Unless I misunderstood your reply, you do not want to store your live catalog on the same external storage array as the one that houses the other production data (Email, fileshares, etc.).
For best practices, common sense is probably the most applicable here. Raid 10 will have best performance, Raid5 (or 6) would probably do ok for your site if you are that tight on free space. Provide it multiple paths and use the proper multipath driver, patch the HBAs, etc. etc. My standard build puts the catalog on a storage array and is mounted as a separate filesystem on the server. I also put logs in a different set of LUNs from the same storage array, but it is mounted as another filesystem on the server. Verbosity tends to get left at high and then logs fill up and wreak havoc on the database. Thank you, Rusty -----Original Message----- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Sanders, Nate Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 11:53 AM To: Bluejay Adametz; VERITAS-BU@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] NBU catalog on NAS/SAN Agreed, in our case catalog's go to email, tape (onsite and offsite) and a network file system. Backup images go to Tape (onsite and offsite) and Data Domain. -----Original Message----- From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Bluejay Adametz Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 11:39 AM To: VERITAS-BU@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] NBU catalog on NAS/SAN > What's the best practice on moving the NBU master catalog to an NFS > mount or a SAN share? I would be careful to not put my catalogs on the same storage array(s) as the data that I'm backing up. The same failure that loses your data would also compromise your ability to restore it. - Bluejay Adametz Definition: Porkus non gratis n. The scraggly piece of bacon at the bottom of the package. NOTICE: This message, including any attachments, is only for the use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information, or information otherwise protected from disclosure by law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, disclosure, copying, dissemination or distribution of this message or any of its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you received this message in error, please contact the sender immediately by reply email and destroy this message, including all attachments, and any copies thereof. _______________________________________________ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. _______________________________________________ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu _______________________________________________ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu