Brnet Sheppard
John Lange wrote:
> HI
>
> This is my day to say Bull S.....
>
> Raid "IS NOT A BACKUP". It's great if a drive fails. But again "IS NOT A
> BACKUP".
>
> [scenario 1] What happens if the telco (nice telco) delivers about 10
> million volts (lightning) on one of your T1's, thru the smart jack, over to
> your PM's, across your Ethernet hub, and a direct hit on your server....poof..
>
> NO BACKUP HERE -> Start from scratch & probably have to replace your user
> base also because they will leave in droves..
>
> You can run to Best Buy (emergency only) if you have to and have a new
> machine in 10 minutes, install tape drive and be back online in 3 hours. (I
> know, this scenario leaves you without PM's, but it can happen)
>
> I don't recommend using discount machines as servers, but in a pinch....
>
> [scenario 2] Simple disaster (happened to me) My Emerald SQL DB self
> destructed. No tape backup, Great Raid system, the drives never failed. I
> could have been back up in 45 minutes, but NO (no tape backup) I called
> franticly, everyone I knew that knew SQL, (couldn't fix it) Everyone said
> "RESTORE THE TAPE FROM LAST NIGHT" {Gulp} no tape backup. We made it
> through the disaster, we did copy the nightly data dump to a different
> machine, but I had to redo all the security, and db stuff again. I could
> have had a V8 (while restoring the TAPE)
>
> Don't cut corners, get a good high quality "NAME BRAND" DAT (DDS) 4mm or
> 8mm Tape Drive. And high quality "NAME BRAND" backup software..
>
> We use the following:
> SEAGATE 24 G External DDS 4mm Dat Drive
> SEAGATE Backup Exec NT Enterprise
> with SQL & Netware add-on's
> Verbatim 125M 24 G Tapes
> Adaptec 2940 SCSI Controller (separate one for the tape, don't chain it
> with your hard drives)
>
> Now if you want "Fault Tolerance" invest in a RAID system, but "DON'T
> FORGET" the tape drive..
>
> My 2c worth, but take it from someone who knows..
>
> JOhn :}
>
> At 11:18 PM 7/22/1998 -0700, you wrote:
> >stay away from tape???
> >
> >Use a Windows NT RAID configuration. Hard drives are pretty inexpensive
> >these days..
> >
> >Eric Jensen wrote:
> >>
> >> Can anyone recommend a good SCSI backup device? We are trying the SyQuest
> >> SyJet, but problems are starting to arise. We want to stay away from tape..
> >> Please send me your recommendations of experiences..
> >> Thank You,
> >> Eric
> >
> >
>
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