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Backup Options Tape vs Online, Opinions wanted.
Hello Everyone,
I am currently looking at 2 options for backup, I am currently backing up aroudn 50Gb per night with 2 DDS4 tapes across 3 windows 2000 Servers using Backup Exec. Two tapes for each day of the month. Any one tape is only used once a month. We use SQL and have an Exchange Server. 1) Option one is an online backup were they do incremental backups and hold 10 versions. 2) HP 448 LTO-2 Tape unit using a different tape each day of the month (Tapes numbered 1-31). The software would be Back-Up Exec 10d, and it would be connected using an Adaptec 19160 SCSI Controller. Tape taken offsite each night. What is the better option, the costs are similar, one monthly, one up front. Thank you for your help. Darren |
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Backup Options Tape vs Online, Opinions wanted.
"ddecoste" wrote in message
ups.com... Hello Everyone, I am currently looking at 2 options for backup, I am currently backing up aroudn 50Gb per night with 2 DDS4 tapes across 3 windows 2000 Servers using Backup Exec. Two tapes for each day of the month. Any one tape is only used once a month. We use SQL and have an Exchange Server. 1) Option one is an online backup were they do incremental backups and hold 10 versions. 2) HP 448 LTO-2 Tape unit using a different tape each day of the month (Tapes numbered 1-31). The software would be Back-Up Exec 10d, and it would be connected using an Adaptec 19160 SCSI Controller. Tape taken offsite each night. What is the better option, the costs are similar, one monthly, one up front. Thank you for your help. Darren My biggest concern with on-line backup is that you do not have control over the procedures that the provider uses. Make sure you get a thorough Service Level Agreement with them, which includes free test restores. Also have them explain how their 'exit strategy' works. In other words, once you have 10 TB of *your* data in their system, how are you gonna get it out if you want to switch to another provider or move away from them for some other reason. Also consider what needs to happen when the provider goes belly-up, gets bought by your competitor, etc. Rob |
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Backup Options Tape vs Online, Opinions wanted.
Rob,
Thank you for the reply. The control is also one of my main concerns. The online backup company is a local one that I have dealt with for over 10 years but the online backup service is one that they just started to provide. I am fairly certain that we will be going with the tape unit, that way it gives us alot of room to grow. Then replace the tapes every 3 years (about 30 uses each, since we only backup M-F). Maybe then do a test restore of some data every month. I may also copy a backup of our SQL data every night to a Flash drive also, since they are so cheap. Thank you for your help, all opinions are greatly welcomed. Darren |
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