[Veritas-bu] Mobile or Laptop backup

The NetBackup files stay on disk.  If the desktop/laptop needs to be
restored, the files are retrieved from the NetBackup Pro server.

If the NetBackup Pro server lost it's disk, you would restore from NetBackup
Datacenter.

That said, NetBackup Pro supports the use of Storage Migrator on Windows.
Files that have not been touched for a long time can be migrated to tape in
the background.  If NetBackup Pro needs one of those files, the retrieval is
automatic and transparent.

Rick

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Suen [mailto:suen AT cosmos.buffalo DOT edu]
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 9:14 AM
To: Dave High
Cc: phil AT karyfi DOT com; veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Mobile or Laptop backup



        Hello EveryOne...

        I have a few questions on how is NBU Pro and NBU Datacenter works
        together?
        NBU Pro backups all the laptop data to a disk server and then
        NBU Datacenter backups that "disk server". 
        Now since they both have its own catalog, would the retore be 
        "difficult"?

        I have to use NBP Pro init the restore, finds out what disk image
        he wants, then restore it using NBU DataCenter? Then I use NBU Pro
        to actually restore the files?

        Thank you very much for your help



                                Mike


On Tue, 28 May 2002, Dave High wrote:

> Hi Phil, 
>  
> NBU Pro is a fantastic product. The first release a couple of years ago
had
> some problems, but the newest GA release is pretty solid. 
>  
> Now, as to the 56k issue.... What you will NEED to do is have them do
their
> first sync in an office with a LAN connection, or a Cablemodem or
something.
> Due to the "sharing" nature of NBU Pro it will still not back up the
entire
> system, only their "unique" items - for example, if everyone uses
Microsoft
> Office, only one instance of things like word.exe, excel.exe etc will be
> saved for the entire group. The first sync from each system is going to be
> fairly small, but at 56k it could take a while. Once the initial sync is
> done, the subsequent sync's are small since very few files change all that
> much. 
>  
> Anyway, I have seen this work in a production shop and the 56k syncs we
not
> any more trouble than a LAN sync. 
>  
> Hope this helps. 
>  
> d. 
>  
> _____ 
> dave high
> VERITAS Enterprise Consulting
> Bay Area Region
> 702-683-7733
>  
> "Unix IS user friendly, it is just VERY picky who it chooses as friends" 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: phil AT karyfi DOT com [mailto:phil AT karyfi DOT com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 5:17 AM
> To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject: [Veritas-bu] Mobile or Laptop backup
>  
> I am reviewing how to support our field staff for backup and DR protection
> of their Laptop PCs.
>  
> Is anyone doing this currently,  What are your experiences.
>  
> How is bandwidth affected, what impact does it have on my backup server. 
>  
> How much data can I really expect to backup using slow (56K) lines?
>  
> Any help is greatly appreciated - I think this will be a nightmare!
>  
> Regards
> Phil  
> 



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