Re: Do not need backups with Veritas Volume Replicator

From: Sean M <smckeownNO_at_BACKSIESearthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 16:00:13 GMT
Message-ID: <3C98B221.65927A34@BACKSIESearthlink.net>

Brian Dick wrote:
>
> Thanks for everyone's responses. Here's my recap.
>
> Veritas Volume Replication is a close but not perfect substitution for
> offline media backup. Key factors to consider are:
>
> 1) Geographic dispersion of sites.
> 2) Recovery from erronous changes (i.e. point in time recovery).
> 3) Reliability of offline media.
> 4) Use of robust audit trail.

Key factors for what? You still haven't said what the client is worried about. Disaster recovery? Media failure recovery time? Continuous availability? Hackers? All of the above? Backup and recovery planning is a BIG subject.

Regards,
Sean Received on Wed Mar 20 2002 - 10:00:13 CST