NDMP backup is the by far the best choice. You can ether use Veritas or IBM TSM. TSM has more advance features then NetBAckup, but it is more complicated to setup initially I would strongly encourage you consider new line of Cisco SAN switches (MDS). I think the it rather impressive .Among many advances, It will allow you to segregator backup in different fabric/VSAN.

"Bui, Marcus" Marcus.Bui@aiminvestments.com Sent by: owner-toasters@mathworks.com 09/15/2004 01:11 PM

To: "'SKIP HOFMANN'" SKIP.HOFMANN@ttisg.com, toasters@mathworks.com cc: RAYMUND SANTOS RAYMUND.SANTOS@ttisg.com Subject: RE: Fiber San

Skip,

We are using Netbackup Datacenter, running on Solaris, with the Brocade Silkworm 3800 and Quantum P6000 and P7000 SDLT. All the HBAs on Windows server, connecting to another SAN, uses QLogic 24xx. The 3800 is use primarily for Filer backup since our QLogic switch was not certify with Netapp at the time. So far the QLogic, 3800, and Netbackup works great. You will need to the NDMP option with Netbackup to backup the Filer without using CIFS shares. NDMP will likely increase your backup performance.

Good Luck! Marcus Bui AIM Investments IT Services phone: 713-986-9061 fax: 713-821-9524 email: marcus.bui@aiminvestments.com pager: 8773450839@archwireless.net

-----Original Message----- From: owner-toasters@mathworks.com [mailto:owner-toasters@mathworks.com] On Behalf Of SKIP HOFMANN Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 12:37 PM To: toasters@mathworks.com Cc: RAYMUND SANTOS Subject: Fiber San

Hi all

We currently have an R200 that holds around 2 TB's of data. We have been backing this up using Cifs shares with Veritas backup exec, needles to say this has been a very painful and slow process. We are now looking into the idea of building a fiber SAN. Our Backup tape device is a Scalar 24 the drive is an IBM ULTRIUM-TD2, the server that will be running netback up is a windows 2003 server, and this along with the R200 will be plugged into the Fiber SAN. What I would like some advice on here is what type of fiber switch would you all recommend? I was looking at the 3200 also any recommendations on fiber nic cards for my 2003 box? http://www.brocade.com/products/silkworm/silkworm_3200/sw_3200.jsp

Thanks for any comments on this

Skip Hofmann Senior Network Administrator TetraTech Skip.Hofmann@ttisg.com 949 500 5286 cell 949 608 5801 office

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