Steven
   Now that is what I'd LOVE to see, EMC products working with each other ;-)
Ken


On Dec 14, 2007 10:42 AM, Steven Weller <sdweller AT sbcglobal DOT net> wrote:
> Of course you aware of the two step restore process
> that you are faced with but there is no reason this
> should not work for you.
>
> The new version of NetWorker coming at the end of the
> year will have enhanced VCB support so be sure to take
> a close look at that before you make any decisions.
>
> -S
>
> --- brerrabbit <networker-forum AT BACKUPCENTRAL DOT COM>
> wrote:
>
>
> > Greetings
> >
> > I'm trying to re-design the way we do backups for
> > our vm's and would appreciate any feedback.
> > Currently we use the vRanger product to do LAN
> > backups of about 100 vm's, which are then copied to
> > our NAS, where Networker grabs them and backs them
> > up to tape.
> >
> > This system works, and I love vRanger, but the
> > overall process is slow, kludgy, and will not scale
> > well.  Scalabilty is important as we are expecting a
> > lot of growth in the number of vm's next year,
> > approx 100 more or so.
> >
> > Despite the fact that I have less than 6 months
> > exposure to Networker (and haven't had a class yet
> > grumblegrumble) I'm contemplating the following:
> >
> > 1) Reconfigure our vRanger machine (a Win2k3 sp2
> > server) to attach to our SAN and configure it as a
> > VCB proxy.
> > 2) Additionally install Networker and configure it
> > as a storage node.  We're at v 7.3.3 and our NW
> > Server is also a Win 2k3 sp2 server fwiw.
> > 3) Use the vRanger software and VCB to backup the
> > vm's via FC
> > 4) Use Networker to backup the vRanger flatfile
> > backups to VTL via FC.  Our VTL's are configured to
> > clone to tape for long-term-ish retention.
> >
> > What I like about this is that it a) avoids backup
> > traffic over the LAN, b) will scale better without
> > the NAS/NDMP steps, and c) should be much faster.
> >
> > I think that this would capture the strengths of
> > vRanger, VCB, and Networker, but I don't want to
> > miss any potential potholes.  All feedback is
> > appreciated.
> > Thanks!
> >
> >
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