Lol, which of course, time is one thing in short supply for us admins. -TOny
-----Original Message----- From: Leonard Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 2:20 PM To: NT 2000 Discussions Subject: RE: Backup HArdware Advice. The hardware business is dying for customers. I'm will to bet (in a betting mood today) that you can find vendors for each Technology (SDLT, AIT, LTO) willing to lend you a configuration to test for a month or so. That way you can run those system on your network and compare the results. Nothing beats taking a system out for a test drive on your network. Of course, you need the time also. Leonard > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Anthony L. > Sollars > Sent: April 1, 2002 12:47 PM > To: NT 2000 Discussions > Subject: FW: Backup HArdware Advice. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Anthony L. Sollars > Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 9:34 AM > To: 'NT 2000 Discussions' > Subject: RE: Backup HArdware Advice. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Leonard Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 5:00 PM > To: NT 2000 Discussions > Subject: RE: Backup HArdware Advice. > > > This would be a hard thing to recommend...here are a few > reasons why....just > off the top of my head...you need more specifics about what the backup > system is trying to accomplish. > > The correct solutions would depend on where the 200 GB/Week is from. > * Is the 200 GB / week at one location? Distributed? > - One geographic Location, but backups come from 10 or so > servers. WE are > using Backup Exec with the agent accelerator. > > * Is it all on a SAN? > - There is no SAN. > > * Is it distributed on various servers? (ie. A few dozen > servers with RAID1 > and RAID5). > -Distributed amongst 10+ server all with RAID1 for OS and > RAID5 for the > Data. > > * Is your network 100MB? > -Network is 100MB FullDuplex with 1gig Copper backbones between switch > layers. > > * Where are the bottlenecks in the current backup system? > -Bottlenecks are in amount of data we can backup, since we are using a > single tape backup right now. > > * What is current system, and what are your aiming to upgrade to? > > We are currently using a DLT4000 but are looking to move into a faster > technology. > Also, the solution will depend on other matters like: > * What is your retention policy? > -We store full backups each week and monthly, and recycle the > daily tapes > every 2 weeks. Policy dictates one days loss is acceptable. > > * Is there a level of service that you are trying to achieve? > (eg. be able to restore a SQL or Exchange mail system with > XXX number of > minutes, hours, or days) > -One day. > > > Thanks for the input Leonard. What I am really asking is what > new technology > ie. LTO, Super DLT, AIT is backing up data faster across a network. > As for the rest of the research I can do that on my own, > which I have begun > to already. I know what these manufacturers are saying there > hardware can > do, > but what they say it can do and what it actually does are two > different > things, thanks again. > > -TOny > > > Leonard > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Anthony L. > > Sollars > > Sent: March 29, 2002 1:19 PM > > To: NT 2000 Discussions > > Subject: Backup HArdware Advice. > > > > > > > > I am in the research of a complete re-design of our media > > backup system. I > > would like to get some advice from the field testers on > which devices > > and/or technologies such as SuperDLT, AIT, LTO are the best > > in production. > > We have only backup about 200 gigs a week. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > TOny > > > > ------ > > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > > > > > ------ > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > > ------ > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
