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Re: [Networker] 6.1.x large file device and staging/cloning quest ion

2004-04-09 19:18:26
Subject: Re: [Networker] 6.1.x large file device and staging/cloning quest ion
From: "Narkinsky, Brian" <Brian.Narkinsky AT DEP.STATE.FL DOT US>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 19:17:20 -0400
Couldn't you do this.
 
1)Clone the savesets from disk to taape after the backup.
2)Never stage the backups
3)Manually or through a script delete the savesets that are on disk.
 
Not at a server but, I think this is possible.
 
 

        -----Original Message----- 
        From: Legato NetWorker discussion on behalf of Terry Lemons 
        Sent: Fri 4/9/2004 5:59 PM 
        To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU 
        Cc: 
        Subject: Re: [Networker] 6.1.x large file device and staging/cloning
quest ion
        
        

        Hi Steve
        
        So, do your backups first go to your large file device, or to some
other
        place before being moved to your large file device?
        
        Thanks
        tl
        
        -----Original Message-----
        From: Legato NetWorker discussion
[mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On
        Behalf Of Steve Barber
        Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 6:45 PM
        To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
        Subject: [Networker] 6.1.x large file device and staging/cloning
question
        
        I'm trying to duplicate some of the functionality of Networker's
built-in
        staging using scripts and have run into some road blocks.
        
        I have a large file device and would like to leave a copy of all
backups on
        that file device for an extended period of time (until the next full
        backup), but still clone the data to tape immediately following its
backup.
        
        It seems that with the nsrstage command I have no choice but to
*migrate*
        the savesets to tape (i.e. remove them from disk).  (The -m flag
appears
        to be required!)
        
        nsrclone demands that the destination of the cloning operation be
        specifically part of a clone pool, and I just want them to go to
Default.
        (My file devices are in a Disk pool.)
        
        The terminology in the nsrstage man page implies that it first clones
        the save sets then removes the original copies, which could be taken
        to imply that there might be a way to JUST clone them, which is what
        I really want.  (And this appears to be the way the built-in staging
        is done -- but it may be built-in to nsrd and not accessible to me.)
        
        I want to avoid using the built-in staging due to all the reported
problems
        and my own previous bad experiences.
        
        I'm currently using 6.1.3 on Solaris.  Is there any way to achieve
what I
        want?  If I upgrade to 7.1.1 (and possibly the adv_file device) will
I be
        any better off?
        
        Thanks.  I've tried the archives, the docs, and Google with no luck.
        Steve
        
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