Howdy,
Thanks for all of your effort to get it right.
I was temporarily using CCC in erase and clone mode (takes ~1.5hr for my data) so I has some disaster recovery until this version of SD came out. I had problems with doing the (Not Very) Smart Backup with CCC but Now that SD 2.5 is here life is back to normal.
Now, when DW 4.1 is delivered my disaster recovery and efficiency solution will be back and I'll be able to rest more comfortably.
Good Luck,
Herb Schulz