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7.2.2 System information
We gather all the information about our future client and server systems and use
it to implement the LAN-free backup environment according to our needs.
We will need to plan and design carefully things such as:
Name conventions for local nodes, virtual nodes and Storage Agents
Number of Storage Agents to use depending upon the connections
Number of tape drives to be shared and which servers will share them
Segregate different types of data:
– Large files and databases to use the LAN-free path
– Small and numerous files to use the LAN path
TCP/IP addresses and ports
Device names used by Windows operating system for the storage ...