Good back-up system?

Anyones input would be cool. I am thinking of getting a bottom of the line Mac Pro solely for back-up purposes only. I'll be purchasing extra drive chassis for each drive I have so they would be easy to install and take out and store. Do you think this is overkill for backing up large pieces of data? If I get a hot swappable bay system instead I am paying upwards of 2,000 anyway, no? Do you have any advice for me?

Is your digitised video and/or audio media coming from timecoded tapes? Because if so, the tapes are the best backup you have. In general, you do not want to backup any media that can be recaptured - there's simply no point, other than time to redigitise when you need to restore the project. Media management is your friend before you backup.
Generally speaking - and you may well have caveats - you only need to backup the project files, artwork, non-timecoded sound and video, dvd assets (but not built DVD's or MPEG's, since, again, they can all be recreated), etc.
The only reason to backup all media is the speed and convenience of a full restore. And an entire MacPro with RAID's is a very, very expensive way to do this. Yes, it's complete overkill. If you really need to do it, consider attaching a removeable drive chassis to your main system into which you can plug bare drives for your backups and add the cost of a bare drive into your project bids.

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Client Copy back-end system

Hi Guys,
We have made a client copy of the back-end system of SRM (SRM 5.0). Only the back-end and not SRM has been copied.
After replication all the master- and customizing data again to SRM from the 'new' back-end I have found an issue with updating the suppliers.
It seems that I can not remove old business partners from SRM with BUPA_TEST_DELETE if these are used already in SC's. However the new copy of the back-end system has completely different suppliers we need to use in SRM. This causes for an inconsistency with the supplier numbers, as we want to keep the R/3 numbers in SRM.
Does anyone has a good idea how to proceed? That is, how can I remove the business partners (suppliers) in SRM which were used before the client copy of R/3, so that I will be able to completely get all the relevant 'new' vendors from the R/3 system after the client copy.
When I execute BUPA_TEST_DELETE it will end up in error saying the suppliers can not be removed. Do I need to archive all the old documents (SC & PO) before I can remove all vendors in SRM, or is there a way to force the removal of all the business partners from before the back-end client copy?
Thx.
Skander

Hi,
I already figured out how to solve the issue.
For anyone who wants to know how to:
-First clear the vendor groups in the vendor hierarchy; do not renove the root node
-Then run BBPGETVD which will get you the new vendors from the back-end; for me only role LF for suppliers.
-Then run BBPUPDVD which will update all the fields for the old business partner numbers in SRM which were used in documents, and replicated from the old back-end system.
In my case I had to play a litlebit with the setting 'only creditors', to update BP numbers which were not suppliers in the new back-end.
After performing these steps everything should be fine.
So it's perfectly possible to make a client copy of only the back-end system without copying SRM (in the classic scenario that is).
Rgds,
Skander

Need help designing New Back up system

500GB TC decided to retire on its own. Probably will get new 2TB TC on way home today. When one drive goes...so I am doing my eqivalent of Spring cleaning of my externals. Never having a real back up system I am looking for some help. Here is what I am woroking with: 2.4Ghz Core 2 w 4B of 667 DDR on both iMAc and Macbook (not upgradeable to Mountain Lion) MacBook has the large drive (320GB) iMac (250GB?)
External Desk top Drives:
2TB WD My Book Studio LX (contains copies of documents, photos, video, and aperture library....right now holding almost everything while I am cleaning and consolidating data.)
1.5 TB Seagate Free Agent Desk Top (in the process of 7 pass wipe)
1 TB Seagate Free Agent Drive (iTunes) 650GB/1TB
2-500GB G Drives (FW400/USB)
450GB WD older version My Book (FW 800/400/USB) used to use this as my TM for my Mac Book
PORTABLES:
1- 500GB Free Agent Go (FW800mini USB)
1- TB Free Agent Go Flex
My goal is the following:
Create a system that backs up my main photo/Videos , Aperture 3 Main Library, iTunes. Each on seperate External HD's that will also work with a TC using TM to BU laptop and Desktop
One External Hard Drive for my Aperture Library ( I will clean them all up and merge them to make a Master Referenced Aperture Lib that I will use in conjunction with the potrables to edit the projects.) Current AP3 Lib all in all could be 700GB
One External for Photo's ( Master File of "Negatives"- right out the camera/card, no editing, nothing just a copy of the card and the original DCS fie names, put into a named folder) I burn a copy of every card as a second BU. I would like to make a BU of this drive. Currently data ranges in the 600-800GB range, should be towards lower side after removal of duplicates.
One External for iTunes (Currently resides on 1 TB Seagate and has room to grow. Probably is good where it is. Have lots of music you cant get anymore (ie Napster) and many CD's so library isn't all downloads and NO, I haven't gone to iTunes Match.
A Back up system that will make a copy of Aperture, Photos, Itunes ( incrementals of these external)
Additonal Info: I have a DropBox Account (+100GB) and use it relgiously as my DOCUMENTS folder and basic "Carry All". I will be adding the $299 2TB Time Capsule as I need the wireless router. I plan to wipe, erase/repartion and defrag the portables, G-Drives, the 1.5 TB Seagate and the 450GB WD (Using Drive Genius). I will have to check to see if I hae any OEM Seagate or WD BU software, if not I am open to suggestions on what software to use. I really hope not to spend anything if possible of BU Software.
I will plan to purchase a 4-6TB drive in the future to serve as the Master Backup Drive, but for now this is the configuration I have to work with. I appreciate the time and the help. This forum has been beyond useful and a great time saver.
Thanks in advance,
Zapple

Pbrn under MY VERIZON locate your device and go to SUPPORT/HOW TO USE/APP .. it will walk you through the set up, if your are still having problems hit troubleshooting from right there and it will troubleshoot the app for you..
let us know if you still unable to get it to work

In iPhoto preferences Advanced, I originally 'ticked' the "Importing: Copy items to the iPhoto Library" box. I have now installed a Drobo double back-up system and would like to delete these 'items' on my hard drive. Is this possible?

In iPhoto preferences >Advanced, I originally 'ticked' the "Importing: Copy items to the iPhoto Library" box. I have now installed a Drobo double back-up system and would like to delete these 'items' on my hard drive. Is this possible?

Not with iPhoto.
You can relocate the masters using Aperture if you're using the latest versions of both iPhoto and Aperture. However, if you're planning on using iPhoto going forward having the masters on one disk and the Library on another is not a good idea. Have a read of this
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3062728?tstart=0

System 8 is using up the power in my 4S. Is there a fix or can I go back to System 7?

System 8 is quickly draining the power from my 4S. Is there a fix or can I go back to System 7?

Hmm, that's strange. Is this on a popular webmail site that volunteers might also use, like Yahoo, Gmail, or Outlook?
When you have a problem with one particular site, a good "first thing to try" is clearing your Firefox cache and deleting your saved cookies for the site.
(1) Bypass Firefox's Cache
Use Ctrl+Shift+r to reload the page fresh from the server.
Alternately, you also can clear Firefox's cache completely using:
"3-bar" menu button (or Tools menu) > Options > Advanced
On the Network mini-tab > Cached Web Content : "Clear Now"
If you have a large hard drive, this might take a few minutes.
(2) Remove the site's cookies (save any pending work first). While viewing a page on the site, try either:
* right-click and choose View Page Info > Security > "View Cookies"
* (menu bar) Tools > Page Info > Security > "View Cookies"
In the dialog that opens, you can remove the site's cookies individually.
Then try reloading the page. Does that help?

Vendor Replication and Different Back-end Systems

Hello,
Currently, we have vendor replication were the vendor number from the back-end is used in SRM-EBP. Now, we want add another back-end but there are vendor number conflicts. Is there a way to configure it so that the new back-end replicaition generates new numbers in SRM-EBP?
Honestly, there should be a cleansing and alignment of vendor numbers between the two back-end systems. However, that is big task that the organization doea not want to take on at this time.
Has anyone encounter this issue and how did you resolve it?
Regards, Dean.
Edited by: Dean Hinson on Feb 3, 2010 3:26 PM

Hi,
You can find option "If R/3 number assignment is not possible: Internal number assignment" in the bottom of BBPGETDV transaction screen.
Regards,
Masa

Role mapping between Portal and Back end systems

I am new to SAP EP.
I just want to know how the mapping between portal and back end system happens.
Scenario : There is a role in ECC system...say FI India. Now there is a request by the FI team that they want to access this role from Portal. In this case, please tell me how the security team will do it. Because I guess, it has to be done by the security team.

Hi,
Usually the role from backend is uploaded to portal then it will be seen as Group and we need to assign our portal roles to this group. Please refer [this|http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw73/helpdata/en/d6/7859ec80df46738e23ccb4f4c8c502/content.htm].
Regards,
Samir

Error : No valid R/3 Back-end system

Hi CRM gurus,
I'm trying to connect SAP CRM 5.0 to SAP ECC 5.0.
When I launch trx R3AS for downloading the first object of the list coming from Best Practise (DNL_CUST_ACGRPB), I am getting the above error: "No valid R/3 Back-end system."
Now the point is that RFCs work smoothly, administration console as well and R/3 view CRMRFCPAR was filled correctly.
Where is the problem? I'm looking into, but without results.
Any suggestions in this issue will be rewarded.
Regards,
AndreA

Many thanks Praveen,
I have carried out all the checks in the tables and it seems that everything is fine!.
Creating a RFC Destication for CRM in R/3
Maintain Table CRMRFCPAR and CRMCONSUM?
In Table CRMPAROLTP, Parameter "crm release" should set to your CRM version ( ex 500 for crm 5.0)
Maintain table TBE11, APPI should be NDI(new dimension integration),A yes
I don't really know where the error could lay.
Andrea

Returning goods back to Vendor in R/3

DEAR SAP GURU's: Good Day! I am on a project at the moment and I have never heard of returning goods back to the (started in the middle) vendor as they are doing. I am not saying it is wrong, but some new requirements for sending material out for repair, re-calibration, etc is coming in the future and I am unsure that it will work with returning the repairable material to Vendor or the Lab.This is material that is not being sold to customers, but has to be maintained for the company. We are also going to implement serialization profile as well as the equipment record. The process that is being done now that I am not familiar with (they are only using this for material that is not repairable, it example would be a wrong part number was rec'd into warehouse in error) is to perform a MIGO transaction with a 122 movement on the delivery note number. Reason is so shipping can have a document to ship out on versus a manual shipping document. I am used to returning material back to vendor in a Purchase Order with the "return" indicator flagged and performing a 161 movement. This also creates a shipping document back to the vendor. This is what I want to purpose to the company however, they just implemented the use of the 122 for their process now. Has anyone heard of doing the return to vendor with a 122 mvmt? Does anyone know if this will work for material we want to ship out to vendor? If so, how do capture the value and repair costs?

Hi Kimberly!
I wouldn't call me an expert for such questions, but at least some thoughts.
From logistic point of view, a 122 shipping should be OK - but your last questions points out the difference to a return PO (and 161): how to get correct values?!
When you can live with moving average (or standard) price, that's fine, but when you have to have the 'original' values from the PO or charge otherwise something for the goods, a 'whole' process starting with a return PO is necessary.
When going on to discuss this question with the customer, involve first more (or mainly) value interested people (FI or purchasing department) - from logistics you won't get understanding in the beginning.
Regards,
Christian

Free goods in Retail system

Hello Guys,
I have done all required steps to maintain Free Goods (in Retail system). Maintained following condition tables:
1. Company/Material
2. Sales org/Material
3. Sales org./Distr. Channel/Material
4. Sales org./Distr. Channel/Plant/Material
5. Sales org./Plant/Material
Maintained a pricing procedure and and assigned all item catogories... maintained Codition records.....
And result is that first 3 tables are working, but last 2 not....
Help required plz..:)
Best regards,
Dace.

Hi Dace.
Check the Access sequence - Access number used for the respective table No
As a good practice always:
1.Please use the Access sequence - Access number starting with 10 & increment with 10
2.When you are saving the Access Sequence, after assigning relevant Table No, Pls go to the Fields level, Check the respective fiels are copied fully, and then Save.
Hope thisll help you
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Customer not ready to send free of goods back But he wants money back for damaged stock

Dear sd Experts please tell me How To Achieve In SAP
Customer : 120000
Company: AAA
AAA Company offered if customer purchased Material ZZZ For 100 qnty They will Give Free of goods Material XXX 15 For Diwali
: ex: Now customer Purchased 100 qnty and he got 15 Free of goods from the company Now This scenario ok Imagine stock reached just one day before DIWALI suddenly Customer Found some damaged stock Like 10 Items
now he wants to back the stock and he doesn't want the same material 10 Items (zzz) He wants only Money
because Once DIWALI Completed he cant sell the products he will be in loss ( i am giving just example to understand)
so he wants money back .....................For 10 Qnty
But he is not ready To Give back Free of goods Back (XXX) Because He purchased the stock From the company is giving free goods thats way
Yes it is correct point From the customer side because every customer will think like this only no wrong with him ...
Now coming to Company issue .... Company everything calculated material cost and finally decided That 100 Material ZZZ We can give XXX 15 Material As a free of Goods here no loss and no profit
But if customer Is asking Money back for Damaged stock and he doesn't want To give free of goods back ,,, So here from company point of view some loss will be generating definitely..100 % so how we will proceed with FI @MM IN SAP
Because I think another option plz guide me
Thanks a lot

Dear Venu,
As i understood On a purchase of 100 TVs--10 DVD players are free(may be 10+1 offer)
Now after receiving customer found 10TVs damaged
(only TVs got damaged--not the free good DVD players)
So he returned those damaged 10 TVs back to Business and he dont want to take this new 10 TVs based on his sales after his seasonal experiences.
So now the adjustment can happen in the following ways:
(solely depends on your understanding with your customer)
1.Adjust the total amount only for 90 TVs(you can use credit memo else invoice correction request)
2.here the question comes is for 90 TVs only 9 DVDs are free--(here again you can do in two ways charge the customer by a debit memo for additional one piece of DVD player or ask the customer to return that one DVD player)
Hope this helps.
Very Important note:
I just saw somebody asking you to correct your punctuation and there is a like given by Our senior and respected member JP. we have to understand one thing here--always we need to take these comments as positive manner(recently our respected moderator JP cautioned me too through a direct message asking to correct my diction and some spelling mistakes--which i might be doing without any intention)
Remember one thing in life--- all of our respected senior members are here to help us whenever we are facing career threatening issues--even though they dont know us personally --they are helping us & we come out with victory and smiley faces from all these issues--we should respect their comments and say thanks to the people who is correcting you at your career.
To Respected JP: sir--i think you might have observed the change in my approach too
(like ""me too"" at your message)
whenever i am crossing-- requesting you again to correct me.
sorry to give this pain again to you sir.
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Can two different SRM clients systems connect to one R/3 Back-end system?

Hello,
Trying to developing SRM Co-Exist/Global strategy, based on the following scenario:
1. Two different SRM client systems, each at DIFFERENT SRM Version/Release Level. SRM system "A" runs in Stand-Alone and Extend Classic Scenario mode. SRM system "B" runs in Classic Scenario mode
2. Two different R/3 back-end systems, each with SAME R/3 4.7 Version/Release Level.
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Question 2: Are there any Basis Plug-In (PI_BASIS) issues/difficulties to consider from either the SRM client or R/3 back-end side?
Question 3: Does each SRM client need it own unique transaction document type(s) and number range(s) definitions?
Question 4: Are there any other difficulties, for example, with RFC and Partner Profile related definitions and what are the steps to address/resolve difficulties?
Please advise and thanks in advance for your feedback!
Regards,
Ed
Edited by: Ed Shigo on Mar 16, 2009 6:40 AM

Question 1: Can the two (2) different SRM client systems be connected to one (1) of the R/3 back-end systems?
They can be connected
Question 2: Are there any Basis Plug-In (PI_BASIS) issues/difficulties to consider from either the SRM client or R/3 back-end side?
Make sure that you have unique consumer entries for Middleware for Material replication, RFCs etc
Question 3: Does each SRM client need it own unique transaction document type(s) and number range(s) definitions?
Yes you need to have them.
Question 4: Are there any other difficulties, for example, with RFC and Partner Profile related definitions and what are the steps to address/resolve difficulties?
Don't see any difficulties as long as the a structured approach is followed.

Is there a comparable automatic back-up system to Time Machine for 10.4.11?

My dad has 10.4.11 running on a G4 tower.
I want to get him a back-up system that will save all his work.   I myself have an Intel Mac running 10.6.8, with Time Machine saving all of my work to an external HD.
I know you can't use Time Machine with 10.4.11   Is there a comparable back-up system to TM that does automatic back-ups for 10.4.11?
(One other note--he still maintains Classic OS 9 on his system as well as 10.4.11.   Will the back-up device also back up whatever he has on OS 9 as well as 10.4.11? And does it also back up the actual system software--the OSs 10.4.11 and 9--as well as all the files? So if he needed the backups, he would not need the system discs?)
Thanks for your help!

I'm sure Tr-Backup 5.1.7 will do everything you want, & far more that TM...
http://www.tri-edre.com/download/download/downloadtbu.html
From the PDF...
Basics ............................................................................... ....................................8
Two types of action: Immediate and Programmed ...........................................................8
What can be backed up or synchronized? ......................................................................8
Bootable copy of your startup disk ............................................................................... ..8
Backing up ............................................................................... ..................................8
Backup placement ............................................................................... ........................9
Restoring ............................................................................... .....................................9
Synchronizing ............................................................................... ...............................9
Multiple configurations ............................................................................... ................10
Backup Strategies ............................................................................... .................11
The copy of your hard disk ............................................................................... ...........11
What kind of backup to use? ............................................................................... .......11
Background execution ............................................................................... .................12
Create configurations for every backup .........................................................................12
Backup of several computers over the network .............................................................12
Back up your backup! ............................................................................... .................12
The Different Modes of Backup .............................................................................13
Manual Backup from the Desktop ............................................................................... 13
Using the Synchronization features ..............................................................................1 3
Immediate Backup ............................................................................... .....................13
Programmed Copy ............................................................................... ......................13
Programmed Mirror Backup ............................................................................... .........13
Programmed Evolutive Mirror Backup ...........................................................................14
Programmed Incremental Backup ............................................................................... .14
The Different Modes of Restoration .......................................................................16
Manual Restoration from the Macintosh Desktop ..........................................................16
Using Synchronization to Restore ............................................................................... .16
Using Immediate Copy to restore........................................................................ .........16
http://www.tri-edre.com/pub/files/tribackup5_en.pdf

MOPZ - Error during call of SAP back end system

Hi Experts,
I have this error during MOPZ - "select OS/DB dependent files" and following option as well.
I have checked SAP NOTE 982045, but still cannot solve the issue.
SM59 - SAP-OSS and SAPOSS connection test is successful.
I have no idea what else is going wrong. kindly advise id you have any idea.
Below are some error logs.
From MOPZ
Error calling SAP back-end system: Local gateway not running / CPIC-CALL: 'ThSAPCMRCV'SAP-OSS via RFC destination.
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Call of function GwRead failed, RC: -095
Communication error, CPIC return code 017, SAP return code 24
> Conversation ID: 13681187
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**** Trace file opened at 20140904 134347 Malay Peninsula Standard Time, by disp+work
**** Versions SAP-REL 721,0,300 RFC-VER U 3 1498740 MT-SL
======> CPIC-CALL: 'ThSAPCMRCV' : cmRc=17 thRc=247
Local gateway not running
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EPP RootContextId: A0D3C10695431ED48CFEB45C956820C9, ConnectionId: D3F533E43BF2F12C80C9A0D3C1069543, ConnectionCnt: 1
EPP TransactionId: D3F533E43BF2F12A80C9A0D3C1069543
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SERVER> Caller transaction code: (Caller Program: CL_MO_SMP_ADAPTER=============CP)
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CPIC-CALL: 'ThSAPCMRCV' : cmRc=17 thRc=247
Local gateway not running
Error RFCIO_ERROR_MESSAGE in abrfcio.c : 1973
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Hi
there are following things you can do
1. log on to your SAP Router
2. check entries in SAPRoutab.
3. Telnet SAPSERV2 (Sap responding server) (Tcode oss1 will give you details of which SAP serve you are connecting ) on port 3299
4. if you are able to telnet SAPserve from your Router server then raise the call to SAP and ask whether they can reach your saprouter or not
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6. telnet local Router server with port 3299
7 try to download Sap Note from SNOTE in you solman system.
all the best
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Dishant.

Move System Preferences Help file back into System Preferences folder?

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