Re: [Veritas-bu] UltraSPARC versus x64?

This would be a single master/media server in a SAN environment. I’m backing up 7TB to a NetApp VTL 700 and then vaulting backups to 4 LTO-3 tape drives. I want to be able to push the LTO drives to their full capacity, and then looking ahead at LTO-4.

Neil

From: Flavio Huerlimann [mailto:mcflave AT yahoo DOT com]
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 1:02 PM
To: Conner, Neil
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] UltraSPARC versus x64?

Hi Neil

It depends what u wanna do on it, Master or Media Server or both on one,
and also if you plan it on Linux, SolarisX86 or Windows. In general I don't recommend
a VxNBU installation on Windows in large environments, especially in SAN environments.

A Master Server (not as a Media server) uses CPU Power and Memory, while a pure Media Server needs
a fast internal throughput and depending on how much devices are configured, it also needs enough CPU power and memory,
especially if you wanna use a lot MPX.

But in any case, if you got the chance do some benchmark tests on the boxes.

Cheers
Flave

----- Original Message ----
From: "Conner, Neil" <neil AT mbari DOT org>
To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 9:29:27 PM
Subject: [Veritas-bu] UltraSPARC versus x64?

Does anyone have a sense of how UltraSPARC systems would compare with AMD x64 systems running Netbackup 6.5 on a single master/media server?

For example, Iʼd be very interested in seeing how something like a 4-core T2000 would stand up against an X4200 with a 2 dual-core opterons.

Neil

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