Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 12:43:36 -0700 From: "Kelsey Cummings" <kc@neteze.com> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Tape backups Message-ID: <0a9301befee9$6fef9580$33f9c9d0@neteze.com> References: <4.1.19990914142612.0094da30@unix01.voicenet.com> <37DEA294.2460B944@ocsny.com>
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Pete-
If you recomend having a tape in each machine and using dump (this is
inferred from your brief email) what about tape changers and and backup
server like legato or xxxx (?) ($$$?) Do you think that you are still
better off with single tape drives? I've got to many servers with poor
backups and I'm trying to figure out the <BEST> solution would be, then try
to figure out how to convince the boss to pay for it.
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Kelsey Cummings
System Administrator
NetEase, Inc.
kc@neteze.com
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----- Original Message -----
From: pete collins <pcollins@ocsny.com>
To: John <papalia@UDel.Edu>
Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 12:31 PM
Subject: Re: Tape backups
> John wrote:
>
> > Hi all -
> >
> > My boss hit me with this question, and I'm not sure of the answer. We
are
> > looking at buying 5 new servers, all of which will be configured (my
> > byself.... *gulp*) to run FBSD. In an effort to save $$$, he wants to
omit
> > tape drives from each server, and instead get one server with a
> > tape-changer in it. In turn, he wants to use that one tape changer to
> > backup all 5 machines nightly. The capacity of the changer will exceed
the
> > total HD space of the 5 machines combined, so that's not a problem. I'm
> > assuming that this will be possible to do using dumps over NFS, however
I
> > was hoping for some confirmation from someone with more experience in
this?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > John
> >
>
> We use to do it this way, because the boss didn't want to spend the money
on
> tape drive for each machine.
>
> Please note:
>
> WE NOW HAVE TAPE DRIVES ON EVERY PRODUCTION SERVER!
>
> This is really the way to go.
> Croning out a backup through NFS works fine.
>
> But you WILL run out of tape space!
>
> pete
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> Pete Collins
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