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Restore Procedure ?
Not all company stored data in SunOS or UNIX servers.
Some used Linux. Linux does not support booting from tape if I'm not mistaken. I don't have anything towards Linux, in fact I admin many Linux servers. So, how long does it took to restore data from tape drive on Linux server. First you have to install the OS, assuming that the OS corrupted already. Then you can restore from the tape drive. That if using internal tape drive.
What if using centralized tape drive such as Data Protector ? You have to install the backup agent first.
In other words the time taken, the procedures, wouldn't it be more complex ? Better have some latest backup in HDD located in remote server and have a few weeks or months of backup in array of tapes.
I think the restore process nowadays is too complex. Are we doing backup just for the purpose 1. to show that we have done our job so that the management happy ?
OR
2. to restore and run our database server as fast as we could ?
3. Any other reason ?
If number 2 is the reason, so restore procedure is really important. If number 1, then we should document the restore procedure, cover it with plastic file (so that it would still intact after many years
) then put it away in a cabinet.
Some used Linux. Linux does not support booting from tape if I'm not mistaken. I don't have anything towards Linux, in fact I admin many Linux servers. So, how long does it took to restore data from tape drive on Linux server. First you have to install the OS, assuming that the OS corrupted already. Then you can restore from the tape drive. That if using internal tape drive.
What if using centralized tape drive such as Data Protector ? You have to install the backup agent first.
In other words the time taken, the procedures, wouldn't it be more complex ? Better have some latest backup in HDD located in remote server and have a few weeks or months of backup in array of tapes.
I think the restore process nowadays is too complex. Are we doing backup just for the purpose 1. to show that we have done our job so that the management happy ?
OR
2. to restore and run our database server as fast as we could ?
3. Any other reason ?
If number 2 is the reason, so restore procedure is really important. If number 1, then we should document the restore procedure, cover it with plastic file (so that it would still intact after many years
) then put it away in a cabinet. 
Posted by abc098
11th Jul 2006
