I'm running ZFS for the adv_file on my test box, it has some level of
promise - I just didn't mention it because it has up until now been a
classic example of vapourware ( I note that sun have actually announced
it in a press release for june availability. Woo hoo.)
Everyone it seems (including sun sales reps) gets SAM-FS mixed up with
QFS... In fact I just did it too... One is a filesystem and costs a
fixed amount per host... The other is charged by the TB and is almost a
viable alternative to legato.
QFS is what I was referring to. Mea culpa.
-----Original Message-----
From: Legato NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT listserv.temple DOT edu]
On Behalf Of Kyle Oliver
Sent: Wednesday, 31 May 2006 10:48 AM
To: NETWORKER AT listserv.temple DOT edu
Subject: Re: [Networker] adv_file and veritas volume manager / file
system
You did not mention what version of Solaris you are running, but you
should be aware that there is a 2TB filesystem limit for versions of
Solaris prior to Solaris 9 Update 4.
SAM-FS seems a little extreme, but I have never priced it out vs. vxfs.
Depending on your implementation timeframe and version of Solaris, you
may want to consider ZFS, Sun's soon to be released vxfs killer.
-Kyle
--- Nancy Magers <nmagers AT GMAIL DOT COM> wrote:
> Hi Networker Listserv,
>
> I have never posted here before but have gotten tons of usefull
> information
> over the years from this list. So I thought I'd
> ask the question here
> before diving in on my server...
>
> I have a Solaris server/storage node running Networker 7.2.2 - I
> currently have 4 1.2TB adv_file on my primary backup pool for this
> server. These file systems holding about 5 days of backups. I know I
> could get more onto these if I had 1 x 4.8TB filesystem, this would
> also avoid a few other pesky problems like a single volume filling up.
> So the only way I can figure out how to do this on Solaris is to use
> Veritas Volume Manager and VXFS - I would stage all the data off one
> of my adv_file volumes to tape, then using that device I could create
> a veritas volume - and start staging data from the second volume to it
> - then concatenate the empty second volume on to the
> first volume, I would keep doing this till I had
> all 4 volumes together.
>
> Is there anyone running with this sort of a configuration - do you see
> any pitfalls that I might be missing in this.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.
>
> Nancy Magers
> Manager Unix Systems
> Brown University
>
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