Re: Backup using i2s3? or other svc?

VTL = Virtual Tape Library?



On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 2:46 PM, Jim Oberholtzer<midrangel@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> The easy way to do this is to use a VTL locally, that also has the
> replication built in. Put the secondary VTL in your favorite DR
> center. I use Crossroads SPHiNX for these type of set ups. BRMS backs
> up the SPHiNX, and the SPHiNX automatically replicates to the remote
> site. Network traffic is manageable in that environment. The remote
> cuts the archive tapes etc as needed. From the restore/back up
> perspective 100% IBM native commands. SPHiNX also handles Window/Unix
> as well.
>
> Jim Oberholtzer
> Chief Technical Architect
> Agile Technology Architects
>
>
> On 4/19/2011 12:37 PM,rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

> > We looked at something like this. Vendors like Vault/400 and whatnot.

> We

> > were hoping to bypass manual tape intervention and directly store the

> data

> > at Iron Mountain or elsewhere. There were several hurdles:
> > - Concerns about network traffic.
> > - Having to use vendor supplied commands to save/restore versus IBM
> > supplied ones.
> > - Cost
> >
> > Switching to BRMS really reduced the amount of time our operator was
> > spending in the morning tape routine.
> >
> > Vendor supplied stuff like this scares me to death. Having to deal with
> > that really early on in a new release of OS does not appeal to me. The
> > last thing in the world I want is some vendor who brags that they still
> > support V2R3 but wants you to let them know if their stuff works on the
> > latest os (since they don't have a machine new enough to run something
> > even 2 releases back).
> >
> > Rob Berendt
> > -- Group Dekko Dept 1600 Mail to: 2505 Dekko Drive Garrett, IN 46738
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> > http://www.dekko.com From: Ron Adams<rondadams@xxxxxxxxx> To:
> > Midrange Systems Technical Discussion<midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Date:
> > 04/19/2011 11:32 AM Subject: Backup using i2s3? or other svc? Sent by:
> > midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx Is anybody using this? I'm curious
> > about speed and cost? Is it cost effective, are there other services
> > that are comparable? I'm current sending save files to one our local
> > Windows servers, but the data stays in house. I would like to look at
> > the option of sending off-site to something like this, but, like
> > everything these days, it needs to be cost effective. Thanks, Ron On
> > Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 9:19 AM, Rich Loeber<rich@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> >> > Aaron,
> >> >
> >> > <VENDOR RESPONSE>
> >> >
> >> > You might want to look at our new i2S3 software that handles

> > save/restore

> >> > directly with Amazon S3. Here's a link to more information:
> >> >
> >> > [1]http://www.kisco.com/i2s3/
> >> >
> >> > Rich Loeber - @richloeber
> >> > Kisco Information Systems
> >> > [2]http://www.kisco.com
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >

> >

> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

> >> >
> >> > Aaron Bartell wrote:
> >> >
> >> > What are others doing in the arena of backing up data to digital

> > mediums?

> >> > I
> >> > am just not a tape guy because that means I have to remember to

> switch

> >> > something out. Right now I have a small Java app that I run and it

> > FTP's

> >> > source from the IBM i to my Linux desktop which subsequently is

> backed

> > up

> >> > by
> >> > JungleDisk to Amazon's S3 service. What I would like to do is take

> my

> > PC

> >> > out of the mix and backup more than just source (though I am mostly

> > only

> >> > interested in source as both of my machines are used for

> development).

> >> >

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