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Re: [Networker] backup scheme
2006-09-27 06:59:20
William M. Fennell wrote:
Hi,
We're thinking of doing full backups once yearly,
level 1 monthly, level 5 weekly and level 9 nightly.
Are there any Networker gotchas that would present a problem with this
scheme?
From a NetWorker point of view, your scheme would work. You might also
want to consider assigning different retention periods for these level
backups, and putting them in pools that correspond to the different
retention period. Suddenly your config has got a whole lot more complicated.
From a practical point of view, I would NEVER do this. If I was your
boss I would fire you for this. ;-)
You would be placing a huge reliance on one full backup. If a tape goes
bad from your full backup you have lost the capability to restore all
your backups for up to a year. I get jittery about having full backups
less frequently than weekly, but on problem clients (such as perhaps
those backing up over slow WAN links) I might consider a schedule with a
monthly full and a weekly level 5 or similar. I would never risk
anything less than a monthly full. Most companies' data is far too precious.
Good luck - you might be needing it.
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