[THIN] Re: Backups

  • From: Evan Mann <emann@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 11:55:48 -0400

This completely overlooks the problem that occurs when you standardize on
300 Servers and 2 or 3 years later, your entire building burns down and now
you want to re-use images on hardware that is simply unobtainable.

-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Shonk [mailto:JShonk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 11:53 AM
To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [THIN] Re: Backups


I not quite sure how unlike hardware, multiple servers etc came into the
mix..  But I think everyone is missing the point..  If you are using ghost
as part of your DR plan you wouldn't using different hardware...  Most
likely, you have a service plan with your vendor.. If a Raid
controller/MB/etc frys.  They you replace the bad components and download
the ghost image.  If you introduce a new platform, then you would create a
new image.  Granted there will be a few images created, but not nearly as
many as there are servers...  With 300 servers, there is something to be
said about standardization.  Keep in mind, the image is just the base OS...
From there, you can use backup to restore data, registry, etc...  or use a
software distribution packages (like IM for MF) to distribute and setup you
applications.

Joe

-----Original Message-----
From: Turman, David C. [mailto:david_turman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 8:37 AM
To: ''thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' '
Subject: [THIN] Re: Backups




We have an infrastructure with probably at least 300
NT servers. Probably 25 differnt versions of Compaqs.
We can't afford to have a double of every type of
server, nor is it possible, so we can restore to like 
hardware. Even like hardware restores are far from perfect.
We also have somewhere in the neighborhood of 150 different
applications - yeah, we can reinstall all of them, but that
just goes to show how poor restores are. Try NT backup
against unlike hardware and see what a mess you get. 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Shonk
To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Sent: 7/25/2002 9:55 AM
Subject: [THIN] Re: Backups

How so?  NTBackup works just fine...  Never had a problem with it...

Joe

-----Original Message-----
From: Turman, David C. [mailto:david_turman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 6:56 AM
To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [THIN] Backups




        Thanks everyone for their backup info. Sounds like Microsoft is
screwing us all with
        a product that can't easily or reliably be restored......




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