We have pretty much the same setup.  We did that because our tape mounts were
done manually and there could be significant delays.  We now have robotic
silos and it's no longer so much of an advantage.




ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu on 07/10/98 07:27:48 AM
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Subject: Re: backups to disk

We are using 130 gig of disk pool storage.. We are doing this for speed
of restore and as a buffer for the tapes.. I find it to be useful. I
also use the cash on so that it will only delete the old backup files as
it needs room for the new ones.. I have an L-32 with 4 drives in it. And
with my backups that is the bottle neck. So the disk pools are needed.
If you have any further question please feel free to let me know.

David "Backup Strategy" Beardsley
Sr. Technical Programmer
Winn Dixie Stores Inc.
DavidBeardsley AT Winn-Dixie DOT com <mailto:DavidBeardsley AT Winn-Dixie DOT 
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WWW.WINNDIXIE.COM <http://WWW.WINNDIXIE.Com>

                -----Original Message-----
                From:   Ann Courchaine [mailto:acourcha AT CSC DOT COM]
                Sent:   Friday, July 10, 1998 8:19 AM
                To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
                Subject:        backups to disk

                What is the general consensus on using a disk storage
pool that then migrates to
                tape? Do sites actually use these or does everyone write
directly to tape?
                Ann Courchaine
                Year 2000 National Practice
                Consulting & Systems Integration