Is this a Don sarcastic response? And if so, then which of the two options he listed doesn't really exist in Don's mind?
>>> Don Ely <[email protected]> 6/23/2010 9:06 AM >>> I see only one option in your list for backup software... On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 9:04 AM, John Aldrich <[email protected]>wrote: > Ok… looking for software suggestions for backing up a SAN to tape. Yes, I > know it would take forever to restore several terabytes of data, but I’d > like to have some sort of “oh, crap! My san died” back up. J Speed of > restore is not an issue, simply being able to restore is the issue. > > > > I’m looking at a Dell LTO5 tape library and the two options for backup > software that **they** offer are CommVault and Symantec Backup Exec. Which > of those two would you prefer to use, and which **specific** variety of > the specified software would you recommend for backing up a SAN? > > > > We will likely be using the SAN for the back-end storage for email > (eventually,) but will likely NOT be using MS Exchange (we’re a small shop – > less than 200 email addresses, and Exchange is too pricey for us!) We will > likely be using Kerio Mail Server whenever we bring email in-house. Other > than that, it’s mainly going to be people’s “My Documents” redirected to the > shared storage on the SAN, install archives for software and such. > > > > [image: John-Aldrich][image: Tile-Tools] > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
