Greetings, Thanks for all of the responses. Basically, they confirmed what I already believed.
On Tue, 26 Jun 2007, Sesar, Steven L. wrote: > Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:39:26 -0400 > From: "Sesar, Steven L." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Kathryn Hemness <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Jeff Lightner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu > Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Encrypted backups of already encrypted data > > It will definitely apply compression algorithms, regardless of the > state of the data which is being backed up. > > > =================================== > > Steven L. Sesar > Lead Operating Systems Programmer/Analyst > UNIX Application Services R101 > The MITRE Corporation > 202 Burlington Road - MS K101 > Bedford, MA 01730 > tel: (781) 271-7702 > fax: (781) 271-2600 > mobile: (617) 519-8933 > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > =================================== > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Kathryn > Hemness > Sent: Mon 6/25/2007 6:12 PM > To: Jeff Lightner > Cc: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu > Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Encrypted backups of already encrypted data > > Thanks, Jeff. > > My assumption was the same. I didn't think that NetBackup would bother > to perform any checks to see if a file was already encrypted. > > My question was prompted from one of my clients. I don't have any way > of knowing if any of my backup clients are encrypting their disk > filesystems > or partitions. I certainly hope my clients haven't purchased a > NetBackup > encryption license knowing their systems were already encrypting data. > > > On Mon, 25 Jun 2007, Jeff Lightner wrote: > > > Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:10:44 -0400 > > From: Jeff Lightner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: Kathryn Hemness <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > > veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu > > Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Encrypted backups of already encrypted data > > > > I'm assuming it wood. The NBU encryption method and keys would not > > necessarily be the same as those used for the original data. > > > > The question is if the data is already encrypted why would you want > to > > slow down your backup by encrypting it again? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Kathryn > > Hemness > > Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 1:40 PM > > To: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu > > Subject: [Veritas-bu] Encrypted backups of already encrypted data > > > > Greetings, > > > > If I'm running an encrypted backup of already encrypted data, does > > NetBackup re-encrypt the data? > > > > --Kathy > > _______________________________________________ > > Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu > > http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu > > > > > > > --Kathy > > ======================================================================= > Kathryn Hemness [EMAIL PROTECTED] > System Administrator phone: 530.752.6547 > Campus Data Center & Client Services fax: 530.752.9154 > _______________________________________________ > Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu > http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu > > --Kathy ======================================================================= Kathryn Hemness [EMAIL PROTECTED] System Administrator phone: 530.752.6547 Campus Data Center & Client Services fax: 530.752.9154 _______________________________________________ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu