Re: Full system save 21 schedule

[Jeff Crosby <jlcrosby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>  I would miss BRMS.

But you have a MUCH more complex environment than we do, as we both know.
:)

On Thu, Mar 22, 2018 at 1:09 PM, Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> We have our primary machines run HA replication to backup machines.
> All machines only have full BRMS restricted saves done once a quarter
> (roughly your proposed schedule).  The backup machines have nightly BRMS
> saves 5 times a week.  Full saves but not restricted state.
>
> I would miss BRMS.  And we use a VTL and not physical tapes.
>
>
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> From:   Jeff Crosby <jlcrosby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To:     Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date:   03/22/2018 12:59 PM
> Subject:        Full system save 21 schedule
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> All,
>
> What do you do/suggest as a full system save schedule?
>
> We did a full BRMS save 5 nights a week with our inhouse system.  Now that
> we are in a data center, they do Evault backups to an appliance.
>
> They will do a full Save 21 on whatever schedule we want.  They say most
> do
> once a year, but that doesn't seem like enough for me.  I'm leaning toward
> once every 13 weeks, meaning 4 times per year.  And I would try to
> coincide
> PTF applications to these Save 21s.
>
> Thanks.
>
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