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[Veritas-bu] choice of master/media server platform

2005-10-26 21:32:01
Subject: [Veritas-bu] choice of master/media server platform
From: Mark.Donaldson AT cexp DOT com (Mark.Donaldson AT cexp DOT com)
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 19:32:01 -0600
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Search for a thread from 10/4 to 10/6 titled "Linux as a master/media
server".  Lots of us have been having trouble with NB on Linux.
-M

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From: veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu]On Behalf Of Guang Yu Liu
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 6:40 PM
To: 'Jerry'; 'veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu'
Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] choice of master/media server platform



that was one of the options suggested by us as well. But depends who you ask
from Veritas some say that the product on Linux is not stable enough.
Anybody has any teething problems running 5.1 on Redhat?

-----Original Message----- 
From: Jerry [ mailto:juanino AT yahoo DOT com <mailto:juanino AT yahoo DOT com> 
] 
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 12:10 AM 
To: Guang Yu Liu; 'veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu' 
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] choice of master/media server platform 


Why not trial a Dell Poweredge or HP Proliant system 
running linux? 


--- Guang Yu Liu <gliu AT macquarietelecom DOT com> wrote: 

> Hi all, 
>       I know there were some debates before regarding OS 
> choices for NBU 
> but I'd like to ask one particular question. This 
> was coming from an 
> external consultant. 
>       Background: I am a Unix guys so normally are biased 
> towards 
> stability/flexibility etc of *nix. But the 
> consultant told us that since 
> backups are mainly using I/Os, the buses should be 
> an important deciding 
> factor as well. He went out and found that even the 
> most expensive of Sun 
> servers tend to have PCI buses with 66MHZ only (most 
> with 33MHZ) and most of 
> the Intel boxes have 133MHZ PCI buses. He strongly 
> suggested that we pick 
> Windows for that. 
>       Your opinions? 
> 
> many thanks 
> Guang 
> Macquarie Telecom - delivering value for business 
> and government. 
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<DIV><SPAN class=798073101-27102005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff 
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for a thread from 10/4 to 10/6 titled "Linux as a master/media server".&nbsp; 
Lots of us have been having trouble with NB on Linux.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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  <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma 
  size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> 
  veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu 
  [mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu]<B>On Behalf Of 
</B>Guang Yu 
  Liu<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 26, 2005 6:40 PM<BR><B>To:</B> 
'Jerry'; 
  'veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu'<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: 
[Veritas-bu] choice 
  of master/media server platform<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
  <P><FONT size=2>that was one of the options suggested by us as well. But 
  depends who you ask from Veritas some say that the product on Linux is not 
  stable enough. Anybody has any teething problems running 5.1 on 
  Redhat?</FONT></P>
  <P><FONT size=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>From: 
Jerry 
  [<A href="mailto:juanino AT yahoo DOT com">mailto:juanino AT yahoo DOT 
com</A>]</FONT> 
  <BR><FONT size=2>Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 12:10 AM</FONT> <BR><FONT 
  size=2>To: Guang Yu Liu; 'veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu'</FONT> 
<BR><FONT 
  size=2>Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] choice of master/media server 
platform</FONT> 
  </P><BR>
  <P><FONT size=2>Why not trial a Dell Poweredge or HP Proliant system</FONT> 
  <BR><FONT size=2>running linux?</FONT> </P><BR>
  <P><FONT size=2>--- Guang Yu Liu &lt;gliu AT macquarietelecom DOT com&gt; 
  wrote:</FONT> </P>
  <P><FONT size=2>&gt; Hi all,</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>&gt; 
  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I know there were some debates before 
regarding 
  OS</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>&gt; choices for NBU</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>&gt; 
  but I'd like to ask one particular question. This</FONT> <BR><FONT 
size=2>&gt; 
  was coming from an</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>&gt; external consultant.</FONT> 
  <BR><FONT size=2>&gt; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Background: I am a Unix 
  guys so normally are biased</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>&gt; towards</FONT> 
  <BR><FONT size=2>&gt; stability/flexibility etc of *nix. But the</FONT> 
  <BR><FONT size=2>&gt; consultant told us that since</FONT> <BR><FONT 
  size=2>&gt; backups are mainly using I/Os, the buses should be</FONT> 
  <BR><FONT size=2>&gt; an important deciding</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>&gt; 
  factor as well. He went out and found that even the</FONT> <BR><FONT 
  size=2>&gt; most expensive of Sun</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>&gt; servers tend 
to 
  have PCI buses with 66MHZ only (most</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>&gt; with 33MHZ) 
  and most of</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>&gt; the Intel boxes have 133MHZ PCI 
  buses. He strongly</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>&gt; suggested that we pick</FONT> 
  <BR><FONT size=2>&gt; Windows for that.</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>&gt; 
  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Your opinions?</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>&gt; 
  </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>&gt; many thanks</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>&gt; 
  Guang</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>&gt; Macquarie Telecom - delivering value for 
  business</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>&gt; and government.</FONT> <BR><FONT 
  size=2>&gt;</FONT> <BR><FONT 
  
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