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.

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-----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 http://www.brocade.com/products/silkworm/silkworm_3200/sw_3200.jsp

Thanks for any comments on this

Skip Hofmann

Senior Network Administrator

TetraTech

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