Hi,
I've install two 6.6 puredisk servers and I have to say that the GUi is one
of the biggest flows puredisk has.
I agree that you need power at the client site to do the calculations.
Why don't you use the snapshot capabilities of netbackup to backup the
client?
I think that it is a good idea to download the puredisk appliance (VM) and
test it.
And netbacku 7 will have the puredisk engine inside, and as I can see it is
working fine. You will not have to mess up with the puredisk GUI.
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From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Tom Burrell
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 5:17 PM
To: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] PureDisk Customers
We're using it to backup about 35 remote servers, some of which have the
"millions of small files" issue in spades.
Short answer: it may not solve your backup window problem- or it might.
Things to keep in mind: you are limited in terms of the number of PO's per
job. Each file/folder is a PO, so you'll probably need some hefty
include/exclude lists to make sure you are below the limit (varies by
version- check the manual for your version).
A lot of your performance with PD is based on the client. I have a 1.25 TB
client that does 6 million + files per night. Takes 8-10 hours over a 1 GB
LAN link to a local PD sever, even with only 8GB of changes. This is an
older server with a 3ghz Xeon processor and 4 GB RAM. Disk controller is an
HP SA6400 with 192 Mb set to 50/50 R/W. A more powerful client would
definitely improve your performance.
If you want to play around with it, you can download a pre-packaged VM with
a built-in trial key to see if it works for you. I highly recommend a long
chat with Symantec techincal types too- I haven't used the VM or version
6.6, but at least on the older versions the installs are not for the faint
of heart.
Tom
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> Subject: [Veritas-bu] PureDisk Customers
> To: "veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu"
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