08-20-2014 05:52 AM
I had opened a question about getting back into BE a while ago and found out I needed Windows 2012 Server since I may want to backup my 2012 DC.
I also purchased VMWare vSphere Essentials so I could backup VMWare servers. I received a quote from Symantec for the following:
SYMC BACKUP EXEC 2014 SERVER WIN PER SERVER BNDL STD LIC EXPRESS BAND S ESSENTIAL
SYMC BACKUP EXEC 2014 AGENT FOR APPLICATIONS AND DATABASES WIN PER SERVER BNDL STD LIC EXPRESS
BAND S ESSENTIAL
SYMC BACKUP EXEC 2014 AGENT FOR VMWARE AND HYPER-V WIN PER HOST SERVER BNDL STD LIC EXPRESS
BAND S ESSENTIAL
I have been backing upt to disk (30 minute incremental, full twice daily) using DPM 2007 to an HP MSA20 and weekly to tape to LTO4 for offsite a little less than 1TB. I of course expect that to grow.
Anyway here is my first question: How much server do I need for this operation? I am looking at an HP DL 360p Gen 8, but not certain of CPU, RAM or hard drive space on server. (I am pretty much tied to a rack mounted Proliant.)
My second question: Do I go with Windows 2012 Standard or Windows 2012 R2 for the server OS?
And finally: Currently using U320 SCSI LVD to connect to my Quantum LTO 4 Tape and my HP MSA20, so will need two SCSI connectors in the server. Can I continue as before or do I need to reconsider disk and tape backups?
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09-01-2014 05:49 AM
Sorry, I didn't see this crop up on my notifications.
It is minimalistic, but try throw more than 1 CPU with multiple cores at BE, especially if using dedupe.
I have run BE on various HP ProLiant platforms as follows:
* HP ProLiant DL385 G2 w/8GB RAM (2 x 4c AMD opteron CPUs)
* HP ProLiant DL165 G5 w/8GB RAM (2 x 4c AMD opteron CPUs)
* HP ProLiant DL385 G7 w/8GB RAM (2 x 12c AMD Opteron CPUs)
Don't put down a media server with the minimum spec...scale it for bigger than you need initially which will give you a bit of headroom to grow, especially if you start doing more on it.
Thanks!
08-20-2014 06:44 AM
Hi,
1. System requirements are shown on the link below:
http://www.symantec.com/backup-exec/system-requirements?fid=backup-exec
2. Windows Server 2012 R2 is fine...there should be no requirement to go with anything less unless you have a contraint on your AD environment that requires you to run a different version.
3. The way you run backups on that hardware should be fine.
Thanks!
08-20-2014 07:04 AM
Craig,
Thanks for the prompt reply.
That is pretty minimalistic isn't it?
Performance wise how would it function with only that much RAM? Souns like a single CPU will be fine?
09-01-2014 05:49 AM
Sorry, I didn't see this crop up on my notifications.
It is minimalistic, but try throw more than 1 CPU with multiple cores at BE, especially if using dedupe.
I have run BE on various HP ProLiant platforms as follows:
* HP ProLiant DL385 G2 w/8GB RAM (2 x 4c AMD opteron CPUs)
* HP ProLiant DL165 G5 w/8GB RAM (2 x 4c AMD opteron CPUs)
* HP ProLiant DL385 G7 w/8GB RAM (2 x 12c AMD Opteron CPUs)
Don't put down a media server with the minimum spec...scale it for bigger than you need initially which will give you a bit of headroom to grow, especially if you start doing more on it.
Thanks!
09-02-2014 07:02 AM
Craig,
Because I undersetimated the cost of the server when i set up the budget i have a quote for a single
I did not take into consideration iLO License and Extended Warrantee (We are required to extend to 5 Years)
I also have a quote for 2 SCSI PCI as i will need one for MSA20 and one for Quantum LTO4.
Hopefully if I have issues i can upgrade to 2 CPUs down the road and more RAM.
09-02-2014 07:13 AM
HP ProLiant DL3x0 Gen8? Yes you can...just purchase the CPU in time otherwise you'll be directed to a reseller who is going to charge the earth once the CPU is EoL.
Thanks!
09-02-2014 07:17 AM
DL 360 Gen 8 from CDW.
have a great day,