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One question would be how the vendor intends to restore/scrub. I they
intend to import these tapes into another NB implementation, then the
archive catalog won't be useful - the import would recreate the catalog
information.
Doing what your planning wouldn't hurt but might not be necessary.
-M
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From: veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu]On Behalf Of Stump,
Robert
(Contractor) (DRMS)
Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 9:34 AM
To: 'Marx, Keath'; Veritas-Bu
Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Request for Comment...
Sounds solid to me.
I would also include a copy of the bp.conf file in the catalog backup
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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=971141216-09062004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>One
question would be how the vendor intends to restore/scrub. I they intend
to import these tapes into another NB implementation, then the archive catalog
won't be useful - the import would recreate the catalog
information.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=971141216-09062004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Doing
what your planning wouldn't hurt but might not be necessary.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=971141216-09062004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu]<B>On Behalf Of
</B>Stump,
Robert (Contractor) (DRMS)<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 09, 2004 9:34
AM<BR><B>To:</B> 'Marx, Keath'; Veritas-Bu<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE:
[Veritas-bu]
Request for Comment...<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<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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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<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> I need an opinion
on an idea I had. </FONT> </P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>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</FONT> <FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=2>with a</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>n 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</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. 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. 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>. 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: 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.</FONT> <FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2> 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>. 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: Okay
what flaws are there in my plan? Bugs, holes, weaknesses, stupidity,
etc</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>...</FONT><FONT face=Arial
color=#000080 size=2>?</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#000080
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