Remco, Stefan: Thanks for helping out. I wish I knew more of which I speak, but both answers are useful.
Bob T. ---- Robert Talda EZ-Backup Team, CIT/Infrastructure Cornell University r...@cornell.edu 607-255-8280 -----Original Message----- From: Stefan Folkerts <stefan.folke...@gmail.com> Reply-To: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@vm.marist.edu> Date: Thursday, April 10, 2014 at 7:32 AM To: "ADSM-L@vm.marist.edu" <ADSM-L@vm.marist.edu> Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Better platform for TSM client for Windows v6.4/7.1: Windows Server 2012 vs Windows 2012 Server Essentials ? >Good one Remco, I didn't read that well enough. >For what it is worth I agree with your answer. :-) > > >On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 1:17 PM, Remco Post <r.p...@plcs.nl> wrote: > >> I think the question is actually in the topic of the message, which >> windows version to use. >> >> I don't think it wil really make any difference (though I don't know the >> diff between those two versions either). Just use the one common in your >> organisation and if both are euqually welcome, use the cheapest one. >> >> Op 10 apr. 2014, om 12:59 heeft Stefan Folkerts >><stefan.folke...@gmail.com> >> het volgende geschreven: >> >> > I think you are asking if a Windows based TSM client with a SSD disk >>and >> an >> > i3 CPU is good for making backups of a NAS storage device. >> > The SSD storage in the client for nas backup doesn't really serve any >> > purpose, the i3 CPU might be a limiting factor if you have many >> > simultanious streams on a fast network such as a 10Gb LAN, if it is a >> > single 1Gb LAN I think you should be fine with a plain (none deduped >>or >> > compressed) stream from the NAS to the TSM server. >> > Memory is important, make sure you have a few GB available for the TSM >> > client. >> > Also try and split the data retrieval (to/from NAS) and data sending >> > (to/from TSM server) paths network wise if you use 1Gb networks >> especially. >> > Test restores and see if you get all the metadata back when >>implementing >> > NAS backups on new types of NAS devices. >> > . >> > >> > >> > On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 3:40 PM, Robert Talda <r...@cornell.edu> wrote: >> > >> >> Folks: >> >> I¹m not well versed in Windows platform specifics, so this question >> from >> >> one of my customers has me flummoxed - and curious. >> >> >> >> The system (³solid state computer with an i3 CPU²) in question will >>be >> >> dedicated to the backup of a 3rd party NAS device (not NetApp, >>sadly) so >> >> the TSM client will be the primary (if not only) application running >>on >> >> the system. >> >> >> >> Any thoughts appreciated! >> >> ---- >> >> Robert Talda >> >> EZ-Backup Team, CIT/Infrastructure >> >> Cornell University >> >> r...@cornell.edu >> >> 607-255-8280 >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Met vriendelijke groeten/Kind Regards, >> >> Remco Post >> r.p...@plcs.nl >> +31 6 248 21 622 >>
