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From: EMC NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On 
Behalf Of Yaron Zabary
Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 7:31 AM
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [Networker] Staffing - Survey

On Mon, 23 Oct 2006, [utf-8] Nancy Magers wrote:

> Hi Legato Listserve
> 
> This isn't a legato/networker specific question .... But, how is your
> organization structured for Backup/Storage Staffing.I'm trying to get an 
> idea of how other organizations deal with the storage/server growth
> phenomenom -and any information you can provide would be most
> appreciated. Just so we are talking apples and apples - if you could 
> answer these questions.I know this is a repeat from 2002 - but things 
> have changed a bit in the last 4 years.  
> 
> 1.How many systems do you backup with Networker?

  ~1500

> 
> 2.How many Networker Servers (Zones) do you support?

  ~200.

> 
> 3.How many TB's of data do you support?  

  ~150.

> 
> 4.How many storage nodes / tape devices / libraries ? 

  Nine storage nodes. 64 LTO2 drives in two stk L5500. 36 9940a drives in a 
9310 library. This is only in our two major sites. Too many others to list. 

> 
> 5.How many full time FTE are dedicated to supporting legato? (please use
> percentages if partial FTE, for example .5 Windows FTE + .5 Unix FTE)

  3.00 (Novell, Exchange, NT), 0.00 (MIS), 3.00 (monitoring), 3.0
(server).

> 
> 6.If you do have FTE's assigned to backups what are their job titles?

  sysadmins.

> 
> 7.How is backup monitoring/reporting handled within your organization, 
> centrally through data center or decentrally through systems
> administrators?

  Through data center. 

> 
> 8.What operating systems are you supporting for servers/storage nodes 
> and clients?

  Solaris, Windows 2000/2003.

> 
> 9.How many application specific backups do you provide and what type? 
> (e.g. Exchange, Oracle, Etc)

  3 MS-SQL, 4 Exchange, 2 NDMP.

> 
> 10.Who makes sure your backups work on the weekends and vacations? 

  On-call

> 
> 
> Thank you in advance for your input.
> 
> Nancy Magers
> Manager Unix Systems גEUR" CIS
> Box 1885
> Brown University
> Providence, RI 02903
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-- Yaron.

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