Re: [Veritas-bu] NetBackup Administrative Tasks

2008-08-21 Thread Curtis Preston 
Absolutely.  I never forget my friends. :)

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From: Conner, Neil [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
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To: Curtis Preston; Wilkinson, Alex; Veritas List
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I hope this list gets an acknowledgement  :)




On 8/21/08 5:26 PM, "Curtis Preston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> It's currently untitled.  As my last book focused on free/open-source backup,
> this book will go the opposite way.  How to pick, install, and manage a
> commercial backup system, including all of its various flavors (CDP, near-CDP,
> dedupe, etc).  It will be for O'Reilly.
> 
> 
> 
> Curtis Preston  |  VP Data Protection  
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> 0n Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 05:58:40PM -0400, Curtis Preston wrote:
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>> It's taking me forever, but I'm still plodding along on developing the
>> outline for my latest book.
> 
> Which is what ?
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Re: [Veritas-bu] NetBackup Administrative Tasks

2008-08-21 Thread Conner, Neil 
I hope this list gets an acknowledgement  :)




On 8/21/08 5:26 PM, "Curtis Preston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> It's currently untitled.  As my last book focused on free/open-source backup,
> this book will go the opposite way.  How to pick, install, and manage a
> commercial backup system, including all of its various flavors (CDP, near-CDP,
> dedupe, etc).  It will be for O'Reilly.
> 
> 
> 
> Curtis Preston  |  VP Data Protection  
> GlassHouse Technologies, Inc.
>  
> T: +1 760 710 2004 |  C: +1 760 419 5838 |  F: F: +1 760 710 2009  
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] |  www.glasshouse.com
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> -Original Message-
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> Alex
> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 4:13 PM
> To: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
> Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] NetBackup Administrative Tasks
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> 0n Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 05:58:40PM -0400, Curtis Preston wrote:
> 
>> It's taking me forever, but I'm still plodding along on developing the
>> outline for my latest book.
> 
> Which is what ?
> 
>  -aW
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Re: [Veritas-bu] NetBackup Administrative Tasks

2008-08-21 Thread Curtis Preston 
It's currently untitled.  As my last book focused on free/open-source backup, 
this book will go the opposite way.  How to pick, install, and manage a 
commercial backup system, including all of its various flavors (CDP, near-CDP, 
dedupe, etc).  It will be for O'Reilly.



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0n Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 05:58:40PM -0400, Curtis Preston wrote: 

>It's taking me forever, but I'm still plodding along on developing the
>outline for my latest book.

Which is what ?

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Re: [Veritas-bu] NetBackup Administrative Tasks

2008-08-21 Thread Wilkinson, Alex 
0n Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 05:58:40PM -0400, Curtis Preston wrote: 

>It's taking me forever, but I'm still plodding along on developing the
>outline for my latest book.

Which is what ?

 -aW

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Re: [Veritas-bu] NetBackup Administrative Tasks

2008-08-21 Thread Nardello, John 
6a - Installing new clients.
- automated methods (i.e. deployment software)
- CLI
6b - Updating existing clients
- automated methods (i.e. deployment software, LiveUpdate, etc)
- CLI
 
Also:
 
7. Policy/schedule tweaks per user requests
8. Supplying backup configuration information and/or proofs for Audit
(i.e. SOX) or Legal requests (or the app/DB just got turned over to a
new admin who wants to know what's going on with this box)
- screenshots
- CLI
- reporting solutions (3rd party or otherwise)
9. Restores
10. Testing new backup software versions, including EEBs
11. Upgrading existing backup servers to new software versions
 
Probably think of more the next time I talk with a user. =) 

- John Nardello




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Subject: [Veritas-bu] NetBackup Administrative Tasks



It's taking me forever, but I'm still plodding along on developing the
outline for my latest book.  

 

I have a question for you about managing a NetBackup system.  What are
the things you find yourself doing on a regular basis and how do you do
them?  Let me give you a few examples.

 

1.  Monitoring backup success/failure. 

a.  CLI 
b.  NBU GUI 
c.  third party product 

2.  Rerunning failed backups 
3.  Putting tapes in a tape library, making them ready to use 
4.  Getting tapes offsite 

a.  I send originals and don't make duplicates 
b.  I send duplicates and make them via scripting 
c.  I use NBU Vault 

5.  Monitoring for capacity/throughput issues 
6.  Installing new clients 

 

I'm not taking a survey of the different methods, here.  I'm just trying
to make sure my list of recurring activities is complete.

 

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

 


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Re: [Veritas-bu] NetBackup Administrative Tasks

2008-08-21 Thread Conner, Neil 
I can add a few more items...

7. DIAGNOSING failed backups
8. Diagnosing strange errors & behaviors
9. Testing & running restores
10. Working with tech support
11. Applying NBU updates & EEBs
12. Loop back to number 7...
13. Applying OS patches
14. Monitoring this list(!)

HTH,
Neil

On 8/21/08 2:58 PM, "Curtis Preston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> It¹s taking me forever, but I¹m still plodding along on developing the outline
> for my latest book.
>  
> I have a question for you about managing a NetBackup system. What are the
> things you find yourself doing on a regular basis and how do you do them?  Let
> me give you a few examples.
>  
> 1. Monitoring backup success/failure.
>> 1. CLI 
>> 2. NBU GUI 
>> 3. third party product
> 2. Rerunning failed backups
> 3. Putting tapes in a tape library, making them ready to use
> 4. Getting tapes offsite
>> 1. I send originals and don¹t make duplicates
>> 2. I send duplicates and make them via scripting
>> 3. I use NBU Vault
> 5. Monitoring for capacity/throughput issues
> 6. Installing new clients
>  
> I¹m not taking a survey of the different methods, here.  I¹m just trying to
> make sure my list of recurring activities is complete.
>  
> Thanks in advance for any help.
>  
>  
> 
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> GlassHouse Technologies, Inc.
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>  
> 
> 
> 
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[Veritas-bu] NetBackup Administrative Tasks

2008-08-21 Thread Curtis Preston 
It's taking me forever, but I'm still plodding along on developing the
outline for my latest book.  

 

I have a question for you about managing a NetBackup system.  What are
the things you find yourself doing on a regular basis and how do you do
them?  Let me give you a few examples.

 

1.  Monitoring backup success/failure.

a.  CLI
b.  NBU GUI
c.  third party product

2.  Rerunning failed backups
3.  Putting tapes in a tape library, making them ready to use
4.  Getting tapes offsite

a.  I send originals and don't make duplicates
b.  I send duplicates and make them via scripting
c.  I use NBU Vault

5.  Monitoring for capacity/throughput issues
6.  Installing new clients

 

I'm not taking a survey of the different methods, here.  I'm just trying
to make sure my list of recurring activities is complete.

 

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

 


Curtis Preston | VP Data Protection
GlassHouse Technologies, Inc.

T: +1 760 710 2004 | C: +1 760 419 5838 | F: +1 760 710 2009
[EMAIL PROTECTED] | www.glasshouse.com
 
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