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SQL Server backups using SAN database snapshots

2008-05-22 09:56:18 by Heidi Sweeney in WhatIs: Enterprise IT tips and expert advice
 
...snapshots allow SQL Server to bypass backups at the operating system level and only take a few seconds regardless of drive size. In his overview on SAN snapshots for the DBA's tool belt, SQL Server expert Brent Ozar discusses performance impact, filegroup and file layout, replication, transaction logs and snapshots for data warehouses
 
Tags: snapshots, san snapshots, sql server, point-in-time database copies, system level, bypass backups, file layout, transaction logs, data warehouses
 
 
 
 
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Troubleshooting VMware snapshots

2008-05-15 13:07:42 by Eric Siebert in WhatIs: Enterprise IT tips and expert advice
 
Virtual machine (VM) snapshots are a great tool to identify problems with VMs. An expert explains troubleshooting common problems that arise with snapshots in VMware ESX Server
 
Tags: snapshots, vmware esx server, expert explains, virtual machine, arise, tool, common, vms
 
 
 
 
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Deleting virtual machine snapshots without wasting disk space

2008-04-30 14:40:51 by Eric Siebert in WhatIs: Enterprise IT tips and expert advice
 
You can avoid wasting disk space and performance problems when deleting, or committing, virtual machine snapshots
 
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TrueCrypt's Deniable File System

2008-07-18 06:56:02 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...snapshots of the disk image, taken at different times. An example would be border guards who make a copy of Alices hard drive every time she enters or leaves the country Regular Access. The attacker has many snapshots of the disk image, taken in short intervals. An example would be if the secret police break into Alices apartment every day...
 
Tags: truecrypt, deniable file system, file system, truecrypt version, system, truecrypt dfs, deniable, truecrypt disk-encryption software, systems
 
 
 
 
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Storage Innovation Ahead

2006-03-26 21:47:08 by Liudvikas Bukys in Liudvikas Bukys
 
...snapshots for free. A little searching shows one talented software developer thinking along these lines already: Brad Fitzpatrick: wsbackup encrypted, over-the-net, multi-versioned backup. There will be more
 
Tags: plan9 venti, storage options, software developer, version snapshots, storage schemes, innovation, brad fitzpatrick, offer frugal, attractive features
 
 
 
 
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Disaster recovery preparedness in virtual environments

2008-02-21 15:58:26 by Hannah L. Drake in WhatIs: Enterprise IT tips and expert advice
 
A virtual environment introduces different requirements for disaster recovery preparedness, including backing up hypervisor configuration settings and creating virtual machine snapshots
 
Tags: disaster recovery preparedness, virtual machine snapshots, virtual environment introduces, hypervisor configuration settings, requirements
 
 
 
 
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Avoiding storage array snapshot pitfalls in a VMware environment

2008-06-06 14:27:45 by Scott Lowe in WhatIs: Enterprise IT tips and expert advice
 
Storage array snapshots created from a VMware platform can be rendered useless if you aren't aware of a few pitfalls that interfere with array snapshot consistency
 
Tags: array snapshot consistency, storage array snapshots, vmware platform, pitfalls, aware, interfere, useless
 
 
 
 
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Tutorial: Migrating to SANs from local SQL Server disk storage

2008-06-24 10:34:10 by SearchSQLServer.com in WhatIs: Enterprise IT tips and expert advice
 
Making the leap to storage area networks (SANs) will ultimately improve performance in your SQL Server environment. Although SAN admins share responsibility, SQL DBAs must be involved from SAN setup through maintenance. These tips, webcast and podcast equip you with everything you need to know about SANs, from concept to implementation. You'll...
 
Tags: sans, ultimately improve performance, sql server environment, san snapshots, expert advice, specific advice, sql dbas, podcast equip, san setup
 
 
 
 
 
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