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Enterprise Backup Monthly Report - July 02

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sebastien Sabre)
Fri Aug 9 14:44:59 2002

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Project Name:    Enterprise Backup System
Project Leader:  Sebastien Sabre
Report Date:     8/9/02
URL:             http://windsurf.mit.edu/ebs



Accomplishments Past Period:
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* Continued daily maintenance and operation of NetBackup on the E40 systems.

* Aggressively tracked netbackup issues - daily update of the netbackup 
issue list.

* Worked on bare-metal restore procedure documentation

* Worked with Asst, HP and Veritas to resolve the open issues with the OS 
and the E40 SAN.
   - Swapped the ISL connection between 2 E40 SAN switches as recommended 
by HP Field services.
   - Raised trace level for the FCTCs

* Worked with the Veritas Support to resolve the open issues with the 
Netbackup shared storage option.
   - Raised the trace level for the Nebackup processes
   - Resolved drive reservation problem - re-designed tape drive cleanning 
strategy


Goals for the Coming Periods:
----------------------------

* Continue the work with Asst, HP and Veritas to resolve the open issues 
with the OS and the E40 SAN.

* Continue the work with the Veritas Support to resolve the open issues 
with the Netbackup shared storage option.

* Complete bare-metal restore procedure documentation

* Document restore test plan including various restore scenarios and 
detailed procedures.

* Complete the W91 roll out plan.

* Get buy-in from key stakeholders (ASST, R3-Admin, DOST) on the E40 
implementation.

* Start the W91 implementation

* Update project documentation and web pages.








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