05-16-2011 10:45 AM
05-16-2011 01:07 PM
Hi Druid,
Having another stand-alone tape drive gets around having to buy an LEO license (Library Expansion Option), and you'd be able to run 2 backups at the same time...1 to each device. I'd say that if you can afford it, go for an LTO4 tape drive. It's going to have faster throughput and a higher capacity. THat way, if your second drive ever died, you could then replace that with LTO4 and at least be at a more current hardware level.
With regards to the NAS devices, BE can backup to a NAS if it emulates a Windows device...if not, it's probably not going to work. I'd suggest getting hold of the BE 2010 R? HCL and make sure your NAS you're intending to buy is supported as a B2D device. No sense wasting money on an unsupported device.
You will find the TN on the link below:
http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH137050
If you're looking at semi-continuous backups, then in your job itself, select the option to run the job every 15 minutes. In conjunction with this, I'd run either Incremental/Differential jobs as it makes your backup runs throughout the day a lot smaller. Your Full backup can then be run at night.
As for the laptops, you can use Desktop & Laptop Option, 5 free licenses of which ship with BE. The rest you'd need to license in packs. The aim behind this is that users become responsible for their backups after you set them up.
Thanks!
05-16-2011 02:11 PM
05-16-2011 03:13 PM
Windows Shadow copy is a great start to do that.
There is BackupExec Continuous Protection Server too which comes with BackupExec. But it's support and reliability is not so great. Basically that product hasn't been updated in years other than OS support.
05-16-2011 06:40 PM
If you have the disk space, shadow copy is a much better option as the user can retrieve the older versions themselves. Likewise, if you use CPS then the user can use BERetrieve to retrieve their files.
If you use backups, then the BE administrator needs to restore the files for the user.
05-17-2011 12:05 AM
Hi
Thanks for the replys, I have never used the Shadow Copy feature so I will have a look at that, from what I can remember though isnt Shadow Copy native to the OS so that means my shadow copies will have to be kept on the server that it applies to, or can I point the Shadow copy to send to an alternative backup drive? Also if the server dies that stores the Shadow copy how do I restore all my data to my backup server using the Shadow Copy.
05-17-2011 12:16 AM
Shadow copy is part of Windows from Server 2003 onwards. The shadow copies are kept on the same volume as the original files. You can use BE to backup the Shadow Copy Components.
05-17-2011 12:54 AM
Shadow Copy sounds ok, although from a storage point of view it puts up the overheads on my servers. Also the solution wouldnt work for SQL or my Notes mail files if I had to say Restore several records or some individual mails. CPS sounds like a better option but I am a little concerned if it hasnt been updated for a while and that its not reliable from what the poster above said.
05-18-2011 10:47 AM
05-18-2011 05:56 PM
Bare Metal Backup / Restore of Servers - Symantec System Recover - I need to be able to backup / restore 3 servers . Will I need 3 licenses?
Yes.
Split full backup of all 3 servers to 2 tape drives each night. Can a BE server use a Tape Drive not directly connected to itself, for example backing on to a tape drive in a remote location?
No. The tape drive must be connected to the media server.
Can the BE server also store its Database and Catalogues to a NAS server instead of locally, so if the BE server fails, then for disaster recovey I just need to install BE onto another machine and connect to the existing Database and Catalogues for quick recovery?
It is not advisable as any network problem will cause your jobs to fail.
All servers will eventually be 2008 R2 and MS SQL will be upgraded to 2008 from 2000 and Domino Server will go from 6.5.1 to 8.5.2. Will I still need AOFO licenses?
AOFO comes free with BE 2010.
05-20-2011 12:52 AM
Hi
I am starting to get my head around what I am trying to do.
Just looking for a little advice on performance.
If I have 1 Media Server with 2 LTO Ultrium 920e Drives and a connection to a NAS box. I have CPS running onto the NAS bob then at night I have 2 backups running 1 half of my data being backed up onto one drive and the other half onto the next, how will the performance be for backup speed if I have 2 Tape backups and CPS running at the same time?
At the moment I have one Tape drive backing up 300gb and its taking nearly 13 hours. Will using the above reduce the amount of time by backups take?
Cheers
Druid