Martin, Jonathan wrote:
> We've got similar applications here, not necessarily a TB of data, but
> users running an application can output easily 200GB in a day.  Since
> this data can always be re-generated we tend to exclude these files by
> type and/or directory from backups unless specifically requested.  If
> you just HAVE to backup TBs worth of incrementals, I'd suggest some sort
> of 100% off-host backup solution.  Snap backups or something similar
> depending on storage vendor.  It really is a life saver when you get
> into the multi-terrabyte backup / restore range and even lower end
> solution providers are beginning to offer the option so its not always a
> budget buster.
> 
> -Jonathan
> 


We're hoping to move to a hierarchical storage architecture for our large data 
generators, but that's probably a year out at best. In the meantime, I have to 
provide some sort of reasonable backup program.

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