Chapter 6
Backup Architecture
IN THIS CHAPTER
Understanding the need for backups
Working with tape drives and other backup media
Understanding the different types of backups
Finding alternatives for backing up in a virtual environment
One of the most important aspects of designing a network is planning for the backup of data that will be housed on the network’s servers. It’s best to incorporate a backup architecture into your plans from the very beginning, instead of waiting until after everything else is in place before thinking about how to back it all up.
This chapter introduces you to the most common approaches to backup so that you can develop a backup strategy that will work for your network.
If you’re thinking that the topic of backup isn’t really a networking topic, think again. Server data capacity is getting bigger and bigger all the time. Not too long ago, data capacity was measured in gigabytes. Now, data is measured in terabytes — thousands of gigabytes. And the term petabyte is starting to show up — a petabyte (PB) is a thousand terabytes.
If the servers on your network ...
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