On Networker 7 you will need a license for the disk backup

tier one is < 1Tbyte

Maarten


On Tuesday 09 November 2004 15:07, Mark Boeijen wrote:
> Hi Ramamurthy,
>
> An EMC DL300 or DL700 will be seen as a tape library as well. It can
> emulate several different tape libraries. You can then connect a real
> physical library to it so you can export physical tapes for off-site
> storage.
>
> Regards,
> Mark Boeijen
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Krishnan, Ramamurthy [mailto:Ramamurthy.Krishnan AT KPMG.CO DOT UK]
> Sent: dinsdag 9 november 2004 15:02
> To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> Subject: [Networker] Disk backup opinions
>
> Hi All
>
> I know the fact that Quantum DX100 disk array is treated as a "jukebox"
> by Legato.  Quantum claims that there would be little configuration
> changes to NetWorker on deploying this.  My questions are:
>
> 1.  Is there any other disk array box that can be seen by a backup
> software as a tape library?  Or is it "Quantum" unique?
>
> 2.  Which one's a better option - letting NetWorker treat the box as a
> jukebox or forcing it to see the box as a disk partition and then using
> "file" device type to backup to it?  The first option apparently does'nt
> require much changes to existing configuration.  Whereas I reckon, we
> can save some cost by not buying the Autochanger Module of Legato
> because its seeing it as a large HDD chunk?
>
> Answers with any other added opinions are welcome.  Thanks in advance.
>
> Rgds, Ram.
>
>
>
>
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