Cris
Fri Jul 01 18:05:07 CDT 2005
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Look at =
http://www.exabyte.com/products/products/get_products.cfm?prod_id=3D400&p=
roduct=3DVXA%2D2%20Packet%20Tape%20Drive
This is available in IDE or SCSI, Internal or External
Tape Drive can store UP TO 160 GB...you can get tapes in many different =
sizes depending on your needs
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Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP]
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Please do not email me directly for assistance. Reply only in the =
Newsgroups for the benefit of everyone
"nic" <nic@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message =
news:AEA60A55-39C5-4703-AE4A-68659D5E54B7@microsoft.com...
Thanks for the help. Our company is at the outer limit of the tape=20
(~25-30gb) limit, since our backup has a number of times ejected early =
saying=20
it needs another tape. I have since removed some unnecessary items, =
buying=20
us a little time. Our company is in the process of expanding so we =
will run=20
into the same problem again (in the near future).
We currently have 3 servers (database/web,storage,SBS). The backup is =
set=20
to only backup certain items on each server. =20
Storage ~15GB
Database/web ~10GB
SBS(systemState/exchange) ~ 5GB
We obviously could backup more, this is just the necessary items. =
Doubling=20
this storage amount would be the optimal solution (60GB).
The backup process can take all night (start at 9pm end at 7am)
"Steve Foster [SBS MVP]" wrote:
> nic wrote:
>=20
> >Hi,
> >We currently have a Dell PowerVault DDS 4 Tape backup drive. We =
are using
> >20GB naitive capacity tapes but are on the threshold of running out =
of=20
> >space.
> > I have looked on-line and haven't found any larger tapes. Are =
there any?
> >If not, any suggestions on what to do? (we are currently doing a =
full
> >backup, which works well. I am hesitant to do incremental =
backups). I'd
> >prefer to keep the tape drive but if there are much better =
solutions out
> >there, I am open to suggestions.
>=20
> DDS4 tapes are 20Gb. You need a "bigger" tape drive.
>=20
> What is your usable disk capacity? And are there any plans to =
increase=20
> this? How long is the backup "window" (ie can it take all night, no =
more=20
> than N hours or X minutes, what?)
>=20
> We can't give good advice on your tape choices without knowing how =
much=20
> capacity you need.
>=20
> --=20
> Steve Foster [SBS MVP]
> ---------------------------------------
> MVPs do not work for Microsoft. Please reply only to the newsgroups.
>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This is available in IDE or SCSI, =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Tape Drive can store UP TO 160 GB...you =
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tapes in many different sizes depending on your needs</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><BR>-- <BR>Cris Hanna=20
[SBS-MVP]<BR>-------------------------------------------------<BR>Please =
do not=20
email me directly for assistance. Reply only in the Newsgroups for =
the=20
benefit of everyone</DIV>
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<DIV>"nic" <<A=20
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om</A>>=20
wrote in message <A=20
=
href=3D"news:AEA60A55-39C5-4703-AE4A-68659D5E54B7@microsoft.com">news:AEA=
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for the help. Our company is at the outer limit of the tape=20
<BR>(~25-30gb) limit, since our backup has a number of times ejected =
early=20
saying <BR>it needs another tape. I have since removed some =
unnecessary=20
items, buying <BR>us a little time. Our company is in the =
process of=20
expanding so we will run <BR>into the same problem again (in the near=20
future).<BR><BR>We currently have 3 servers =
(database/web,storage,SBS). =20
The backup is set <BR>to only backup certain items on each =
server. =20
<BR>Storage ~15GB<BR>Database/web ~10GB<BR>SBS(systemState/exchange) ~ =
5GB<BR>We obviously could backup more, this is just the necessary =
items. =20
Doubling <BR>this storage amount would be the optimal solution=20
(60GB).<BR><BR>The backup process can take all night (start at 9pm end =
at=20
7am)<BR><BR>"Steve Foster [SBS MVP]" wrote:<BR><BR>> nic =
wrote:<BR>>=20
<BR>> >Hi,<BR>> >We currently have a Dell PowerVault DDS 4 =
Tape=20
backup drive. We are using<BR>> >20GB naitive capacity =
tapes but=20
are on the threshold of running out of <BR>> >space.<BR>> =
> =20
I have looked on-line and haven't found any larger tapes. Are =
there=20
any?<BR>> >If not, any suggestions on what to do? (we are=20
currently doing a full<BR>> >backup, which works well. I =
am=20
hesitant to do incremental backups). I'd<BR>> >prefer to =
keep the=20
tape drive but if there are much better solutions out<BR>> =
>there, I am=20
open to suggestions.<BR>> <BR>> DDS4 tapes are 20Gb. You need a =
"bigger"=20
tape drive.<BR>> <BR>> What is your usable disk capacity? And =
are there=20
any plans to increase <BR>> this? How long is the backup "window" =
(ie can=20
it take all night, no more <BR>> than N hours or X minutes, =
what?)<BR>>=20
<BR>> We can't give good advice on your tape choices without =
knowing how=20
much <BR>> capacity you need.<BR>> <BR>> -- <BR>> Steve =
Foster=20
[SBS MVP]<BR>> ---------------------------------------<BR>> MVPs =
do not=20
work for Microsoft. Please reply only to the=20
newsgroups.<BR>></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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