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by **Dave More** » Thu, 31 Jan 2002 06:40:52

Hello All,

We're a development shop running 4.2.1, 4.3.2, and 4.3.3 servers.
I've been running Backup Express with a 3590 drive (10 tape changer)
for a while now, and am very happy with the product.

The problem is that I need a more elegant mksysb/OS type of backup.
Currently it amounts to running around with an external 8mm SCSI tape
drive, as time and events dictate.

I've been looking at Storix, but it's more money, and I can't tell
from the website if it supports the 3590 drive with the 10 tape
changer.

I don't necessarily need the pretty GUI of Storix, but a
networked/centralized method of mksysb's (preferably to the 3590
tapes) would be perfect for my needs..

Anyone have any thoughts or experiences in this arena? Thanks,
Dave Moreno

by **Roge** » Thu, 31 Jan 2002 08:49:26

We use Storix with the 3590. Be sure to set the library to sequential mode and
turn off the "autoloader" feature in the Atape driver, to allow Storix to handle the
tape changes instead of the library. Also use a buffer size of 256K in
the backups to get much better performance. If you want each client backup
to be bootable, just make sure to have the tape eject after each backup to
start the next backup on a new tape.

> Hello All,

> We're a development shop running 4.2.1, 4.3.2, and 4.3.3 servers.
> I've been running Backup Express with a 3590 drive (10 tape changer)
> for a while now, and am very happy with the product.

> The problem is that I need a more elegant mksysb/OS type of backup.
> Currently it amounts to running around with an external 8mm SCSI tape
> drive, as time and events dictate.

> I've been looking at Storix, but it's more money, and I can't tell
> from the website if it supports the 3590 drive with the 10 tape
> changer.

> I don't necessarily need the pretty GUI of Storix, but a
> networked/centralized method of mksysb's (preferably to the 3590
> tapes) would be perfect for my needs..

> Anyone have any thoughts or experiences in this arena? Thanks,
> Dave Moreno

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