In the cases where people
have done this - are extra DS14 shelves involved? I was told that the only way
to get my tape library attached to a 270c with external shelves is with a fiber
switch in the middle of it all.
Thanks,
MarkZ
From:
owner-toasters@mathworks.com [mailto:owner-toasters@mathworks.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Mery
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 1:35
PM
To: Luis Sanchez R
Cc: owner-toasters@mathworks.com;
toasters@mathworks.com
Subject: Re: Tape Directly
connected
Yep. We do this in one of our branch offices. Depending
on your backup software, you may even be able to connect just one drive within
an existing library.
We
have an Overland Data NEO 4000 with 4 x LTO-2 drives in this branch. Two
drives go to our Networker server for general system backups. The other
two are cabled directly to their FAS270 (no switch). In this situation, media
management is handled by the Networker server while the filer is responsible
for spinning the data to the tapes.
One
thing to watch out for is the ability to mix NDMP backups with other backups. Some
software will let you do it, and other software will require that a drive be
designated for NDMP only. Ours are dedicated here.
Jeff Mery - MCSE, MCP
National Instruments
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Luis Sanchez R
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Hi
I don't have experience with SAN.
My question is:
Can I connect directly a SAN tape with a FAS270c,
without the use of a
SAN switch between them?
Thanks
Luis