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[Veritas-bu] on the subject of disk based backups....

2006-03-23 08:14:11
Subject: [Veritas-bu] on the subject of disk based backups....
From: ssesar AT mitre DOT org (Steven L. Sesar)
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 08:14:11 -0500
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Not true about the licensing piece. VTL's are licensed on a per TB 
basis. I believe that you can also write multiple jobs to VTL, as well - 
I don't see why you couldn't.


Paul Keating wrote:

> I'm also interested in thoughts regarding VTL vs DSSU.
>
> DSSU interests me mostly because I can write multiple jobs at once 
> without any regard for tape pool, mpx or not, retention, etc.....
>
> ...then it all gets sorted out to appropriate tapes during the destaging
>
> VTL still presents itself to NBU as a tape, so each virtual tape drive 
> must be licensed with Veritas, in additional to the physical tape 
> drives (unless the VTL is run inline, though there could be issues 
> there regarding estimated compression, etc.)
>
> Just a couple things off the top of my head.
>
> Just wondering who is using DSSU, adn who is using VTL, adn why you 
> made that choice....ie.what were the key requirements for your 
> environment that made one option better than the other.
>
> Paul
>


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Not true about the licensing piece. VTL's are licensed on a per TB
basis. I believe that you can also write multiple jobs to VTL, as well
- I don't see why you couldn't.<br>
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Paul Keating wrote:
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  <p><font size="2">I'm also interested in thoughts regarding VTL vs
DSSU.</font></p>
  <p><span class="020475812-23032006"><font face="Arial" size="2">DSSU
interests me mostly because I can write multiple jobs at once without
any regard for tape pool, mpx or not, retention, etc.....</font></span></p>
  <p><span class="020475812-23032006"><font face="Arial" size="2">...then
it all gets sorted out to appropriate tapes during the 
destaging</font></span></p>
  <p><span class="020475812-23032006"><font face="Arial" size="2">VTL
still presents itself to NBU as a tape, so each virtual tape drive must
be licensed with Veritas, in additional to the physical tape drives
(unless the VTL is run inline, though there could be issues there
regarding estimated compression, etc.) </font></span></p>
  <p><span class="020475812-23032006"><font face="Arial" size="2">Just
a couple things off the top of my head.</font></span></p>
  <p><span class="020475812-23032006"><font face="Arial" size="2">Just
wondering who is using DSSU, adn who is using VTL, adn why you made
that choice....ie.what were the key requirements for your environment
that made one option&nbsp;better than the other.</font></span></p>
  <p><span class="020475812-23032006"><font face="Arial" 
size="2">Paul</font></span></p>
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   Steven L. Sesar
   Senior Operating Systems Programmer/Analyst
   UNIX Application Services R101
   The MITRE Corporation
   202 Burlington Road - KS101
   Bedford, MA 01730
   tel: (781) 271-7702
   fax: (781) 271-2600
   mobile: (617) 893-9635
   email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ssesar AT mitre DOT 
org">ssesar AT mitre DOT org</a>

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