We're using Galaxy 6.1 that we purchased through Dell. My predecessor here raved about Commvault, but never quite got it working. Now I need to clean up his mess and get our backups going. Hopefully someone can answer my questions:
Here's what we have:
3.5TB storage
Dell TL2000 LTO4 autoloader
Here's what we want to do-
Backup 6 Server 2003 machines to disk and then to tape. We want a weekly full, with daily incrementals. We would like to retain the data for as long as possible, while keeping room for growth on the drive.
We also have 3 sql databases running on 2 sql servers. Both instances of sql server are on 1 machine.
We have 1 oracle database to backup on another machine.
Also Exchange 2003 on another machine.
1. Do we need to purchase open file handler licenses? I thought that VSS would take care of open files.
2. How many storage policies do you need to achieve our strategy?
3. Do you need to backup the commserve machine?
4. We would like all of our machines to back up to a single tape for daily backups (size permitting)
5. What's the best way to manage media that needs to go offsite? We want to move our daily backups offsite.
6. Do you need to set up multiple mount paths for different polices, or just one?
Thanks in advance for the help! I've scoured these forum for some of these answers, hopefully I haven't missed anything.
Here's what we have:
3.5TB storage
Dell TL2000 LTO4 autoloader
Here's what we want to do-
Backup 6 Server 2003 machines to disk and then to tape. We want a weekly full, with daily incrementals. We would like to retain the data for as long as possible, while keeping room for growth on the drive.
We also have 3 sql databases running on 2 sql servers. Both instances of sql server are on 1 machine.
We have 1 oracle database to backup on another machine.
Also Exchange 2003 on another machine.
1. Do we need to purchase open file handler licenses? I thought that VSS would take care of open files.
2. How many storage policies do you need to achieve our strategy?
3. Do you need to backup the commserve machine?
4. We would like all of our machines to back up to a single tape for daily backups (size permitting)
5. What's the best way to manage media that needs to go offsite? We want to move our daily backups offsite.
6. Do you need to set up multiple mount paths for different polices, or just one?
Thanks in advance for the help! I've scoured these forum for some of these answers, hopefully I haven't missed anything.