Seconded. It replaced NetBackup for us here, and it's been a positive move for the most part.
-sc > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, August 3, 2012 5:28 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Backup software > > FWIW I would thoroughly recommend Commvault. I have no experience of > their AIX stuff (we do backup a Linux box) but with everything else we do, it > has its quirks as all backup software does, but I don't walk in of a morning with > that wonderful "How many will have failed last night then?" feeling. > > Any questions yell. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nigel Parker [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 03 August 2012 10:21 > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Backup software > > Hi > Ok point noted :-) > Thanks > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 03 August 2012 09:47 > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Backup software > > Keep your licensing options in mind - a lot of vendors (I know Commvault > do) now license either on traditional agents or off capacity - depending > on quantity of data it can make a difference which way you go. > > Paul > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nigel Parker [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 03 August 2012 09:23 > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Backup software > > Hi > Ok thanks for the suggestions > So I will investigate Commvault and EMC > > I thinks the Microsoft solution would only support Microsoft clients As > a lot of vendors do and that would be no use to use her :-( The problem > for us is the old version of AIX that we HAVE to use one is a warehouse > package and doesn't run on newer versions and of course would cost to > upgrade it the other is an ERP system that wont work on a newer version > and is about 60k to upgrade > > Thanks > For the suggestions > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 02 August 2012 15:59 > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Backup software > > At (very) face value Commvault will cover all of that. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nigel Parker [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 02 August 2012 09:07 > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Backup software > > Hi > Looking to change our backup software and are open to recommendations > > Our servers are a range of Windows 2000 2003 with Exchange 2003 and a > couple of version of Microsoft Sql server 2000 and 2005 We were looking > at Symantec backup exec These machine will have a dedicated backup > server and an lto5 tape drive > > We will backup to disk and then to tape (we have a requirement for an > off site tape backup so this must remain) > > The backup will easily fit on 1 lto 5 tape and with data volumes this > should be ok for 2-3 years > > HOWEVER > We also have 2 IBM AIX servers running version 4.3.3 and version 5.1 > These will backup again to a dedicated server with an ultrium 5 tape > drive The IBM servers cant be upgraded! > > Looking for a "supported" solution > > We looked at backupexec and netbackup however only Older an now none > supported version will work with our Aix versions the new version "may" > work but would be unsupported! 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