Jerry,

We have been using Seagate Backup Exec 7.1 to backup our 25G Exchange database
to ADSM 3.1 for several years.  We are happy with both backup and restore,
except the fact that it takes over 4 hours to restore the entire datebase.
But we are basically on our own.  Support is terrible.  We could never get
anyone at Seagate to help with problems we are STILL having.  There are a lot
of finger pointing between ADSM and Seagate support.

Seagate backup Exec became Veritas Backup Exec, and natually we want to find
out if Veritas Backup Exec 8.0 works with TSM 3.7.  We had to convince the
Veritas salesrep that yes you do sell the ADSM option because we are running
it.  After digging up the info he could only find references to ADSM V3.1.
Nothing is said about TSM.  The quote he gave us for the Backup Exec 8.0
ADSM option is $8000.  Considering that the entire Veritas Backup Exec
package (w/o ADSM) is only around $2500, I have a feeling that Veritas is
going to phase out the ADSM option.

We are seriously looking into running TDP for Exchange to replace Seagate
Backup Exec when we upgrade to TSM 3.7.  The TDP license is around $700,
and we only need 3 licenses.  Best of all, one vendor supports both products.


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 Eliza Lau
 Eliza Lau
 Virginia Tech Computing Center                email : eliza.lau AT vt DOT edu
 Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
 1700 Pratt Drive
 Blacksburg VA 24060                           phone : (540) 231-9399
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>
>
> It works - that's all I want to say about. We use it as a vehicle to
> backup/restore
> mailboxes from MS Exchange Server, because *sm is not able to do that in an
> acceptable manner. Nobody wants to restore a whole Exchange Server to get a
> tiny mail back, right ? So why not also backup the whole Database with
> Veritas
> an keep off from TDP ? The answer: it is running too long and ADSM/VM isn't
> the tool anymore. Our Exchange gurus ordered a DLT Changer for the server
> box
> and did their work for themselves. Bad story for keeping *SM on the host
> side.
>
> Freundliche Gruesse  - kind regards
>
> Werner Sailer
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Remeta, Mark [mailto:MRemeta AT SELIGMANDATA DOT COM]
> Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 7:03 PM
> Subject: Re: Veritas BackupExec interface to *SM
>
>
> Hello, we were actually going to use that product because ADSM did not have
> an agent for Oracle running on NetWare. Basically ADSM becomes another
> backup device for Backup Exec. I had it running on ADSM 3.1.2.41 but it's
> not a very good solution. You loose all of the advantages of using ADSM.
>
> Mark
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: JerryLawson [mailto:jlawson AT THEHARTFORD DOT COM]
> Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 11:56 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Veritas BackupExec interface to *SM
>
>
> Date:           August 18, 2000                 Time: 11:55 AM
> From:   Jerry Lawson
>                 The Hartford Insurance Group
> 860     547-2960                jlawson AT thehartford DOT com
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> -
> Hello!
>
> One of my customers came to me with a different approach (for us) to doing
> backups.  He wants to use the Veritas Backup Exec product to do backups, and
> then use an interface they have to move the backups to ADSM.  As I
> understand it, they are using an API, and then using ADSM as the backstore,
> simulating a (very big) DLT drive.
>
> The early research that I have done is not very enriching.  A search of the
> TSM web site found nothing.  The Veritas Support site discussed the
> interface, but only mentioned support for ADSM through V3.1.  No Mention of
> TSM at all.  We are contacting the vendor for more information.
>
> In the meantime, I was wondering if anyone out there has any experience with
> the product?  Are you using the Backup Exec product with any release of *SM?
> What are your experiences?
>
>
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>                                                      Jerry
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