We use Backup exec here and have a two-step process.. the first is backing up to disk and then backing up to tape. Work well for what we need it to do. Altho, we aren't backing up TBs of data.
_____________________________ Cameron Cooper Network Administrator | CompTIA A+ Certified Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 [email protected] | www.aurico.com From: Don Ely [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 11:07 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Backing up SAN to tape 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. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
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