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Re: [Networker] Backup Report

2003-09-25 10:28:40
Subject: Re: [Networker] Backup Report
From: Sumash Singh <ssingh AT STORTECH.CO DOT ZA>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 16:28:58 +0200
Yes,

When defining your backup server as the reporting server (ie the server you 
want to report on), you have the option to tell Bocada to dis-regard some error 
codes. In my experiences, and from recommendations from Bocada, BackupReport is 
best used to start from that point on, for reporting purposes. While it can 
pull information on your Media Database, from the past, it is not ideal, as 
most of your past reports will come up as red, with errors detailing that it 
cannot cross-check MDB and SGL (Savegroup Log). We all aware that SGL gets 
re-written every time a another group finishes. Some errors you can ignore are 
"file busy errors", "cannot cross check MDB with SGL" etc etc

However, to provide management with an answer on how their backup infrastruture 
is provding them with a return on their investment, then this tool is ideal. 
But it will certainly not win the "administrators favorite tool award": It is 
clearly targeted at Reporting for Middle and Upper Management.

Sumash

-----Original Message-----
From: Chad Smykay [mailto:csmykay AT RACKSPACE DOT COM]
Sent: 25 September 2003 04:21 PM
To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [Networker] Backup Report


Riaan,

If you are talking about the success and failure reports then there is a way
to make it ignore errors.  You may want to check bocada's website on how to
do this as it escapes me right now.

Regards,
Chad Smykay, RHCE
Storage Administrator
Rackspace Managed Hosting

-----Original Message-----
From: Legato NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU] 
On
Behalf Of Riaan Louwrens
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 9:05 AM
To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [Networker] Backup Report

Yes, have played with it and it has been quite usefull sofar. Especially if
you need a relatively cheap way to produce "quick" reports that management
can look at to see backup status.

You can as well do things like disk information - types of files, space
usage etc.

UNFORTUNATELY, from a backup administrators point of view one has to be
carefull - as you need to make sure that your logs are 100% clean (if not
100% you dont get a "green" light). (It took us a week to get our own logs
backups "clean" and we still get the occasional open file error etc - which
makes the report show a little grey block - but fortuantely it is
intelligent enough to know it hasnt failed (which will be a red block).

It as well interrogates most other backup applications (I have tested it on
Veritas and Tivoli).

You dont want to pluck your own stick for management to beat you with ....
<grin>

;p

Riaan

-----Original Message-----
From: mmcmanus [mailto:maryellen_mcmanus AT HARVARD DOT EDU]
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 11:06 PM
To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [Networker] Backup Report


Hey Joel,

    Yes and it is a very useful tool.
--me

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joel Fisher" <jfisher AT WFUBMC DOT EDU>
To: <NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 5:02 PM
Subject: [Networker] Backup Report


Is anyone using Backup Report by Bocada?  Good? Bad?



Thanks,



Joel


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