[Veritas-bu] BPIMPORT Issue
2009-03-27 17:42:23
I'm having to build a NBU 5.1 MP7 Environment
(Win2k3) to do some phase I and II imports of some old data, and I've run into
an interesting problem. Every time I run bpimport the robot (Quantum
P3000) initiates an inventory scan of all media. This scan of 326 slots
takes just about 5 minutes, which is just enough time for the import job to
think the mount has failed, killing the job and downing the drive. Does
anyone know where this timeout value is? I'm reading through manuals at
5:37 on a Friday evening, and if someone knew it off the top of their heads I
might love you forever.
Thanks,
-Jonathan
Very
interesting Bill
We
currently utilise a SUN VTL (falconstor ported to SUN) and have read a while
back that falconstor had signed up to open storage.
From
an NBU point of view how does this plug in, i.e. does NBU hook into a specific
VTL api for instance.
Its
all a bit vague to be honest, any additional info would be
appreciated,
Regards
David
Clooney
Enterprise
Storage Services
From: Bill
Roth [mailto:william.c.roth AT gmail DOT com] Sent: 27 March 2009
18:11 To: smpt1 AT peppas DOT gr Cc: Clooney, David;
VERITAS-BU AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] VTL
Replication between 2 sites
I'm in agreement with "smpt1":
OST / OpenStorage is likely the best way to address the VTL
replication challenge.
Quantum, FalconStor, PDDO, and Data Domain all support
OpenStorage.
The low bandwidth replication is facilitated by means of
deduplication and is properly referred to as optimized duplication from the
perspective of NetBackup.
Replication traffic flows between OST Storage Servers and not
through any NetBackup media servers.
NetBackup schedules, controls, monitors, and catalogs the
duplicate backup images created via optimized duplication.
You can set different retention periods for each
copy.
You can set a given copy to primary using the NetBackup
catalog utility in order to recover from it.
You can use NetBackup's reporting mechanism's to track the
whole thing.
NetBackup 6.5.4 supports hierarchical (cascaded)
duplication, where (for instance) a third copy can be sourced from a specific
copy number.
This scenario allows you to backup to disk at site "A",
opt-dupe to site "B", and then create a physical tape based copy at site "B"
using the disk based copy at site "B".
Lots of flexibility, lots or options, all controlled and
cataloged by NetBackup.
On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 4:52 AM, smpt <smpt1 AT peppas DOT gr> wrote:
Check the Quantum DXi7500. It uses OST and can replicate to
another DXi the data and netbackup is aware of it
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On Behalf Of Clooney, David Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 12:06 PM To:
VERITAS-BU AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu Subject:
Re: [Veritas-bu] VTL Replication between 2 sites
You would first have to
make siteA volumes non-rbotic and then inventory site B.
NBU will
assume a tape has been pulled from 1 library and reinserted into another. Its
key to make siteA volumes non-robotic however before inventory'ing site
B.
The replication i.e. same volume will be down to your VTL
replication mechanism
Regards
David Clooney Enterprise Storage
Services
Internal X66059 External +44 20 8760
6059
david.clooney AT bankofamerica DOT com
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On Behalf Of dy018 Sent: 27 March 2009 10:00 To: VERITAS-BU AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu Subject:
[Veritas-bu] VTL Replication between 2 sites
Hi,
Yes, if both
siteA and siteB is under one backup domain, inventory of siteB library will
update siteA media catalog. However, the replication of virtual tape from
siteA to siteB, will the mediaID be the same? Does NBU allow the same tape
media exist in different tape libraries?
Another question with regards to
this setup. If i were to restore data in siteA and siteA VTL is down, what is
the best way to restore data that sit at siteB?
Cloonster
wrote: > We were looking to setup the same environment, we are starting to
look > at merging 3 NBU domains into 1. And will therefore be able
to inventory > a library at site B. as one domain NBU would know about
these volumes. > No need for importing etc merely lose sight A, inventory
site B. > > Regards > > David Clooney > Enterprise
Storage Services > > Internal X66059 > External +44 20 8760
6059 > david.clooney < at > bankofamerica.com > > > -----Original
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On Behalf Of dy018 > Sent: 27 March 2009 07:13 > To: VERITAS-BU
< at > mailman.eng.auburn.edu > Subject: [Veritas-bu] VTL
Replication between 2 sites > > > Hi, > > Anyone
has the following setup in their environment? > > I read about some
VTL from EMC, IBM, HP, etc having storage products > such VTL that ables
to do low-bandwidth replication using LAN or WAN. > > If incoperate
this with NBU, imagine i have a master server on siteA and > control a
media server at siteB. I have 2 x VTLs, 1 in site A (robot > control by
master) and 1 in siteB (robot control at media server). > > Backups
going from siteA to VTL will be replicated over to siteB VTL. > I've check
that this replication is done by the VTL and so NBU will not > be aware
of the replication. In the event of restoration of siteA data > into siteB
servers, what will be the restore process? > > My guess will be
needing to import all the data replicated over to siteB > first before
doing restore? Anyone can verify? > >
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