>
> With snapshots enabled on the filer, the chances are pretty good you
> won't ever have to do a restore for your SQL admins.
> .../Ed
Alternatively, you could pony up for the Snap Manager for MS-SQL
license, and you can make your DBA's do the backups AND restores. It
links the process of
On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 4:52 PM, Curtis Preston wrote:
> Ed Wilts said:
> >With snapshots enabled on the filer, the chances are pretty good you
> won't ever have to do a restore for your SQL admins.
>
>
>
> Because he's creating a new dump each day, I'm not sure that's true.
> Snapshots only work
On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 10:31 AM, Curtis Preston wrote:
> Suit!?!?! Them's fightin' words!
>
>
>
> I need to do a blog on this, as I answer this question a lot.
>
>
>
> If you want to do weekly backups using frequency based schedules, here are
> your choices.
>
>
>
>1. Leave the window open
Hmmm... Looks like I've got some testing to do.
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From: ver
On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 06:31:20PM -0500, Curtis Preston wrote:
> The only goofy thing about calendar-based schedules (and it really
> annoys me) is that most people use a 6 PM to 6 AM clock (or some
> evening hour to some morning hour). If you tell NBU to do the full on
> the 1st Friday of the mo
Suit!?!?! Them’s fightin’ words!
I need to do a blog on this, as I answer this question a lot.
If you want to do weekly backups using frequency based schedules, here are your
choices.
1. Leave the window open only on the night you want the backup to run.
Schedules that succee
You can also use bpgetconfig and bpsetconfig.
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Infrastructure :: Optimized
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From: verit
I am a proponent of the one-client-per-policy design. I've blogged about it:
http://www.backupcentral.com/content/blogsection/4/47/
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Ed Wilts said:
>With snapshots enabled on the filer, the chances are pretty good you
won't ever have to do a restore for your SQL admins.
Because he's creating a new dump each day, I'm not sure that's true.
Snapshots only work the way you describe if you're modifying files, not
completely overw
On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 02:23:26PM -0600, Randy Samora wrote:
> Hi Kids,
>
> I have a Windows environment and NBU 6.5.2a. I have a SAN Media Server
> that houses and backs up my SQL dumps. Those backups run the longest
> but by far the fastest. My SAN guys purchased a NetApp device and have
> d
In your "What part of the United States are you located in?" question, you
need a "Not located in the United States" option.
Or, make it clear up front that you are only interested in hearing from
people in the US.
Cheers,
Dean ;)
On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 3:46 AM, wrote:
> Below is the link to
Thanks Ed. I'm pricing the NDMP license now and it isn't going to be
cheap.
From: Ed Wilts [mailto:ewi...@ewilts.org]
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 14:46: VIRUS ALERT!
To: Randy Samora
Cc: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] NetApp vs. SAN Media Server
On Fri, De
On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 2:23 PM, Randy Samora wrote:
> I have a Windows environment and NBU 6.5.2a. I have a SAN Media Server
> that houses and backs up my SQL dumps. Those backups run the longest
> but by far the fastest. My SAN guys purchased a NetApp device and have
> decided to have the SQL
Hi Kids,
I have a Windows environment and NBU 6.5.2a. I have a SAN Media Server
that houses and backs up my SQL dumps. Those backups run the longest
but by far the fastest. My SAN guys purchased a NetApp device and have
decided to have the SQL dumps write directly to the NetApp device and
imple
Man in the suit,
I'd like to hear your reasons against frequency based scheds.
For my situation, I want a full backup once a week, once a month, once a
quarter, once a year, etc. *I* don't care when it happens, though my
customer might, though in most circumstances, backups should not hinder
t
Thanks for the replies/pointers to this question. The 200644.htm doc was
helpful.
Now, I've tested 3 environments: Isilon - NDMP; NetApp - NDMP and Solaris -
Standard backup.
In each case, I used a chgrp command to change the ctime of a small set of
files. I then kicked off a Differential for
Greetings -
Is there anyone on this list who is successfully backing up a
DPM server from a Unix or Linux NetBackup server?
If so, would you mind sharing your secrets? I've read
the applicable sections of the DPM manuals and it looks like
work on the client side is required for a successful bac
> This is a really well-thought-out answer to his question.
> Although I don't agree with ALL of your recommendations (I
> don't like frequency-based schedules for fulls), this is
> actually a pretty good summary of what someone should do to
> setup a new backup environment. You've inspired m
Below is the link to my survey. Thank you for your help.
I will post my findings when completed.
Survey is on Reducing Costs of Backups.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=v6a2TZ4h4U2DVmZZzP2yGA_3d_3d
I hope you have time to help me out of my JAM !!!
If you have any additional questions pleas
I agree with Ed
I am the guy in the Jeans and T-Shirt.
1) Nowt wrong with frequency schedules for Fulls! Use them all the time
2) Keep the Policies and Volumes to a LESS as possible.
3) Over complexing the system makes NBU harder to administer than it
really, really needs to be !
Simon (W
On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 9:34 AM, Curtis Preston wrote:
> Bob,
>
> This is a really well-thought-out answer to his question. Although I don't
> agree with ALL of your recommendations (I don't like frequency-based
> schedules for fulls), this is actually a pretty good summary of what someone
> shou
Bob,
This is a really well-thought-out answer to his question. Although I don't
agree with ALL of your recommendations (I don't like frequency-based schedules
for fulls), this is actually a pretty good summary of what someone should do to
setup a new backup environment. You've inspired me to
God, PRESERVE us from bad puns...
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S
Sounds like you are in a jam. (Sorry - couldn't resist.)
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