I knew I forgot something - Gigabit Ethernet.
-- Joshua S. Bassi Sr. Solutions Architect @ rs-unix.com IBM Certified - AIX/HACMP, SAN, Shark Tivoli Certified Consultant- ADSM/TSM Cell (415) 215-0326 -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Seay, Paul Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 8:07 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 2.8TB SQL Server Database Backup How is the SQL server going to get to the tape drives? SAN Gigabit FastEthernet? -----Original Message----- From: Joshua S. Bassi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 3:56 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: 2.8TB SQL Server Database Backup All, I have a potential customer running a 2.8 TB SQL Server database on an 8-way NT server. What can I realistically expect to achieve in maximum backup throughput using TDP for SQL Server? Assume the 4-way Solaris TSM server has 8 AIT-2 tape drives dedicated to getting this backup performed without any competing resource constraints. FYI AIT-2 run at 6 MBps native and the cartridges are 50 GB each. -- Joshua S. Bassi Sr. Solutions Architect @ rs-unix.com IBM Certified - AIX/HACMP, SAN, Shark Tivoli Certified Consultant- ADSM/TSM Cell (415) 215-0326
