[Veritas-bu] Best setup for NetBackup in 2 sites across the WAN link

2008-04-30 Thread Aleksandr Nepomnyashchiy
Dear Gurus, What is the best setup for NetBackup in 2 sites across the WAN link? I will have a tape library on each site. - Should I purchase 2 NetBackup servers and manage them separately? - Is it better (or cheaper) to purchase NetBackup server for a primary site and media manager for the

Re: [Veritas-bu] Best setup for NetBackup in 2 sites across the WAN link

2008-04-30 Thread Justin Piszcz
On Wed, 30 Apr 2008, Aleksandr Nepomnyashchiy wrote: Dear Gurus, What is the best setup for NetBackup in 2 sites across the WAN link? I will have a tape library on each site. - Should I purchase 2 NetBackup servers and manage them separately? - Is it better (or cheaper) to purchase

Re: [Veritas-bu] Best setup for NetBackup in 2 sites across the WAN link

2008-04-30 Thread Norman_Ellis
Based on what you describe, it seems you only want to backup servers in a remote site but are not looking for a DR solution. It would be far cheaper to have a single master server and a media server in the remote site. This obviously keeps the license costs down and centralizes the management.

Re: [Veritas-bu] Best setup for NetBackup in 2 sites across the WAN link

2008-04-30 Thread Norman_Ellis
Well if money is no object and you really want a DR solution then the best in my humble opinion is to have a dual node VCS global HA/DR cluster between the two sites and configure NBU as a cluster resource. This also assumes you have libraries and or storage devices with like media drives so

Re: [Veritas-bu] Best setup for NetBackup in 2 sites across the WAN link

2008-04-30 Thread Ed Wilts
On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 2:05 PM, Aleksandr Nepomnyashchiy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is the best setup for NetBackup in 2 sites across the WAN link? I will have a tape library on each site. - Should I purchase 2 NetBackup servers and manage them separately? - Is it better (or cheaper)