Implementing backup and recovery : the readiness guide for the enterprise

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Little, David B

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New York : John Wiley and Sons, 2003

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9780471227144

Subject Term:

Electronic data processing -- Backup processing alternatives

Data recovery (Computer science)

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Chapa, David A.

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Offers the first comprehensive reference on the topic of backup systems for both UNIX and Windows NT Provides a complete tutorial on the general topic of data backup systems along with a detailed, step-by-step guide for planning and full implementation of backup systems Authors include personal tips and strategic and tactical advice gained from many company implementations Uses VERITAS NetBackup product to illustrate backup system functions

Author Notes

David B. Little is the Senior Product Specialist for Veritas NetBackup
David A. Chapa is the Director of Consulting Services for DataStaff, Inc. and co-founder and Vice President of Gray House Solutions, Inc.

Acknowledgments	p. xiii
About the Authors	p. xv
Introduction	p. xvii
Part 1 Introduction to Backup and Recovery in the Enterprise Environment	p. 1
Chapter 1 Backup and Recovery System Requirements Explained	p. 3
Backup Seems Simple...	p. 4
The Goals of Tape Backup	p. 5
The Role of Tape Backup	p. 5
Why Is the Data Backed Up?	p. 6
Hardware Failure	p. 7
Disaster Recovery	p. 8
Application Failure	p. 8
User Error	p. 9
Service Level Agreements	p. 9
Legal Requirements	p. 9
Complexity in Enterprise Backup	p. 10
Where Do We Start?	p. 11
Identify All Systems	p. 12
Identify All Networks Involved	p. 12
Locate Backup Hardware	p. 13
Locate Backup Hardware--SAN Alternative	p. 14
Identify Recovery Requirements	p. 14
Identify Data and Application Availability Requirements during Backup	p. 14
Determine the Best Way to Move the Data	p. 14
Summary	p. 15
Chapter 2 Business Requirements of Backup Systems	p. 17
Developing a Backup Strategy	p. 17
Business Requirements	p. 18
Legal Requirements	p. 18
Recovery Requirements	p. 19
Frequency of Backups	p. 23
Retention of Backups	p. 24
Security of Backups	p. 24
Off-Site Storage Requirements	p. 25
How Many Copies?	p. 25
How Long Should They Be Kept Off-Site?	p. 26
Differences between Business Units	p. 26
Summary	p. 28
Chapter 3 An Introduction to NetBackup	p. 31
NetBackup Tiered Architecture	p. 31
Explanation of Specific NetBackup Concepts	p. 33
Layout NetBackup Domain	p. 33
Amount of Data	p. 39
Location of Data	p. 40
Speed of Networks	p. 40
Backup Window	p. 40
Summary	p. 42
Part 2 Backup Product Tutorial	p. 43
Chapter 4 Evaluating Storage Media Requirements	p. 45
Backup Window and Amount of Data	p. 46
Drives	p. 47
Capacity	p. 48
Library?	p. 50
Summary	p. 51
Chapter 5 General Discussion on Configuration	p. 53
Specific NetBackup Configuration Elements	p. 53
Master Server	p. 54
Media Server	p. 55
Clients	p. 56
Devices and Storage Units	p. 56
Installation	p. 57
UNIX Master Server	p. 57
UNIX Media Server	p. 61
UNIX Client	p. 61
Windows Master Server	p. 61
Windows Media Server	p. 63
Windows Clients	p. 63
Configuring NetBackup	p. 63
Devices	p. 63
Storage Units	p. 71
Volumes	p. 75
Volume Pools	p. 77
Policy	p. 77
Catalog Backup	p. 86
What User Interface to Use?	p. 88
Summary	p. 90
Chapter 6 Monitoring the Backup Process	p. 91
Using the Activity Monitor	p. 91
Fields in Activity Monitor	p. 93
Detailed View	p. 94
Daemons/Services	p. 98
Monitoring without the GUI	p. 100
What Reports Are Available and What Do They Tell?	p. 102
Advanced Reporting	p. 110
Summary	p. 112
Chapter 7 Evaluating Other Backup-Related Features and Options	p. 115
Backing Up and Restoring in a SAN Environment	p. 115
Database Agents	p. 118
Block Level Database Backups Using Database Editions	p. 118
Frozen Image Backups	p. 119
Copy-on-Write Snapshot	p. 120
Mirror	p. 122
Offhost Backups	p. 123
Managing a Large Environment Using Global Data Manager (GDM)	p. 124
Vault Solutions	p. 125
Disk-Based Storage Units	p. 127
Implementing Disk-Based Storage	p. 128
Storage Migration Products and Backup	p. 129
Summary	p. 130
Chapter 8 General Troubleshooting Tips	p. 133
Functional Overview	p. 134
First Order of Business: What Problem Are You Troubleshooting?	p. 134
The Natural Progression of Troubleshooting	p. 136
NT/2000, 300GB, RAID5, and Home Directories	p. 139
Things to Check before Calling Your Dedicated Support Professional	p. 144
How to Gather Information	p. 146
Where to Find Information to Assist in Self-Diagnosis	p. 146
Some Tools to Become Familiar With	p. 148
Summary	p. 149
Chapter 9 The Expanding Backup System	p. 151
React versus Respond	p. 152
Capacity Planning	p. 153
The Great Divide	p. 159
Advantages and Disadvantages of the Great Divide	p. 162
Lone-Server Advantages	p. 162
Lone-Server Disadvantages	p. 163
Multiple-Server Advantages	p. 165
Multiple-Master Disadvantages	p. 168
Determining Your Need for Additional Resources	p. 169
When to Add More Device Hosts	p. 169
More Tapes or Tape Drives, or Both?	p. 172
What about Tape Technologies?	p. 175
Alternative Network Solutions	p. 176
10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, 1 GbE	p. 176
Dedicated Backup Network	p. 177
Summary	p. 179
Part 3 The Enterprise Impact of Backup Systems	p. 181
Chapter 10 The Future of Backup	p. 183
Virtual Backup	p. 185
Real-Time Backup	p. 187
Backup and Replication	p. 187
Synthetic Backups	p. 191
Embedded Agents	p. 192
Intelligent Backup Software	p. 193
Backup Appliances	p. 194
Disk and Solid-State Devices	p. 194
Summary	p. 195
Chapter 11 Major Players in the Backup Arena	p. 197
HP Data Protector (Formerly Omniback II)	p. 199
Methodology of Backup	p. 199
Principles of Recovery	p. 200
High Availability	p. 201
Key Differentiators	p. 201
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager	p. 202
Methodology of Backup	p. 203
Principles of Recovery	p. 203
High Availability	p. 203
Key Differentiators	p. 204
Legato NetWorker	p. 204
Methodology of Backup	p. 205
Principles of Recovery	p. 205
High Availability	p. 207
Key Differentiators	p. 207
VERITAS NetBackup	p. 208
Methodology of Backup	p. 210
Principles of Recovery	p. 210
High Availability	p. 211
Key Differentiators	p. 211
Summary	p. 212
Appendix A Command-Line Interface Guide	p. 215
Appendix B Glossary	p. 229
Appendix C Tuning Your Backup and Recovery Application	p. 241
Appendix D Disaster Recovery Planning Kit: From End to Beginning	p. 245
Appendix E Business Impact Analysis Planning Kit: The Storm Before the Calm	p. 269
Appendix F Performance Test Tech Note	p. 285
Appendix G NetBackup Performance Tuning on Windows	p. 291
Index	p. 323

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