Configuration of Backup via SAN

[Srikanth_Gubbal]

Hi,

can someone guide me in configuring Backup via SAN for the below setup.

clients: AIX 5.3 servers -- full of SAN drives.

Master server: windows server 2003

so in which way i need to zone

type 1: master server+san client + drives

type 2: master server+san Cient ;   san client + tape drive

type 3: master server+tape drive ;  san client + master server

my intention is to move the data directly from strorage to tape drive.

regards,

Srikanth. 

[lamp_box]

do you think about your tape library?

if you use san media server, i recommand the following zoning:

master server , library, tape driver 1 ....tape dirver x

media sever , taper driver1.....tape driver x.

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[Omar_Villa]

I think you can share the drives between the media servers you need, so you get a direct connection to the SAN other way you will be using a brige media server who will be connecting your clients to the drives, everything depends of how big the storage is on your clients, but I will suggest to use your biggest environments or clients with local shared drives.

hope this helps.

regards