[SunHELP] [Q] anyone know "Robotic Automation and/or 2nd drive" on VeritasNetbackup?

[Drew Schatt]

I personally have used this product, and to back up live Oracle databases,
yes, the Oracle module is required as well. If you are able to shut down
your oracle databases during the backup window, you do not need the oracle
module (since they will just be plain files at that point).  
The product has a limit of a maximum of 8 machines to be backed up, and
NFS filesystems ARE NOT supported, so be aware (regardless of what the
reps tell you).
You also need the autoloader software if you want to use the multi-tape
feature...

	-Drew Schatt

On Fri, 6 Apr 2001, Les wrote:

> Most likely someone else on the list is familiar with the exact product you
> have
> purchased, but I am not.
> However, I have used many backup products, some include robotic control
> with the main package and some do not.
> There are other alternative software packages. Some are MUCH more expensive
> & a very few are less expensive, but IMO you generally get somewhat less
> than
> you pay for with all of them.
> I hate to be the bearer of bad news but I'm 99% sure that in order to back
> up
> your open database files you will also need the Oracle software piece
> (unless you put the database(s) into backup mode prior to initiation of
> backup).
> If you don't have that software or (again) put the database(s) into backup
> mode
> your backup will be completely useless. A DBA can advise you better about
> that.
> What you need to purchase depends on your performance requirements.
> Les
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "L" <leed at chele.cais.net>
> To: <sunhelp at sunhelp.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 7:37 PM
> Subject: Re: [SunHELP] [Q] anyone know "Robotic Automation and/or 2nd drive"
> on VeritasNetbackup?
> 
> 
> Does that mean "Netbackup Business server for Solaris" -- $5000 product
> can NOT drive a Autoloader?  I need spend another $2000 for "Robotic
> Automation and/or 2nd drive" license to drive a autoloader? it does NOT
> make sende to me.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, 5 Apr 2001, Les wrote:
> 
> > You can work the "autoloader" manually from the panel on the
> > drive, but it doesn't help you run scheduled jobs which exceed
> > capacity of a single tape.
> > The database information of the software is often worth the price
> > just to be able to track what data is on what tape and when was
> > the tape created.
> > IMO
> > Les
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "L" <leed at chele.cais.net>
> > To: <sunhelp at sunhelp.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 3:51 PM
> > Subject: Re: [SunHELP] [Q] anyone know "Robotic Automation and/or 2nd
> drive"
> > on VeritasNetbackup?
> >
> >
> > If I don't purchase this software does SUN L9 autoloader still work
> > correctly.
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 5 Apr 2001, Bruce Pullig wrote:
> >
> > > That is what controls the robotic arm in your tape library.  I'd
> > > recomend it.
> > >
> > > L wrote:
> > > >
> > > > We have SUN E450 and just purchased a SUN Storedge L9 autoloader.
> This
> > L9
> > > > autoloader has 1 DLT 8000 drive with 9 slots.  The Vendor also suggest
> > us
> > > > purchase following items:
> > > >
> > > >    Netbackup Business server for Solaris
> > > >    Netbackup business server database agent for ORACLE
> > > >    Netbackup business server license for Robotic Automation and/or 2nd
> > > >    drive.
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone can tell me what is "Netbackup business server license for
> > > > Robotic Automation and/or 2nd drive"?  Is it required?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
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