Here is a thought. I have several clients that I have suggested do disk
based catalog backups in addition to backing up the catalog to tape.
(we use the command line catalog backup command in cron and use a disk
path).
We use other backup servers at other sites to then backup the disk
catalogs to other sites. Of course if you don't have other sites, this
is not going to help you.
If you don't have remote NB Servers, then you could zip up the disk
catalogs and ftp them to somewhere else.
Anyway, you can quickly get the catalogs offsite if you do some periodic
(we do it 3 times per day) disk based catalog backups.
Bobby Williams
Senior Systems Engineer
GTSI Corp, State and Local, Southeast
4250-A Benton Drive
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37406
Phone: 423-624-2600
Pager: 423-819-3336
Fax: 423-629-9669
-----Original Message-----
From: veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of Rockey
Reed
Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 12:10 AM
To: dante sparda; veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Backup Catalog offsite
Dante,
You are exposing yourself to a potential to have to import and catalog a
month worth of tapes. If the only tapes that are going offsite is the
monthly then you're exposing yourself to the potential loss of a whole
month's worth of data. Think of a tornado, which have occurred in all
fifty states! For your catalog tape the minimum you need is three: one
in the library, one offsite, and one in between the two.
EXAMPLE: Last night's catalog is in the library right now, yesterday's
is offsite, and the day before yesterday's tape is in transit. If while
loading the tape at the offsite, the tornado hits and drops the building
on the courier vehicle: you still have your onsite catalog. If the
tornado hits your building when the courier vehicle is at your loading
ramp; you have yesterday's tape offsite. The loss of data would be
reduced from one month to one day; provided your backed up data is
accompanying your catalogs from the production environment to the safe
site.
HTH
Thanks,
Rockey J. Reed
-----Original Message-----
From: veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of dante
sparda
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 3:27 PM
To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Backup Catalog offsite
Hi,
What's the "standard" procedure to offsite the backup catalog for DR
purposes? I do monthly full backups and send the tapes offsite. I want
to send offsite the catalog backup after all the monthly jobs are done.
Currently, I have 2 tapes configured for catalog backups. Do I just send
the latest catalog backup tape offsite then add a new tape to the pool?
What are other ways to achieve this?
I'm fairly new to Netbackup. I have searched the archive but could come
up with anything concrete. I'm still confused. Thanks for any advices on
this matter.
BTW, I'm running NBU 5.1 with MP2 on Solaris 9 with StorageTek library.
Thanks,
Dante
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