And we'd run 5.1 everywhere still, if I wasn't caught on
one side with a requirement for an EM64T Linux master server (only "supported on
6.0), and a management directive to run the same software
everywhere.
Unfortunately we had a lot of other changes at our small
offices at the same time as the 6.0 deployment - both staff and systems, so
reliability in the period around the 6.0 upgrade was very
poor.
But we've got a reasonable handle on 6.0's bugs, and
we've improved our reporting systems a lot, so we have clear
visibility of big (whole client rather than single stream), or repeat
failures. And our systems have stabilsed a lot, we're not upgrading and
replacing frontline servers. Things are actually pretty good at the moment - I'm
back to just checking the reports in the morning, rather than eyeballing
the netbackup console in the evenings. Still, I'm really looking forward to
6.0mp3. :-)
Our last "big" failure was when the local admin at a small
site accidently deployed windows firewall rules via AD Policy to the servers.
Hardly netbackup's fault. :-)
Regards,
T.
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Tristan Ball
System Administrator
Vision Systems
+61-3-9211-7064
From: WEAVER, Simon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, 30 June 2006 6:17 PM
To: Tristan Ball; Whelan, Patrick; veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Typical success rates?
We run 5.1 MP2 and have had NO problmes with the
product itself (exclude the fact that 2 Media Servers were destroyed by non
technical backup people!)
Regards
Simon Weaver
3rd Line Technical Support
Windows
Domain Administrator
EADS Astrium
Limited, B32AA IM (DCS)
Anchorage Road, Portsmouth, PO3
5PU
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-----Original Message-----
From: Tristan Ball [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 30 June 2006 08:15
To: Whelan, Patrick; veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Typical success rates?For me it depends on the site. And at the moment, on the netbackup version.At my small sites, backing up 3-5 clients, we get 100% success 80-90% of nights. On the nights that we see failures, it's usually one stream that fails, not a whole server. These are fairly static sites.At my "large" site, with about 30 clients, I get a failure or two most night - but this is mostly environmental rather than NB itself. It's machines that have been moved, changed or disconnected. But of those 30 machines, many are secondary machines, development servers or workstations - basically, subject to a reasonably large amount of change.And I have to say that 5.1mp2+ is a lot more reliable than 6.0mp?, especially when it comes to the scheduler.Regards,T.---Tristan BallSystem AdministratorVision Systems+61-3-9211-7064
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Whelan, Patrick
Sent: Friday, 30 June 2006 3:48 AM
To: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Typical success rates?All,
Do you usually have a 100% success every backup session? If not what is a typical success rate?
Regards,
NetBackup Specialist
Architect & Engineering
+44 20 7863 5243
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