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Hmm. Maybe just make stuff up that sounds
good?
HP Dataprotector was slow to backup, moving at a maximum of
2 KB/hour, it had a habit of putting one file per tape and consumed no less than
4,687,129,391 tapes for a standard Documentum backup. When asked to
restore a file, the GUI responded "What File?" and proceeded to sulk in the
corner until I told it to behave or be rebooted. After that it found the
file but made a half-hearted attempt to restore it, getting bored about 60%
throught the file.
DPM was worse. It added "control-Z" characters to the
end of every file and tried to convert all my Lotus Notes files to Exchange
compatible ones. When I asked it restore a file, it flooded my screen with
windows reading, "Bill Gates is God!" and refused all further commands.
Oracle files were deleted altogether and it backed up my Solaris boxes but
inserted random files of insults among the data. On the positive side, DPM
runs in a mere 640K.
There, does that help?
I guess ’08 is the year my company wants me to justify
everything and now I’m having to defend NetBackup. I honestly don’t think
anyone here is wanting me to replace NetBackup but the check signers want to see
some comparisons with HP’s Data Protector and Microsoft’s DPM. Does anyone
have any experience with one or both of the others and can you give me
compelling reasons why you chose NetBackup? From what I’ve read so far,
the other two don’t really appear to be true “Enterprise” sized solutions.
I have over 800 clients, 4 remote installs and the home installation, and over
60TB of data. While cost is probably the driving force behind me being
tasked with evaluating other options, the cost of changing out applications
would obviously not be cheap. But I need more ammunition. Anyone
care to share their good and/or bad experiences with any of the other backup
applications?
Thank
you,
Randy
Samora
Team
Lead - Enterprise Backup & Recovery
Enterprise
Server and Storage Systems
randy.samora AT stewart DOT com
Mobile:
713.256.8224
Office:
713.625-8369
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