Agreed.  We are implementing a non-ADSM backup solution for one server
with a 100 GB data base, because it doesn't make sense to send that data
across the network.

But, in return we get the hassle of managing two types of backup
software, two sets of procedures to take tapes offsite, etc......

Some way to have ADSM manage local tape devices would be EXTREMELY
attractive....

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Wanda Prather
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab
443-778-8769
wanda_prather AT jhuapl DOT edu

"Intelligence has much less practical application than you'd think."
              - Scott Adams/Dilbert
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> ----------
> From:         David Hendrix[SMTP:dmhendri AT fedex DOT com]
> Sent:         Tuesday, March 10, 1998 10:39 AM
> To:   ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu
> Subject:      Re: ADSM wishes (Was: The "incremental forever"
> paradigm)
>
> Rui Malheiro wrote:
> >
> > Replying to: David Hendrix <dmhendri AT FEDEX DOT COM> (Mon, 9 Mar 1998
> 14:18:22
> > -0700)
> >
> > >(Actually, my one major beef with ADSM is not doing parallel
> streaming
> > >to tapes.  Allow multiple client streams to one device - only from
> the
> > >same client - for better utilization of devices.  This would not
> > >interfere with restores or any other process [limit it to
> collocated
> > >storagepools only].  Almost all vendors now do this.  This is very
> > >important for DB backups.  Jim Reil and I have discussed this, but
> I
> > >don't think I'll see it my ADSM lifetime.)
> >
> > I'd like to see some implementation of "distributed" backup.
> Something like
> > client devices, centralized database. Server to server gives some
> field to
> > play here, but it's not a real distributed backup solution.
> >
> > Client devices would allow for great reduction in network traffic,
> whe were
> > working with large clients (mainly databases) or slow lines.
> >
> > This would lead to anoyther wish: Distributed ADSM database 8-)
> >
> > --
> > Rui Malheiro,
> > 6 Mil - Tecnologias de Informacao
> > URL: <http://www.6mil.pt/>
>
> Rui,
>
> Agree totally.  We are seeing so many 100GB+ databases here that these
> types of features would help tremendously.  I will have 17 servers and
> 100's of large clients by the end of April and I cannot wait for
> enterprise console...
>
> David
>
> --
> Character Density: the number of very weird people in the office.
>