When you're backing up hundreds of clients, as we do, a disk pool is the
only reasonable option.
Otherwise, you need dozens of available tape drives, and have a scheduling
nightmare.


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Wanda Prather
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab
443-778-8769
wanda_prather AT jhuapl DOT edu

"Intelligence has much less practical application than you'd think."
              - Scott Adams/Dilbert
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> ----------
> From:         Ann Courchaine[SMTP:acourcha AT csc DOT com]
> Sent:         Friday, July 10, 1998 8:18 AM
> To:   ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu
> Subject:      backups to disk
>
> What is the general consensus on using a disk storage pool that then
> migrates to
> tape? Do sites actually use these or does everyone write directly to tape?
> Ann Courchaine
> Year 2000 National Practice
> Consulting & Systems Integration
>