We have been using the Open Source edition for about 6 months. It is working
fine in our production area. I'm still reading and learning a lot about the
system (it is very flexible). However, we do have a couple of SQL SERVERS and
an EXCHANGE server and was considering the Enterprise Edition because of the
plugins. Currently, I just have the SQL SERVERS backup the databases using
it's built-in maintenance schedule and the Bacula backups the backed up
databases from their backup folder. As for Exchange, it is a relatively small
store (4 db's, ~100GB). We've been just using VSS to back it up, but I've also
written a couple of powerscripts that get run before/after to unmounts/report
stats/mount the store. So far it seems fine. I also have Bacula-Web installed.
So, I was wondering if anyone is using the Enterprise Edition and give some
good reasons to upgrade. Also, I can find NO pricing information online (a bit
strange). I have no problem paying for good software (open source or
proprietary). I just wonder about the pros and cons. Oh, here is our
production environment:
4 Xenserver 6.2 hosts (running ~17-20 VM's split between Windows 2008 R2 and
Ubuntu LTS).
2 Physical Servers (Windows 2008 R2)
2000/2005/2008 M$ SQL SERVER, M$ EXCHANGE 2010
Oh, we are looking at using Bacula to get stuff offsite. Our Bacula server is
just a plain Dell PowerEdge server with dual Xeon CPU's, 12GB RAM, and 8x3TB
drives in a RAID-5 configuration with raid card and battery backup on the card.
It also has 2 tape drives (LTO-2, LTO-5). I'm still researching how to use
Bacula (copy/migration) to maybe copy some of the files to our secondary plant
via our wireless link (18Ghz link at 300Mbps bandwidth). Anyone who has
successfully setup an offsite scenario, I'd love to hear from you.
Steven Hammond
I.T. Manager
Technical Chemical Company
For support, please email us at supp...@technicalchemical.com.
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