RE: [ActiveDir] Branch Office Backup

[Roger Seielstad]

DLT4 tapes (35/70GB) are around $35 USD each now. That's not really expensive when you consider that one generally holds about 60-65GB on average, which is about all you'd need for a full backup.   However, and I can't stress this enough, having a STANDARD tape format and STANDARD backup software is CRITICAL to disaster recovery. You really don't want different tape formats and backup software in different offices, because smoking crater restores aren't going to be fun. Nor will it be fun if you get into a legal discovery process....   Roger -------------------------------------------------------------- Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis Inc.   From: Noah Eiger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 1:29 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Branch Office Backup I believe the Travans are 10/20GB. The DLT IV is relatively expensive. My thoughts were to simply capture the differentials each night.   In your experience is DLT superior to Travan? Besides the capacity are Travan drives known to be problematic or the media poor?   Thanks.   nme   From: Brian Desmond [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2004 4:31 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Branch Office Backup   Noah-   You say you have 20 - 60GB of data, these TR5 cartridges will do 5GB. How do you forsee them being useful? I'd think a DLT IV would be best here in 35/70 config.   --Brian -----Original Message----- From: Noah Eiger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sun 5/9/2004 5:08 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Subject: [ActiveDir] Branch Office Backup Hello:   I am looking for some suggestions about tape (or other media) backups for branch offices. Our main offices have DLT Autoloaders running Backup Exec. We have several field offices 5-15 users with 20 – 60 GB of data. Servers run redundant IDE drives.   The current front runner is Travan 5 drives due to cost and some legacy issues. Speed of the backup is not a huge issue. Suggestions welcome.   Thanks.   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Noah M. Eiger EIS Consulting for PRBO Conservation Science 510-717-5742 [EMAIL PROTECTED]