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
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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