RE: Third party Informix storage managers

Posted in 2004

Topics: Backup & Restore, Installation, Setup & Upgrades, Stored Procedures & SPL, Server Administration, Versions, Editions & End-of-Life

chris.staubin@reebok.com — Wed, 4 Feb 2004 15:32:40 -0500 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

This is a multipart message in MIME format. --=_related 0070C96185256E30_= Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_alternative 0070C96385256E30_=" --=_alternative 0070C96385256E30_= Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I've seen HP's Omniback Storage Mgr used with IDS 7.31 & 9.30 installs. It = works well with onbar, and I have successfully restored our 1TB+=20 databases. The caveat with Omniback however is how it scales in an enterprise=20 datacenter as databases grow, logs fill up faster, and additional systems=20 are added to the cell. When you reach a certain level of concurrent backup = sessions.... it bombs due to it's velosys (spelling?) internal DB. A work=20 around for this is to split a over burdened cell into multiple cells to=20 reduce the load on the cell server... meaning create two cell servers on=20 separate hosts. Another metric here to consider is what other systems / applications may=20 be included in the storage mgr's scope. Will your other applications work=20 with the storage mgr, and will the application vendors support the storage = mgr moving forward when they release upgrades? Hope this helps Chris St. Aubin "Federico (Fred) Hubbard" <fghubbard@iiug.org>=20 Sent by: owner-informix-list@iiug.org 02/04/2004 12:31 PM To <informix-list@iiug.org> cc Subject RE: Third party Informix storage managers Mohamed, try=20 http://www-306.ibm.com/software/tivoli/solutions/storage/products.html for = Tivoli Storage Manager. It?s been certified with IDS. =20 Fred Hubbard IIUG =20 -----Original Message----- From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org [mailto:owner-informix-list@iiug.org]=20 On Behalf Of Mohamed Marwan Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 8:18 AM To: informix-list@iiug.org Subject: Third party Informix storage managers =20 My company needs some information about the best Third party storage=20 manager for IBM Informix database engines. We have IDS 7.31 on SCO UNIX , and IDS 9.3 on Win 2000 Intel based=20 machine. =20 What are the recommended Third party storage managers? =20 Advise me only if U R sure. Thank U and my best regards to all my colleagues. =20 Mohammad Marwan Senior DBA and Unix administrator=20 Mediterranean Smart Cards Company ( Tel: +20(2) 7621481 , 7621482 4 Fax: +20(2) 7621164 * E-mail: mmarwan@mscc.com.eg ( Mobile: +2 0122449825 =20 --=_alternative 0070C96385256E30_= Content-Type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I've seen HP's Omniback Storage Mgr used with IDS 7.31 & 9.30 installs. It works well with onbar, and I have successfully restored our 1TB+ databases. The caveat with Omniback however is how it scales in an enterprise datacenter as databases grow, logs fill up faster, and additional systems are added to the cell. When you reach a certain level of concurrent backup sessions.... it bombs due to it's velosys (spelling?) internal DB. A work around for this is to split a over burdened cell  into multiple cells to reduce the load on the cell server... meaning create two cell servers on separate hosts. Another metric here to consider is w= hat other systems / applications may be included in the storage mgr's scope. Will your other applications work with the storage mgr, and will the applic= ation vendors support the storage mgr moving forward when they release upgrades?<= /font> Hope this helps Chris St. Aubin <table width=3D100%> <tr valign=3Dtop> <td width=3D40%>"Federico (Fred)= Hubbard" <fghubbard@iiug.org> Sent by: owner-informix-list@iiug.or= g 02/04/2004 12:31 PM <td width=3D59%> <table width=3D100%> <tr> <td> <div align=3Dright>To</div> <td valign=3Dtop><informix-list@iiug.= org> <tr> <td> <div align=3Dright>cc</div> <td valign=3Dtop> <tr> <td> <div align=3Dright>Subject</div> <td valign=3Dtop>RE: Third party Informix storage managers</table> <table> <tr valign=3Dtop> <td> <td></table> </table> Mohamed, try <a href=3D"ht= tp://www-306.ibm.com/software/tivoli/solutions/storage/products.html"><font= size=3D2 color=3Dblue>http://www-306.ibm.com/software/tivoli/solutio= ns/storage/products.html</a><= b> for Tivoli Storage Manager. It’s been certified with IDS.   Fred Hubbard IIUG   -----Original Message----- From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org [mailto:owner-informix-list@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Mohamed Marwan Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 8:18 AM To: informix-list@iiug.org Subject: Third party Informix storage managers   My company needs some= information about the best Third party storage manager for IBM Informix database engine= s. We have IDS 7.31 on S= CO UNIX , and IDS 9.3 on Win 2000 Intel based machine.   What are the recommen= ded Third party storage managers?   Advise me only if U R= sure. Thank U and my best r= egards to all my colleagues.   Mohammad Marwan</f= ont> Senior DBA and <font size=3D3

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