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[Veritas-bu] Disk Based Storage
2003-05-14 23:10:59
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Did this with a Nexsan ATABoy2 array attached to a Solaris master/media
server. Worked quite well until I ran out of space, 1.5TB can get
chewed up quick. It had a HVD/LVD converted on it so the bandwidth was
maxed at 40MB/sec but since it's not linear it performed very nicely.
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Since then my successor has plans to upgrade it to fiber channel and add
capacity. The fiber channel aspect is connection only, the drives are
ATA. It continues to work well for him and he wants to build on it.
Since such array's are fairly inexpensive compared to STK and NetApp, if
the sole purpose of the disk is to act as a backup staging area I would
forgo the big names and grab a cheap 2-4tb array and hook it up with
glass (fiber).
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I had Vault and made 2 tape copies of data on the disk, one stayed in
the library and the other went offsite. You can do this without Vault
and there is at least one other application I would recommend over
Vault, much cheaper too.
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~JK
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-----Original Message-----
From: Schaefer, Harry [mailto:Harry.Schaefer AT turner DOT com]=20
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 3:52 PM
To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Disk Based Storage
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Has anyone out here implemented an ATA disk solution to do disk backups
with DataCenter 4.5? If so I would be interested in feedback. We are
considering both the STK BladeStore and the NetApp NearStore. Also, we
have an all Solaris master/media environment...
Harry S.=20
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Did this with a Nexsan ATABoy2 =
array
attached to a Solaris master/media server. Worked quite well until =
I ran
out of space, 1.5TB can get chewed up quick. It had a HVD/LVD =
converted
on it so the bandwidth was maxed at 40MB/sec but since it’s not =
linear it
performed very nicely.</span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Since then my successor has plans =
to
upgrade it to fiber channel and add capacity. The fiber channel =
aspect is
connection only, the drives are ATA. It continues to work well for =
him
and he wants to build on it. Since such array’s are fairly
inexpensive compared to STK and NetApp, if the sole purpose of the disk =
is to
act as a backup staging area I would forgo the big names and grab a =
cheap 2-4tb
array and hook it up with glass (fiber).</span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I had Vault and made 2 tape copies =
of data
on the disk, one stayed in the library and the other went offsite. =
You
can do this without Vault and there is at least one other application I =
would
recommend over Vault, much cheaper too.</span></font></p>
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<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> Schaefer, Harry
[mailto:Harry.Schaefer AT turner DOT com] <br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, May 14, =
2003 3:52
PM<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b>
veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Veritas-bu] =
Disk Based
Storage</span></font></p>
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<p><font size=3D2 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Has
anyone out here implemented an ATA disk solution to do disk backups with
DataCenter 4.5? If so I would be interested in feedback. We are =
considering
both the STK BladeStore and the NetApp NearStore. Also, we have an all =
Solaris
master/media environment...</span></font></p>
<p><font size=3D2 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Harry S.</span></font>
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<font size=3D2><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Atlanta</span></font> =
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