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When is a media server required? I've got one Master/Media AIX =
powerhouse
server that backs up about 300 servers onto 6 LTO-1 drives. Total data =
is
about 5 TB for my weekend fulls which take about 20 hours for all of =
the
backups except for the big one. They consist of mainly Windows but =
many
AIX, Linux, Solarius and some slow VMWare servers (Windows). =20
=20
I have one fileserver that has grown to be more than =BD a TB of data =
and it
takes about 28 hours to complete its full backup. Since it's a cluster
server I have to specify the shares (Windows resources) separately on =
the
'Pathname or Directive'. The other node of the cluster server is about =
400
TB and that one is done after about 23 hours. I've been told in the =
past
that if you have a server that has more than 200 gig of data then you =
should
get a media server for it. I have 3 other servers that are between 175 =
and
250 gig that take about 12-15 hours each (1 old server and two newer =
faster
ones).
=20
1. What benefit will the media server have? I'll need to sell this to
management to substantiate the additional cost. Darn we are already =
paying
more than $50,000 for the annual maintenance costs for the client, =
server,
drive, db, vaulting licenses!
2. Should I put the media server installation on the file server
cluster that has grown to more than 500 gigs or should I dedicate a new
server to fill this function? =20
3. Can the media server be a Windows server or should it be AIX like
the master?
4. I take it I should dedicate some drives to the media server so I'll
need to purchase one or more HBA fiber cards for my tape drives from =
the
media server?
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Thanks for your advice in advance!
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12.0pt'>When is a media server required?<span =
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>=A0
</span>I’ve got one Master/Media AIX powerhouse server that backs =
up
about 300 servers onto 6 LTO-1 drives.<span =
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>=A0 </span>Total
data is about 5 TB for my weekend fulls which take about 20 hours for =
all of
the backups except for the big one.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>=A0 =
</span>They
consist of mainly Windows but many AIX, Linux, Solarius and some slow =
VMWare
servers (Windows).<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>=A0 =
</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>I have one fileserver that has grown to be more than =BD a TB =
of data and
it takes about 28 hours to complete its full backup.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>=A0 </span>Since it’s a cluster server =
I have to
specify the shares (Windows resources) separately on the =
‘Pathname or
Directive’.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>=A0 </span>The other =
node of the
cluster server is about 400 TB and that one is done after about 23 =
hours. <span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>=A0</span>I’ve been told in the past =
that if you
have a server that has more than 200 <span class=3DGramE>gig</span> of =
data then
you should get a media server for it.<span =
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>=A0 </span>I
have 3 other servers that are between 175 and 250 gig that take about =
12-15
hours each (1 old server and two newer faster =
ones).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
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size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>What benefit will
the media server have? <span =
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>=A0</span>I’ll
need to sell this to management to substantiate the additional =
cost.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>=A0 </span>Darn we are already paying =
more than
$50,000 for the annual maintenance costs for the client, server, =
drive, db,
vaulting licenses!<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list =
.5in'><font
size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>Should I put
the media server installation on the file server cluster that has =
grown to
more than 500 gigs or should I dedicate a new server to fill this
function?<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>=A0 =
</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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.5in'><font
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style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>Can the media
server be a Windows server or should it be AIX like the =
master?<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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.5in'><font
size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>I take it I
should dedicate some drives to the media server so I’ll need =
to
purchase one or more HBA fiber cards for my tape drives from the =
media server?<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>Thanks for your advice in advance!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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