Please note I said backing up mySQL. I'm actually using Zmanda's ZRM to do the 
snapshotting for me, an dthen backing up the flat files using NetWorker 
integrated with Avamar. So, we are not using any of the Avamar application 
modules.
Siobhán(Ellis is my family name)> Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 08:43:58 +0400> From: 
mesut.mert AT GMAIL DOT COM> Subject: Re: [Networker] de-duplication> To: 
NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU> > Ellis,> First of all thank you very 
much for details. One question, i installed> Avamar and use for flat files as 
it is not supported for any database.> Networker 7.5 will be supporting oracle, 
exchange and sql, but not released> yet. Are you using Avamar? Have you ever 
tried restore from deduped SQL> backups?> > Thanks & regards,> Mesut> > On Tue, 
Nov 4, 2008 at 3:21 AM, Siobhán Ellis <siobhanellis AT hotmail DOT com>wrote:> 
> > depend son if youare talking about de-duplication at target or> > 
de-duplication at source.> >> > de-duplication at target, if you are using 
NetWorker, will pretty much fall> > into using EDL (EMC Disk Libraries). Now 
they have OEM'd Quantum's VTL> > software they have de-dupe on there. However, 
at the moment, they do not> > have the storage node capability for NetWorker, 
ironically only NetBackup.> >> > de-dupe at source you'll need to upgrade to a 
minimum of 7.4.1 (Personally,> > I'd go 7.4.3). From 7.4.1 a part of avamar is 
built in to NetWorker. It's> > actually avtar, which is the avamar equivalent 
of save. It sends the data to> > an Avamar Data Store instead of a normal 
storage node. There are plenty of> > papers that talk about how avamar actually 
works, so wont go into that. As> > far as the integration with Networker goes, 
you need to set up a client, and> > mark it as a de-dupe client and where it's 
going to go. If you are going> > through a firewall you also have to open port 
27000, or 29000, to get to the> > DataStore.> >> > I've had a solution running 
it that has been going for about 2 months now.> > We see about 50:1 compression 
on an active mySQL database, and about 250:1> > on file and print servers.> >> 
> Achilles heel? Tape out. Basically, if you want long term storage you have> > 
to take a periodic NetWorker backup.Siobhán> Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 16:20:58> > 
-0500> From: networker-forum AT BACKUPCENTRAL DOT COM> Subject: [Networker]> > 
de-duplication> To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU> > Hello,> Can 
somebody> > give me a brief run down on how de-duplication actually works and 
what> > software you'd need?> We have networker 7.3.2 on Solaris 9.> Thanks> >> 
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