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- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 14:34:32 EST
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- From: Ron Wigmore <SYST8103@RYEVM.RYERSON.CA>
- Subject: Re: Is Anyone Doing VM/Archive Disastor Recovery
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- Just an 'off the top of my head' suggestion. Most probably won't
- like it due to their *site specific* needs, but, given the nature
- and importance of data on our VMARCH tapes (how much importance do
- you assign to student's Archived files of nudie GIFs, etc.?), since
- we don't have the resources (system nor personnel) to do offsite
- storage of data on VMARCH tapes, the following would meet our needs
- without (or at least minimizing) all of the expected VMARCH/VMTAPE
- headaches.
-
- Setup a dummy frontend to VMARCH and run with two VMARCH IDs. Have
- everyone 'archive' to the frontend. The frontend then actually Archives
- (using the ASSIGN option) the file to the 'ONSITE' VMARCH ID and to the
- 'OFFSITE' ID. The 'ONSITE' ID runs the way it does on all other systems
- and so any problems stemming from offsite needs won't affect day-to-day
- usage of the 'ONLINE' VMARCH ID. ie. no irate users yelling at you due
- to your trying to adapt/meet your 'OFFSITE' needs.
-
- The 'OFFSITE' ID closes off each tape as required by your sites needs (ie.
- Daily, Weekly, etc.). When the tape pool for the 'OFFSITE' ID starts to
- run low on tapes, bring the tapes back onsite and then run a Merge/Purge.
- Then send the M/P'd tapes back offsite. If you have the resources to go
- three months before having to do an 'OFFSITE' M/P, then you only end up
- with a headache every three months. Better that than having to worry
- about HDR records, etc. on a Daily basis.
-
- Given the volume of our Archive data, the number of tapes available, the
- maximum size of any archived files, and other such factors, I could set
- up a *non-impressive*, but *gets the job done* package, that would meet
- *our sites* needs. And, I know, the above would not meet the needs of
- many sites, but it would meet ours.
-
- Just some after lunch thoughts on a cold rainy day ...
-
- Ron,,,
-