which system?

[rlee1]

We're a small shop. 4 servers, 100 users. lots of graphic files. We have been using a ARCServe2000 with Exchange Agent and Open file Agent, one 40/80 DLT tape drive system for 2 years. doing fulls weekly, incrementals daily.

Recently, the weekly BU's have started requiring a third tape on a calculated 70GB of data, plus BU DB files. Knowing that software doesn't compress much more than NT compression and graphic files don't compress well. This is not too surprising. I have requested old file deletion, but you know how it is with end users.

So , migrate to what? tape library?, add more tape drives to servers? larger capacity tapes?, archive data to CD carousel?

which way would you go??

 

[jabus]

Try adding an SDLT drive to your largest system (or the one with the greatest growth potential), and save the DLT for a smaller server. Even though the SDLT drive may handle the capacity of all your servers, you have to start thinking about your backup window.

 

[rlee1]

yea, the SLDT is one of the options

I've got 6 real options.

1.Add a Tape library
2.Add tape drives to each server.
3.Add larger tape system- like the SDLT
4.Off-site remote backups by second party.
5.Archive to CD and install a CD tower for access.
6.Reduce or limit data being stored on the servers.