What backup Software do you use for your SAN ??

CraigN · 3 Aug 2009 at 15:25

Im a old backup exec user currently still using 10.5 (pre symantec) to shift all of my data to LTO3 tapes.

I currently backup the old way with agents over the network this includes backing up all of my virtualized environment.

I have a HP Blade setup in a c7000 chasis and a EVA 4400 all fibre attatched.

I have recently aquired another shelf of slower SATA storage and a HP FC dual LTO4 tape device.

while im not the person who will be setting all this nice stuff up i am in charge of backing the stuff up.

I will be / have been told i am to use VCB along with Vranger backup software we purchased as a suite with our inital virtualization solution.

My dilema is how to get the data from my nice cheap (LOL) sata disk shelf to tape. I have a DL380 in the fabric aswell as my tape drive.

But do i use backup exec or is there something cheaper, quicker better out there ? it seems a little overkill to me to buy another 12.5 licence + extra tape option just to churn snapshoted data to tape.

I have budgeted arround £1200 based on quotes for the backup exec software so any help would be greatly appreciated.

RSR · 3 Aug 2009 at 15:31

I used Netbackup 6.3 witha Overland 2000 tape libary our NetApp SANs

Andy

CraigN · 3 Aug 2009 at 15:47

Was that not also a Veritas product.

how does it differ from bacup exec ?

RSR · 3 Aug 2009 at 16:03

CraigN said:
Was that not also a Veritas product.

how does it differ from bacup exec ?

Veritas, i think you mean Symantec now.

Here is a good little link.

http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=646737

Andy

York · 3 Aug 2009 at 17:51

Currently looking into Zmanda (http://www.zmanda.com/) as the pricing looks great compared to backup exec

SMN · 3 Aug 2009 at 19:45

We use Veritas/Symantec BackupExec also.

Vanilla · 5 Aug 2009 at 10:09

The most common software I see is Symc Netbackup and Legato Networker.

Hellsmk2 · 5 Aug 2009 at 10:13

Backup Exec here too

Sp00n · 5 Aug 2009 at 11:41

Backup Exec for all backups.

Biffa · 5 Aug 2009 at 13:32

Bakbone

Little_Crow · 5 Aug 2009 at 15:36

We use a combo of commvault and vRanger.

All you need is software that can define backups with before and after jobs, if you have that you're laughing (and can back up over fibre).

The before job will run your vRanger task to backup to disk, your backup job will back that up, and the after job is to delete the backup from disk (If you want).

The other requirements for vRanger are that your backup server has a partition on the SAN, that all the ESX hosts can see, and it should have the same LUN ID for all of them.

If you have any problems with vRanger ask away, but their support forums are great and will solve 99% of problems. The other 1% a call to their helpdesk will resolve.