[SoCoSA/discuss] Windows Server 2003 Backup

[Rob Clark]

You're looking at Backup Exec for Windows 10d w/ Continuous Data
Protection.  I looked into the HCL and your drive is supported.  The cost is
just under $800...that'll cover your (1) Windows server.

On 9/5/06, Steve S. <northbaygeek at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 8/31/06, Dave Sisley <dsisley at sonic.net> wrote:
>
> > Although I admit, I can't figure out what BackupExec
> > costs, there are so many versions.
>
> I'd go to 3-5 (or so) resellers (e.g. PC Connection as a typical
> example) and ask for quotes on a standalone / single-server edition of
> Backup Exec for WinServer2003R2.  Let /them/ figure out
> version/pricing info (it's their JOB, after all... you'll be paying
> their markup ANYHOW, might as well get their service too!) .  Also,
> ask if they have any other backup packages that include software-based
> data-compression, that are less expensive than B.E. so you'll have
> some choice(s).
>
> If any of the B.E. quotes are "anomalously low" ask 'em what /exactly/
> you get for that price, and compare that to the other vendors' specs
> (if necessary, asking the other vendors if "<insert detail of low
> bidder quote> wouldn't do just as well, & wouldn't it be cheaper?").
> If it turns out that the low bidder has produced a /different/ (but
> viable) version, I'd go with them even if other bidders eventually
> come in lower -- it's an indication that they're more on-the-ball, to
> have come up with a better config for you...
>
>
> > If by 'D2D' you mean backing up to an external HD, I'm doing that now,
> > but as a sort of stop-gap.  I'm using rsync to copy directories onto a
> > harddive connected to a Linux box.  I'm a little worried about being
> > able to restore from that, though.
>
> So, create some dummy data -- maybe copy over a 100MB or so
> directory-tree to a different spot on your "live" system, wait for a
> cycle of rsync to back it up... then blow it away, and see if you can
> restore it.
>
>
> >  I thought tape rotation would be
> > easiest because that's what the department was used to and I could get
> > somebody else to worry about the tapes (smiley).
> >
> > Now, I'm thinking that expanding and automating my backup to Hard Drive
> > might be the way to go...
>
> Note that the latest version of Backup Exec uses a tiered structure,
>   "live data" <--> Backup HDD <--> Backup Tape
> (if desired -- you can also just oldskool it with direct-to-tape (we
> do, where I work; in fact, I had to ask explicitly to be sure that
> mode WAS available)).
>
>
> - Steve S.
>
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Rob Clark
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