Hello: Deal or no deal? Or should I say - remote media server or no remote media server?
I've got an instance of NBU 5.0 mp3 doing backup chores for a good bevy of Windows and Unix machines pretty much limited to a relatively close WAN all attached to main fiber backbone. One Master /media media server combo attached to a Qualstar AIT4 robotic. However, I've got odd ball machine is multiple router hops away in another state and another part of the country -- on a relatively shared, slow link. Backup times because on the host at this location to the Qualstar are way more than they should be that and causes a tape drive to be tied up. The entire window suffers. Would it make any sense to place a small tape device at the remote site and install a local media server? (DEAL) I'm think, the main NBU instance in my data center would do all the controlling/tracking/scheduling but without the overhead of pulling the data across the wire to the local robotic. I have another remote office with about 4 wintel boxes that could take on the same notional scheme. My other option (NO DEAL) would to put standalone Backup Exec instances at each of the remote sites and have all local tape and scheduling/controlling. The remote offices don't have dedicated IT support staff. I'm hoping I could put everything under one Netbackup umbrella. Let me know your thoughts. Deal or no deal. Sincerely, Jim Siano, sysadmin Lockheed Martin / Enterprise Information Systems Moorestown, New Jersey site Phone: 856.722.4783 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.motown.lmco.com/~jsiano (internal to LMCO) https://lmco.cdrs.ldrps.com/ldrpsweb/ldrps.asp Disaster Recovery _______________________________________________ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu