From: Tripathi, Ashish (ATripathi@us.infogrames.com)
Date: Fri Jun 07 2002 - 17:06:32 EDT
After I posted the summary I received few mails supporting the HSG80 clone
procedure working properly for them.Thanks goes to Marco Benton,Charlie,Alan
Devis for their extremely useful replies.Especially Marco Benton who
actually send me the command to do cloning.I will start preparing a document
on Cloning procedure from Monday as like everyone else I want to have a cool
and calm weekend with a NJ victory over Lakers....cheers
Ashish
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tripathi, Ashish [SMTP:ATripathi@us.infogrames.com]
> Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 1:21 PM
> To: 'tru64-unix-managers@ornl.gov'
> Subject: SUMMARY: HSG80 Snapshot
>
> I received very informative replies.Thanks goes to Phil Richardson,Pat
> O,brian,Lee Brewer,William H. Magill ,Greg Freemyer and Don.
> Some important points to note
> * Firmware version of HSG80s should support Snapshot and firmware
> upgrade is not very economical.
> * There is difference between Snapshot and Clones
> * URL for doc
>
> http://www.tru64unix.compaq.com/docs/best_practices/BP_SNAPSHOT/TITLE.HTM
>
> Overall it doesn't seem to be an easliy doable solution and there have
> been
> some cases of Data Corruption (I think this is enough for the management
> to
> say NO)
> Now I have to think for some other means to take online backup for Oracle
> Database.
> Any way thanks to all who responded and spend their precious time in
> replying.This list is wonderful.
>
> Ashish
>
> My original POST:
>
> > Hi admins,
> > We are using 4 HSG80 controllers in a Compaq Storageworks SAN
> > connected to GS160,ES40 and DS20 servers running Tru64 5.1.I read
> > sometimes
> > back about snapshot feature of HSG80 by which Units can be splitted and
> > mounted as a different fileset for the backups (something like EMC
> > Timefinder).
> > I have to prepare a full document on this and present that to management
> > to
> > convince them to buy more disks (for the third copy).
> > Is there anyone implemented this successfully and using it? I will
> > appreciate if some can point me to some web sites which has proper
> > documentation on this or some one cud share his/her doc on HSG80
> snapshot.
> > TIA and I'll summarize.
> > Ashish
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