I am in the process of setting up a virtual Linux server as a Legato backup 
server with power edition/storage node installed on it. I am going to write 
over NFS to a SAM/QFS file system so it will never see tape. It will only have 
a limitless disk space. The SAM/QFS file system will take care of the two tape 
copies for me. I have been using SAM/QFS with my standalone backup servers for 
some time now with no issues. Will let you know how the virtual backup server 
goes once I get it going. It is completely supported by EMC as I was told this 
year at EMC world that Networker can run on a VM with no issues. 


Matt Powell
mtpowel AT clemson DOT edu
864-656-0589 (Office)
864-247-2823 (Cell)
Storage Administrator
Clemson Computing and Information Technology

On Jun 19, 2013, at 2:10 PM, dave2 AT CAMBRIDGECOMPUTER DOT COM wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> 
> 
> I was wondering what folks experience was with having their NetWorker
> server configured as a VM?
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> 
> I'm specifically thinking about the need to have a local device for indexes
> and bootstraps. How have you dealt with that in an all tape (or FC-only
> VTL) environment?
> 
> 
> 
> --Dave
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> 
> 
> 
> Dave Gold
> 
> Sr. Technical Consultant
> 
> Cambridge Computer Services
> 
> dgold AT cambridgecomputer DOT com
> 
> 781-250-3260