Re: Laservault ViTL Virtual Tape Library

[DrFranken <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rob makes a great point that running Laservault on a windows server 
subjects it at least potentially to ransomware. It also means if that 
server is not dedicated to this task that in a disaster you would FIRST 
need to rebuild this to use it for recovery or go to the physical tape 
backups.

All of the other VTLs I'm familiar with are running on dedicated 
hardware with Linux as the base O/S. They are intentionally stripped 
down (e.g. no file sharing etc) with few services running so as to limit 
exposure.

        - Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis

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On 11/28/2018 12:41 AM, Steinmetz, Paul wrote:
> Larry,
>
> I believe Laservault can also DUP directly without involving the Power system.
> Also, Laservault can run on your own Windows server, either physical or VM.
> One only needs to purchase the license.
>
> My next step in this process would be a Laservault/Sphinx comparison, pros/cons.
>
> Paul
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of DrFranken
> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2018 11:53 PM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: Re: Laservault ViTL Virtual Tape Library
>
> Not using Laservault but a big fan of ETINET's SPHiNX products.
>
> Will certainly do what you want. Works flawlessly as an IBM tape library
> and can be connected Fiber or SAS (or for *REALLYOLDSYSTEMS also with SCSI).
>
> With either LaserVault or the SPHiNX I would back up to that FIRST and
> then dup to LTO tape. Backing up to the VTL is going to be faster in
> most cases.
>
> Also the SPHiNX can export directly to LTO without involving your Power
> System and adding I/O load via the DUPTAP process.
>
> <Vendor Response>
>
> With VTL solutions you could simply replicate the tapes from the VTL to
> an offsite location. We at iInTheCloud offer this service. End Tape
> Duplication time, tape costs, and off-site storage and it's all automagic!
>
> </Vendor Response>
>
>           - Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis
>
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>
> On 11/27/2018 11:31 PM, Steinmetz, Paul wrote:
> > Anyone in the group using Laservault's new ViTL
> >
> > https://www.laservault.com/vitl-2/vitl/
> >
> > I'm looking to a 2nd tape library for duplication purposes, eliminate all tape handling.
> > I can continue to use my existing 3573 LT07 as my primary library, and dup to the Laservault ViTL
> > Or
> > Use the Laservault ViTL as the primary tape library and dup to the 3573 LTO7.
> >
> > Any thoughts from the group.
> >
> > Thank You
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