRU LE for Mac OS X adds a full Aqua-HI compliant interface for BRU under mac OS X.

  • Supports all OS X file types, including CFM/PEF and Mach-O binaries, Resource forks, Finder Info, and case-sensitive filenames under the new HFS+ Panther Server filesystem.
  • Backup and restore of all Unix permissions.
  • Supports archives that exceed one terabyte (1TB) and do not have a limit on the size of catalog that can be created.
  • Properly accesses and processes filesystems larger than 1TB.
  • Not dependent upon disk-based information, such as "save sets", for restores.
  • Supports full backup of live systems.
  • Provides "Smart Restore?" which allows you to restore a backup to a live system without crashing the system.
  • Automatically verifies backups using AUTOSCAN™ Verify - an out-of-band verification process that allows reduced backup window requirements.

In addition to the graphical application, all of the command line and scripting functionality is still included at no additional cost.

For information on Client/Server backups, please search for "BRU Server"

What's new in this version:

  • Modified Search function under restore to dramatically improve catalog search times.
  • Modified BRU option for exclusion pattern processing. With the release of BRU engine version 17.0.1.2.0, the -X option has been modified to allow passing paths directly on the command line. The bruxpat flag has been modified to -QX. While the GUI and scheduler operations have been modified to use the -QX flag pair when the exclude patterns file is included, please be sure to modify any scripts that you have created to use -QX instead of -X. The following example would backup the entire system, using the entries in the /var/lib/bru/etc/bruxpat file:

    bru -cvf ntape0 -QX /

    To use the -X flag, simply include a path immediately after the -X flag on the command line. Multiple -X flags may be used as in:

    bru -cvf ntape0 -X "*.bak" -X /Users/bob/Documents/reseller.doc /

    That example would backup the entire system, excluding any files on the system that end in .bak and the specific file 'reseller.doc' in the '/Users/bob/Documents' directory. Note that you should enclose wildcards in a path within quotes to prevent the shell from expanding them before passing them to BRU.

  • Run Once schedules now properly de-schedule themselves once they are run.
  • Email settings in the Preferences dialog are now properly utilized.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.3
  • Mac OS X 10.2

Additional Requirements:

  • Mac OS X 10.2 or higher

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Version 1.2.8:
Overall Rating: (4.0) Features: (3.0) Support: (5.0)
Ease of Use: (4.0) Quality / Stability: (4.0) Price: (5.0)
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BRU LE CommentaryHow does it compare to Retrospect? - Version: 1.3.0a, 9/26/2006 02:37PM PST

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FixMaX
So, how does it compare to Retrospect?
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BRU LE CommentaryKnow what TRAVAN means? - Version: 1.3.0, 9/19/2006 05:04AM PST

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Ilgaz
Guys, please at least read what application does, what it is intended for and don't show yourself funny comparing it to great end user applications like SuperDuper.

This is for enterprise class backup systems. SCSI based Tape, libraries, off site (via network) backup etc.

It has nothing to do with Super Duper or anything else. I am sure the author of SuperDuper or Carbon Copy cloner will agree.

To give a clue about how old, time tested and mature program this is: I used it on Amiga to backup some video toaster production data back in 1992 or something.
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BRU LE ReviewBRU LE not for simple backups - Version: 1.2.8, 9/18/2006 07:00PM PST

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mightyviking
I've been using v1.2.8 for a couple of weeks now with an Exabyte Magnum 1x7 LTO-3 tape library to back up an Xserve and Xserve RAID. It was not as intuitive as I had hoped, but phone support has been excellent. They walked me through some minor issues that I had trouble with and the software runs great. There are some features that I'd like to see included in future updates or upgrades though. For Mac users, I would recommend this software if your need requires control of a tape library device or even a stand-alone tape drive. For bootable drive backups, I use Super Duper! and am very pleased with that as well. tmv
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