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[Veritas-bu] Request for Comment...

2004-06-09 11:34:11
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Request for Comment...
From: Robert.Stump AT dla DOT mil (Stump, Robert (Contractor) (DRMS))
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 11:34:11 -0400
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Sounds solid to me.
I would also include a copy of the bp.conf file in the catalog backup
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Marx, Keath [mailto:Keath.Marx AT anthem DOT com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 11:16 AM
To: Veritas-Bu
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Request for Comment...



Okay gang,

  I need an opinion on an idea I had.  

Background:  For the past couple of years I have had to make a third copy of
every full exchange backup (I included the system state for the Exchange
2000 servers and the AD Controllers) and ship it off-site with an infinite
retention period.  I got the word last week that we will be stopping this
practice in the next week or so due to the implementation of an active mail
archiving system.

Now there are 323 tapes in this 'Archive_Exchange' tape pool.  The original
instructions said that at some point a contractor would take these tapes,
restore the data, scrub the duplicate messages and upload them to the
archive database.

My current catalog backup is 11 gig.  I realize this is miniscule compared
to serious implementations of Netbackup.  My current Netbackup system is
considered a point solution so I don't backup that much.

The Plan:  Here is what I was considering doing.  Perform a catalog backup
to tape, wrap that tape in bright red paper and store it with the archive
tapes.  Then I would expire all of the archive tapes from the system and
delete the tapes.   I will retain the most recent tapes in the database for
a couple of months just in case.

My reasoning behind this is that I do not have the drive resources to
perform the restores of these tapes in my production environment and
therefore the restore (if it ever happens) would need to be done on a
separate system.  Therefore I see no reason to retain the catalogs on my
production system and can reduce my catalog size considerably.

The Request:  Okay what flaws are there in my plan?  Bugs, holes,
weaknesses, stupidity, etc...?

Thanks


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<DIV><SPAN class=797393215-09062004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff 
size=2>Sounds 
solid to me.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=797393215-09062004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I 
would also include a copy of the bp.conf file in the catalog 
backup</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma 
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Marx, Keath 
[mailto:Keath.Marx AT anthem DOT com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 09, 2004 
11:16 
AM<BR><B>To:</B> Veritas-Bu<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Veritas-bu] Request for 
Comment...<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>Okay gang,</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>&nbsp; I need an opinion on 
an idea I had.&nbsp;</FONT> </P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>Background:&nbsp; For the 
past couple of years I have had to make a third copy of every full exchange 
backup (I included the system state for the Exchange 2000 servers and the AD 
Controllers) and ship it off-site</FONT> <FONT face=Arial color=#000080 
size=2>with a</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>n infinite retention 
period.&nbsp; I got the word last week that we will be stopping this practice 
in 
the next week or so due to the implementation of an active mail 
archiving</FONT> 
<FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>system.</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>Now there are 323 tapes in 
this</FONT> <FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>'</FONT><FONT face=Arial 
color=#000080 size=2>Archive_Exchange</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 
size=2>'</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2> tape pool.&nbsp; The 
original instructions said that at some point a contractor would take these 
tapes, restore the data, scrub the duplicate messages and upload them to the 
archive database.</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>My current catalog backup 
is 
11 gig.&nbsp; I realize this is miniscule compared to serious implementations 
of</FONT> <FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>Netbackup</FONT><FONT 
face=Arial 
color=#000080 size=2>.&nbsp; My current Netbackup system is considered a point 
solution so I don</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>'</FONT><FONT 
face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>t backup that much.</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>The Plan:&nbsp; Here is 
what 
I was considering doing.&nbsp; Perform a catalog backup to tape, wrap that tape 
in bright red paper and store it with the archive tapes.&nbsp; Then I would 
expire all of the archive tapes from the system and delete the tapes.</FONT> 
<FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>&nbsp; I will retain the most recent 
tapes 
in the database for a couple of months just in case.</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>My reasoning behind this is 
that I do not have the drive resources to perform the restores of these 
tape</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>s</FONT><FONT face=Arial 
color=#000080 size=2> in my producti</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 
size=2>on environment and therefore the restore (if it ever happens) would need 
to be done on a separate system</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 
size=2>.&nbsp; Therefore I see no reason to retain the catalogs on my 
production 
system</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2> and</FONT> <FONT face=Arial 
color=#000080 size=2>can</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2> reduce my 
catalog size considerably.</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>The Request:&nbsp; Okay 
what 
flaws are there in my plan?&nbsp; Bugs, holes, weaknesses, stupidity, 
etc</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>...</FONT><FONT face=Arial 
color=#000080 size=2>?</FONT></P>
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