Re: [Networker] Question about storage node/server distributed setup

Mary,
        Seems like a sound idea to me, replicating Networker files to a
hot spare. Might need to give some thought on how you'd handle the
licenses (I'm pretty sure you could use license manager and register
both hostids so either server can use the licenses - but I'm sure
someone on this list will be able to correct that if it is wrong).

        As far as how much data crosses the network, it really depends
on file structure and number of files but either way it isn't a great
deal.



Regards
Bob

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Sent: 22 December 2004 16:45
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Subject: [Networker] Question about storage node/server distributed
setup


Hi all,

I have 4 sites on my wan, with anywhere from 1 gb bandwidth down to less
than a T1 connection back to my home base.  Currently I have one server
in each location with a locally attached tape library on each server.

I'm considering switching to an arrangement with a single server at my
home site, with storage nodes at the remote sites that talk to the home
server for index and scheduling, etc, but back up to their own local
tape libraries.  That way I could restore something at my home site that
was written at a remote site.

The other advantage to this arrangement would be that *in theory* I
could have a duplicate of my single server up and running at a hot site,
and do a daily replication to it, so that I could cut over to it if I
lost my main site, rather than having to restore from a bootstrap.

So my question:  Is this a good idea?  How much bandwidth does the index
info, etc, need between the storage node and the server?  And is it
possible to replicate a networker server to a hot spare?  I'm willing to
buy add-on products to make it happen, if it's a sound concept.

Thanks in advance for any input!

Mary Dell
Server Administrator
Mesirow Financial


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