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Re: [Networker] Merits of cloning versus dual backups?

2003-04-23 08:46:22
Subject: Re: [Networker] Merits of cloning versus dual backups?
From: Gregory Demilde - System Support Engineer <Gregory.Demilde AT SUN DOT COM>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2003 14:46:17 +0200
Joel

Clone tape are demultiplexed.

The reason why cloning can go fast and even faster than backup is related to the
fact the disks are not the bottleneck anymore. tape drive can sustain transfer
rates while disks are limited by IOPS.

Greg

|
| Hmmmm.... I would think it would be impossible to get the clone speeds
| I'm getting if it is doing any type of de-multiplexing.  Still would
| like to hear for one of the Legato people on the list.
|
| Joel
|
| -----Original Message-----
| From: Tarjei T. Jensen [mailto:tarjei.jensen AT KVAERNER DOT COM]
| Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 7:50 AM
| To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
| Subject: Re: [Networker] Merits of cloning versus dual backups?
|
| Joel Fisher wrote:
| >Then I believe the chunks on the clone tape will be:
| >
| >[222...][222...][444...][222...][444...][222...][444...][666...][222...
| ]
| >[666...]
| >
| >I'd loved to hear a Legato person chime in here to verify or correct
| >what I'm saying?!?!
|
| The story we have been told is that cloning untangles the savesets and
| optimizes them for recover.
|
| greetings,
|
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