Hi Legato Listserve

This isn't a legato/networker specific question .... But, how is your
organization structured for Backup/Storage Staffing.  I'm trying to get an
idea of how other organizations deal with the storage/server growth
phenomenom - and any information you can provide would be most 
appreciated.   Just so we are talking apples and apples - if you could 
answer these questions.  I know this is a repeat from 2002 - but things 
have changed a bit in the last 4 years.    

1.  How many systems do you backup with Networker?
>1500
2.  How many Networker Servers (Zones) do you support?
>1
3.  How many TB's of data do you support?  
>40 Tb and growing to over a 100 soon
4.  How many storage nodes / tape devices / libraries ? 
>40/50/7
p.s we have a lot of ded.stor.nodes with shared drives through fibre this
ups the total of devices to about 450 devices at the moment 5.  How many
full time FTE are dedicated to supporting legato? (please use percentages if
partial FTE, for example .5 Windows FTE + .5 Unix FTE)
>3
6.  If you do have FTE's assigned to backups what are their job titles?
> Systems administrator. no special name
7.  How is backup monitoring/reporting handled within your organization,
centrally through data center or decentrally through systems administrators?

> decentral but still by the three people remotly
8.  What operating systems are you supporting for servers/storage nodes and
clients?
>Unix,hpux,linux,windows and yes even windows nt4 still :(
9.  How many application specific backups do you provide and what type? 
(e.g. Exchange, Oracle, Etc)
About 300 are  Oracle related the rest (1200) is homeshares groupdata and
applications non database 10.  Who makes sure your backups work on the
weekends and vacations? 
We do also through a roulation some automation and sheer joy of fiddling
with the system :) 

11. What YOU DIDN't ask is how do you monitor legato.  NMC reporting,
servergraph, emc backup advisor. Homemade Unix scripts We think/found out
this has a huge impact on your resources. We are now looking at backup
advisor and we must say it looks promising.
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From: EMC NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On
Behalf Of Nancy Magers
Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 9:53 PM
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Subject: [Networker] Staffing - Survey

Hi Legato Listserve

This isn't a legato/networker specific question .... But, how is your 
organization structured for Backup/Storage Staffing.  I'm trying to get an 
idea of how other organizations deal with the storage/server growth 
phenomenom - and any information you can provide would be most 
appreciated.   Just so we are talking apples and apples - if you could 
answer these questions.  I know this is a repeat from 2002 - but things 
have changed a bit in the last 4 years.    

1.  How many systems do you backup with Networker?

2.  How many Networker Servers (Zones) do you support?

3.  How many TB's of data do you support?  

4.  How many storage nodes / tape devices / libraries ? 

5.  How many full time FTE are dedicated to supporting legato? (please use 
percentages if partial FTE, for example .5 Windows FTE + .5 Unix FTE)

6.  If you do have FTE's assigned to backups what are their job titles?

7.  How is backup monitoring/reporting handled within your organization, 
centrally through data center or decentrally through systems 
administrators? 

8.  What operating systems are you supporting for servers/storage nodes 
and clients?

9.  How many application specific backups do you provide and what type? 
(e.g. Exchange, Oracle, Etc) 

10.  Who makes sure your backups work on the weekends and vacations? 


Thank you in advance for your input.

Nancy Magers
Manager Unix Systems - CIS
Box 1885
Brown University
Providence, RI 02903

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