Can I hijack this thread?
The original posters scenario appears to be the same as mine.
Bought a Dell 132T LTO3 to replace Dell 122T LTO1 because we wanted to cut our backup times by 1/4th. According to base specifications, that should happen without anything else changing.
What do I need to add?
All servers (except one remote one on a different subnet which is a domain controller) are plugged into a Gigabit switch and have Gigabit ethernet cards.
The server that runs Arcserve is a Dell PE2650, 2-2.8GHz Xeon, 2Gb RAM, 1Gbps ethernet, Adaptec 39160 Ultra160 SCSI card. Tape drive is on own channel.
This server is also an application server.
There are a total of 17 servers being backed up by Arcserve in one job.
Server Description
2 Win2000 Server Advanced. SQL Server, PE6600, 4-P4 2.0GHz, 8Gb DDR, 2- 1Gbps Ethernet connection (bridged as one). This server has 147Gb of data to backup of which 121Gb is related to SQL.
3 Windows Powered? Storage (NAS) device. Dell Powervault. P4 2.6GHz, 512MB RAM, 682Gb total storage space of which 171Gb is being backup up (Image files).
4 Win2000 Server Standard. Webserver. This thing isn't even a server. Dell. P4 1.7GHz, 1Gb RAM. Not much data being backed up.
5 Win2003 Enterprise Server. SQL Server, Dell PE6600, 4-2.0GHz, 8Gb DDR, 1Gbps ethernet connection. This server is a test SQL server with roughly 80Gb of data.
6 Win2003 Server Standard. SQL Server, Dell PE2800, 2-3.6GHz Xeon, 4Gb RAM, 1Gbps ethernet. This server has very little data to be backed up. New server. Mainly the C: drive.
7 Win2003 Standard Server. Communications server (runs a telecom product for customer service). Dell PE2800, 2-3.0GHz Xeon, 2Gb RAM, 1Gbps ethernet. Not much data backup up from this server. Mostly the C: drive.
8 Win2000 Server Standard. Domain Controller, fileserver. Dell PE2600, 2-2.4GHz Xeon, 2Gb RAM, 1Gbps ethernet. There is approximately 180Gb of data being backed up from this server.
9 Win2000 Server Standard. SQL Server. PE2600, 2-3.0GHz Xeon, 4Gb RAM, 1GBps ethernet. This server has roughly 150Gb of data to backup.
10 Win2003 Server Standard. Will be new webserver. PE2600, 2-3.0GHz Xeon, 2GB RAM, 1Gbps ethernet. No data. Just system being backed up at this point.
11 Win2000 Server Standard. SQL Server. PE2600, 2-3.0GHz Xeon, 4Gb RAM, 1Gbps ethernet. This server has approx. 50Gb of data and system to backup.
12 Win2003 Server Standard. No job yet (will be new mail server). PE2600, 2-2.4GHz Xeon, 2Gb RAM, 1Gbps ethernet.
13 Win2000 Server Standard. Image fileserver. PE2600, 2-2.4GHz Xeon, 2Gb RAM, 1Gbps ethernet. This server has 160Gb of data and system files to backup.
14 Win2000 Server Standard. Exchange server. PE2600, 2-1.8GHz Xeon, 2Gb RAM, 1Gbps ethernet. Mail server with a total of 60Gb of data and system files to backup.
15 Windows Powered? NAS Device. Dell Powervault. 2.6GHz P4, 2Gb RAM, 1Gbps ethernet. This NAS device has approximately 200Gb of data and system files to backup.
16 Win2000 Server Standard. SQL Server. Gateway 8400 Server, 4-PIII 700Mhz, 8Gb RAM, 1Gbps ethernet. This server has approx 90Gb of data and system files to backup.
17 Win2000 Server Standard. Fileserver. Gateway 7400 Server, 2-PIII 800Mhz, 1Gb RAM, 1Gbps ethernet. This server has roughly 80Gb of data (images) and system files to backup.
The above servers are on the same subnet, plugged into the same Gigabit switch.
18 Win2000 Server Standard. Domain controller/fileserver. PE2600, 2-1.7GHz Xeon, 2Gb RAM, 1Gbps ethernet. This server has only 25Gb of data and system files to backup. This server is on a different subnet than the rest.
My situation is similar to the other guys...backups start at 8:00PM on Friday, end around 11:00AM on Monday.