[Networker] How are groups being used ?

Skip Hanson wrote:
> All,
> Hello. I am curious how all of you are using groups in NetWorker ? Do you
> group backups by type: (Filesystem, Oracle, SQL etc.) or do you use other
> criteria ? You can respond to me using networker_usability < at > emc.com or 
> here
> in the listserv.
> 
> Thanks,
> Skip Hanson
> NetWorker Usability
> 


Our setup is mostly grouped by 'type' (pc, dev, other in-house server groups, 
etc), with different times for each.

Over time, we've added servers to groups based on what time the group ran, 
since we had a time when most of our 'group run' systems were windows based.

Every few months I sit down with the previous weekend's group reports and an 
Excel file, to determine any re-balance needed for Full backups (both to 
balance out backup data over time, and amount used for the adv_file on each 
node).

We also have a group or two that are for special purposes, such as our Win2K 
cluster (backup is longer than 24 hrs) and its expected replacement (Sun NAS 
requiring NDMP).

7.4.4, Solaris 10/Sparc, 160 clients (about 35 are manual backups), mix of 
Solaris, Linux, one HP-UX, and a wide set of Windows versions (Win2K Desktop up 
to 2003 R2).

--TSK

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