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Charles,
I very much like what I initially see on their website! Thank you much! There do not make a lot of references to the System i - but you must be using them for that as well, and you must have also tested a complete System i restore.
Thanks,
Don
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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Charles Wilt
Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 1:59 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Are there vendors who have System i5 bare metal restore, capability
Don,
We use Ubistor for tape-less backup for about 120 or so boxes.
http://www.ubistor.com/solutions/safestor.php
I'm not really involved so I don't have details, but I know that we've tested (and tested, and tested ;) bare metal restores as part of the implementation/validation of the product.
I can't say it's the greatest thing since sliced bread, but it does work.
Charles
On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 1:09 PM, Don Cavaiani <dcavaiani@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Jim,--
I hear you. I'm not totally sure how to go about this yet.
A couple of our goals are:
- Accomplish a complete DR type system restore - per our B.O.D. request.
- Move completely off of tape (the i5 is all we have on tape now),
but prefer to go right to an external data vault (System i and
Exchange server only - < 100GB total) and to NOT have an intermediate
onsite D2D device.
- Want to do the DR restore and user testing (with appropriate BPCS
temporary license - if needed?) from the external data vault - but
don't know how they would convert back to the needed tape restore
format? We have a local hot site company where we could contract to
use their system for the DR test.
Thanks,
Don
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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Oberholtzer
Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 11:52 AM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Are there vendors who have System i5 bare metal
restore,capability
wrote:
On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 16:24, Don Cavaiani <dcavaiani@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
currently using it?
Does anyone truly provide this service, and if so, is anyone
This is possible using IBM's Save 21, which is part of the base OS.
No need for third party products.
Don,
It entirely depends on what your purposes are. There are several
partners that monitor Midrange-L that have the capability of providing
you with a test machine for a short period of time (usually no more
than a couple of weeks) for a fee. I do, iTech Solutions (Pete
Massiello), and even the Frankeni Lab ( Larry Bolhuis,
www.frankeni.com) and we are not the only ones. If you are looking
for an upgrade or recovery test all three of the mentioned vendors offer that service.
Many other partners do as well, and a local one to you would be most
economical, although with communications it really does not matter.
Depending on your location I will bring my machine to you scratched
and ready for a recovery. So will Pete and Larry. Have you called
your business partner?
As to recovery media, that is usually tape. If you have another
recovery method in mind you would have to contact your preferred
vendor, again all three of the aforementioned vendors offer services
in those areas depending on your needs.
The biggest question of all is what is it you are trying to accomplish?
--
Jim Oberholtzer, MSE
Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects -- LLC
Office: 414-433-4363
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