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Network and Computer Infrastructure Requirements

If you have not already done so, you should familiarize yourself with the hardware, network, and site configuration that your backup and recovery plan supports. You should know:

• The numbers and types of computers and workstations you need to back up.
• The identities of computers that have media libraries or devices attached (these are the Arcserve Backup servers).
• The type of SCSI or fiber cabling connecting each library to its server and the transfer rate of the cabling.
• The type of library on each server.
• The type of devices in each library and their transfer rate.
• The degree of data compression that you plan to use, if any.
• The types and capacities of your network, subnets, routers, and so on.