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Do you guys know the cost for Commvault? Say per GB cost? On 4/14/10 10:00 AM, "Steve Bogdanski" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > For that kind of environment with that many different backup sources I would > definitely recommend Commvault, as it supports Windows, Linux and Unix OSes > and has specific backup agents for MS SQL, Exchange and Oracle. I do believe > Commvault has de-upe features too (we don't use it at the moment), has > integration with EMC hardware (we purchased it with our 1st EMC SAN years ago) > and can handle backing up VMware setups (Universal VM Backup Agent). They > also allow Disk-to-Disk and Disk-Disk-to-Tape backup scenarios. > > The reason MSU has a site contract with them is that they were already being > used by several of the larger groups on campus and then central campus started > using them also. > > Stephen Bogdanski > Information Technology Center > College of Veterinary Medicine > Michigan State University > > >>>> >>> On 4/14/2010 at 9:33 AM, Brian Pillar <[log in to unmask]> >>>> wrote: > Guess I should clarify further. The amount of data coming across the network > for backups is probably about 2 TB, I still se that as significant, but it is > far from a majority of the data being backed up. > > -Brian > >>>> >>> Brian Pillar <[log in to unmask]> 4/14/2010 9:26 AM >>> > Somewhere in the neighborhood of 15-17 TB, and a significant portion of it > will be coming across the campus network. We'll be backing up Windows > Servers, Linux Servers, Exchange, MS SQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and I'm sure a > few others have slipped my mind. These are some reasons we liked Avamar, > because the it has source-based deduplication at fairly high rates, which also > reduces backup time. It also seems to integrate nicely with our EMC SAN and > VMWare. > > -Brian > >>>> >>> Denyson Figueiredo <[log in to unmask]> 4/13/2010 3:45 PM >>> > How much data are you backing up? Have anyone look into Acronis® Backup & > Recovery 10 Server for Windows? > > Denyson > > > On 4/13/10 3:32 PM, "Ehren Benson" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> We use Microsoft DPM2010 For Disk - Disk and Disk - Disk - Tape backups. Its >> easy ans slick but only for Microsoft products which from my understanding is >> what you are now using. I'd be happy to show you, let me know. >> >> Ehren J. Benson, MCSE >> Windows Systems Administrator >> Department of Physics and Astronomy >> Michigan State University >> 1209 A Biomed Phys Sci >> >> [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> >> 517-884-5469 >> >> >> From: Brian Pillar [[log in to unmask]] >> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 2:38 PM >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: [MSUNAG] Backup Solutions >> >> Anyone out there have any experience with any backup solutions? >> >> We're looking at an EMC Avamar to give us backup to disk to tape, but the >> price tag stands out in a not so good way. I have also looked into >> Barracuda's backup service, but it does not appear that the backup data can >> be duplicated to tape or another device except in their cloud, and we are >> just not comfortable with our data out in a cloud somewhere (at least not >> yet). >> >> Thanks, >> >> -Brian >> >> >> >> Brian Pillar >> RHS Information Services Microsoft Network Administrator >> Michigan State University >> 517-353-1694, FAX: 517-884-0248 >> >