Tape Library Configurations - Best Practices
Hello, I've configured the below in my environement lately: - 4 Media Servers (A,B,C,D) with A being master as well. Each media server has its own PureDisk storage and connected to 3 TLs as below. ...
Forum Discussion
I see no reason for using different volume pools. Use one. Many volume pools reduces the efficiency of the tape drive.
A oracle backup could be waiting for a free tape drive, while SharePoint is running, if we assume MPX is configured. Using one volume pool both Oracle and SharePoint would run concurrent
Thank you Even & Nicolai.
I did try out multiplexing but it seemed to fail. I will look into it again. Just read that there are 2 multiplexing options which need to be set (i.e. in the policy schedule "Media Multiplexing" & in storage units by "enabling multiplex" and specifiying maximum streams per drive. didnt konw about the "media multiplexing" option earlier.
The reason for the different pools was to ensure backup data belongimg to certain applicaiton is written on same cartridge & also track the number of cartridges utilized by different applications each week. Or is there another way?
One of the options in "Volume Pools" is "maximum number of partial media". Now my understanding is that the number specified here will keep media partially used to only that number and hence will save on cartridges. For example if the max. partial media is set to 2, then at any given time only two media will be "Active" and will be written on unless they get "Full". Please correct me if i m wrong.
Thank you.
