Hello again:

Well, it looks like we are going to be getting a Dell PowerVault-124T to
get started due to $$.  Is anyone on this list using the PowerVault-124T
(or any of the Dell PowerVault drives) with Amanda?  Do you like this
unit?

Thanks,

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Ronald Vincent Vazquez
http://www.ctcministries.org/
(301) 540-9394 Home
(240) 401-9192 Cell

Hi Ross:

The 4TB will be the initial phase of our go live period.  We envision
going to 15-20TB during the first two years.  Oh yes, this will be the
backup system for our cluster and all other servers.  We are looking at
tape hardware solutions from multiple manufacturers (24-50 tape libraries)
but have time to lock the *right* one.

Right now I am trying to collect as many "pro/con" as I am able to before
we have to say "Veritas...".

RV

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Ronald Vincent Vazquez
(301) 540-9394 Home
(240) 401-9192 Cell

On Thu, May 11, 2006 at 12:27:31PM -0400, Ronald Vincent Vazquez wrote:
> Is anyone out there using Amanda to back up this much data with any tape
> library that would be willing to share their experiences?

Are you talking about a single host that needs 4TB backed up, or do
you mean a bunch of hosts that add up to 4TB?

I don't have a system large enough to test a 4TB disk backup.  Hope
you have big tapes! :-)

If you mean the second, my Amanda setup does almost 16TB, split across
four servers.  I recently lost backups due to no fault of Amanda.  Had
an issue with the HBA for our EMC SAN.

Amanda is great!

--
Ross Vandegrift
ross AT kallisti DOT us

"The good Christian should beware of mathematicians, and all those who
make empty prophecies. The danger already exists that the mathematicians
have made a covenant with the devil to darken the spirit and to confine
man in the bonds of Hell."
        --St. Augustine, De Genesi ad Litteram, Book II, xviii, 37