[THIN] Re: OT: Backup Software

I'll probably get some pricing on it, but I just have one of those feelings it will be much more expensive then something else.  My SMB environments get a little more complicated with VMware in then and the way things are structured.  So far, none of the SMB specific product suites I've found would actually work the way I want, but it's worth looking into.  Didn't know CommVault had something specific for SMB.

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From: thin-bounce@freelists.org [mailto:thin-bounce@freelists.org] On Behalf Of Selinger, Stephen
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 11:59 AM
To: thin@freelists.org
Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: Backup Software

If you ar eused to using CommVault why not stick with it? It is not very complex software.

 

They also offer a SMB package called Express which has reduced pricing.

 

 

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From: thin-bounce@freelists.org [mailto:thin-bounce@freelists.org] On Behalf Of Greg Reese
Sent: June 12, 2008 9:49 AM
To: thin@freelists.org
Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: Backup Software

Yes, Amanda is open source but there are companies out there commercializing it.  Zmanda is a decent one from what I can tell.  I have never used them but I know a guy at Raytheon who does. www.zmanda.com

On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 9:55 AM, Evan Mann <emann@tpcflorida.com> wrote:

Amanda is the open source product?  While they sell a supported version (support is a requirement), the server only runs on NIX, and I'm not interested in adding NIX into the environment and the management overhead it incurs.

 

Has anyone used/trialed MS Data Protecting?  Pricing is very attractive and it would cover Windows/SQL/Exchange. I could use Vizioncore's products for the VMware side of things.

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From: thin-bounce@freelists.org [mailto:thin-bounce@freelists.org] On Behalf Of Greg Reese
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 10:45 AM
To: thin@freelists.org
Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: Backup Software

I think Microsoft's Data Protection manager look interesting.  I also think Amanda backup looks like something worth trying.

On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 9:41 AM, Evan Mann <emann@tpcflorida.com> wrote:

Looking for opinions on SMB backup solutions.  My past 5 1/5 years of
backup experience are with CommVault, but I think it's going to be too
pricey and complex for the environment.  Prior to CommVault, I used
ARCServe, but I think it was v8 or 9, and it's now up to 12.

I have a few calls lined up to go over ARCServe and Backup
Exec/NetBackup. Does anyone have suggestions on other products to look
at?  The environment consists of a couple physical Windows Server boxes,
a bunch of virtual Windows Boxes running on VMware.  Something that
works with VCB would be nice.  The Tape drive in use is a LAN or FC
connected LTO3 library. I also have 2 Apple Xserve RAID arrays which are
FC connected SCSI arrays (they present as LUNs to VMware) and I am
hosting VM's on the Xserve RAIDs on those LUNs.  All actual file storage
is done inside of a Windows VM.

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