Pro Data Backup and Recovery

Pro Data Backup and Recovery

by Steven Nelson
Released February 2011
Publisher(s): Apress
ISBN: 9781430226628

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Book description

Good backup and recovery strategies are key to the health of any organization. Medium- to very-large-scale systems administrators have to protect large amounts of critical data as well as design backup solutions that are scalable and optimized to meet changing conditions. Pro Data Backup and Recovery will cover some of the more common backup applications, such as Symantec NetBackup/BackupExec, EMC NetWorker, and CommVault, but the main discussion will focus on the implementation of 21st century architectures that allow the backup software to be a "commodity" item. The underlying architecture provides the framework for meeting the requirements of data protection for the organization.

This book covers new developments in data protection as well as the impact of single-instance storage upon backup infrastructures. It discusses the impact of backup and data replication, the often misapplied B2D and D2D strategies, and "tapeless" backup environments. Continuous data protection and remote replication strategies are also addressed as they are integrated within backup strategies—a very important topic today.

Learn backup solution design regardless of specific backup software

Design realistic recovery solutions

Take into account new data protection standards and the impact of data replication

Whether you are using NetBackup, CommVault, or some other backup software, Pro Data Backup and Recovery will give you the information you need to keep your data safe and available.

Table of contents

  1. Pro Data Backup and Recovery
    1. Copyright
    2. Dedication
    3. Contents at a Glance
    4. Contents (1/2)
    5. Contents (2/2)
    6. About the Author
    7. About the Technical Reviewer
    8. Acknowledgments
    9. Chapter 1: Introduction to Backup and Recovery
      1. Who Should Read this Book?
      2. Backup and Recovery Concepts (1/3)
      3. Backup and Recovery Concepts (2/3)
      4. Backup and Recovery Concepts (3/3)
      5. Summary
    10. Chapter 2: Backup Software
      1. Software: CommVault Simpana
      2. Symantec NetBackup (1/2)
      3. Symantec NetBackup (2/2)
      4. Summary
    11. Chapter 3: Physical Backup Media
      1. Tape
      2. Disk (1/3)
      3. Disk (2/3)
      4. Disk (3/3)
      5. Summary
    12. Chapter 4: Virtual Backup Media
      1. Virtual Tape Libraries
    13. Chapter 5: New Media Technologies
      1. Deduplication
      2. Summary
    14. Chapter 6: Software Architectures—CommVault
      1. General Configuration
      2. CommCell with Single Target
      3. CommCell with Single MediaAgent
      4. CommCell with Multiple MediaAgents (1/3)
      5. CommCell with Multiple MediaAgents (2/3)
      6. CommCell with Multiple MediaAgents (3/3)
      7. Multiple CommCells
      8. Summary
    15. Chapter 7: Software Architectures—NetBackup
      1. General Configuration
      2. Generic Configurations (1/5)
      3. Generic Configurations (2/5)
      4. Generic Configurations (3/5)
      5. Generic Configurations (4/5)
      6. Generic Configurations (5/5)
      7. Multiple Storage Domains
      8. Summary
    16. Chapter 8: Application Backup Strategies
      1. General Strategies
      2. File Systems (1/2)
      3. File Systems (2/2)
      4. Databases (1/3)
      5. Databases (2/3)
      6. Databases (3/3)
      7. Mail Servers (1/2)
      8. Mail Servers (2/2)
      9. Other Applications
      10. Summary
    17. Chapter 9: Putting It All Together: Sample Backup Environments
      1. Cloud/Backup as a Service
      2. Single Backup Servers (1/2)
      3. Single Backup Servers (2/2)
      4. Single Server/Single Media Writer
      5. Single Master/Multiple Media Writer (1/3)
      6. Single Master/Multiple Media Writer (2/3)
      7. Single Master/Multiple Media Writer (3/3)
      8. Deduplication: When and Where?
      9. Remote Office (RO) Deployments (1/2)
      10. Remote Office (RO) Deployments (2/2)
      11. Long-Distance Backups
      12. Summary
    18. Chapter 10: Monitoring and Reporting
      1. Backup Software
      2. Backup Servers
      3. Backup Media Utilization
      4. Optional Elements
      5. Summary
    19. Chapter 11: Summary
      1. Good Backup Is Important!
      2. Defending Costs
      3. One Size Does Not Fit All…
    20. Index (1/4)
    21. Index (2/4)
    22. Index (3/4)
    23. Index (4/4)

Product information

  • Title: Pro Data Backup and Recovery
  • Author(s): Steven Nelson
  • Release date: February 2011
  • Publisher(s): Apress
  • ISBN: 9781430226628