NearStore R150 the Backup Appliance

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NearStore R150the Backup Appliance
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Existing Storage Hierarchy

• Traditional two-tier hierarchy leaves a large
  price-performance gap
• Many applications need an in-between storage
  solution

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New Storage Paradigm

• NearStore is the middle-tier solution
• Fast data access and economical cost/MB

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NearStore R150 Description

• High Capacity Storage for Data Retention
• Much faster than tape and optical
• Price/MB close to tape and optical
• Runs Data ONTAP
• Easy to use, standard interface
• Reliable RAID4, Snapshots
• Pre-configured Systems
• 12 to 96TB configurations
• Head, storage, protocols and cabinet included
• Options Gigabit Ethernet, tape adapters, software

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NearStore Target Applications

• Backup Consolidation
• NetApp and Non-NetApp Storage Backup
• Windows Data Replication and Backup
• Mobile Desktop Computer Backup
• Online Data Archiving
• Messaging Application Archiving
• Application-independent Archiving
• Online Reference Data Storage
• Remote-access Filer Disaster Recovery

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NearStore R150 Features

• High Capacity
• 24TB per cabinet
• Fits in 34U or one NetApp cabinet
• Economical Cost
• CHF 0.02 per MB
• Availability
• Projected lt24 hrs downtime per year
• Redundant, hot-swap power cooling
• Hot-swap ATA disk drives
• Performance
• Excellent for targeted applications -backup
  consolidation online archive

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NearStore R150 Benefits

• Lowers Cost of Data Backups
• Simplifies management enables centralization
• Enhances Primary Storage Performance
• Reduces or eliminates impact of CPU-intensive
  tape backup workload
• Enables Faster Simpler Data Recovery
• Quicker and easier restores than from tape
• Improves Access to Archived Data
• Faster data retrieval than from optical or tape
• Provides a Filer Disaster Recovery Option
• SnapMirror disaster recovery solution for remote
  access across a slow network (WAN)

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NearStore R150 Positioning

• Complements Tape Backup
• The R150 is used with tape libraries in a
  comprehensive data backup retention process
• Tape is needed for offsite (2nd copy) and
  long-term (archival) storage
• Improves Access to Archived Data
• Archived files which are occasionally retrieved
  should be stored on the R150
• Permanent, write-once data copies are stored on
  optical or tape media

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R150 Configurations Options

• 12TB Configuration Includes
• R150 head and 12TB of disk storage (4 shelves)
• NFS and CIFS protocols
• System cabinet or shelf rack-mounting kits
• Mini shelf spares kit disk drive, fan, blower
• 3-year Next Business Day Parts Delivery
• Larger Configurations are Available
• 12, 24, 48 96TB systems
• Options
• Network Cards Gigabit Ethernet only
• Tape Adapters SCSI and Fibre Channel

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Backup Consolidation Solutions

• NetApp and Non-NetApp Storage Backup
• Windows Data Replication and Backup
• Mobile Desktop Computer Backup

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Storage Backup
Backup Server
Linux Servers
UNIX Servers
Daily
Daily
Windows Servers
Tape Library
NearStore
Mobile

• Disk-to-disk backup of varied system storage
• Solutions with every backup software
• Faster data restores better tape utilization

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Windows Replication Backup
Windows Servers
Backup Server
Daily or Weekly
Tape Library
NearStore

• Changed block replication
• Reduces backup costs and restore times
• Consolidates remote Windows server backups
• Data on NearStore is protected by Snapshots

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Mobile and Desktop Backup
Backup Server
Daily or Weekly
Tape Library
NearStore

• Incremental block backup
• Fast, simple, reliable remote backup of notebooks
  and desktop computers

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Online Data Archiving Solutions

• Messaging Application Archiving
• Application-independent Archiving

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Messaging Application Archiving
IXOS Archive Server
IXOS eCon Suite
Exchange or Notes Servers
Filer

• Archive Exchange/Notes emails with attachments
• Policy-based management with fast archive access
• Improves email server performance management

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Enigma SmartMove NearStore
SmartMove Server
SmartMove
Filer
UNIX Storage

• Policy-driven disk-to-disk archiving migration
• Migrates data from Unix storage using NFS
• Cuts data storage and management costs
• Improves access to archived files

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Remote-access Filer Disaster Recovery
Mirror
Filers

• SnapMirror from filers to a remote NearStore
• Alternative to remote filer-to-filer mirroring
• Appropriate when network connection to remote
  mirrored site is the performance bottleneck
• Short-term use until filer is restored/replaced

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Kosten pro MB
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NearStore Summary

• Improves Data Backup and Recovery
• Reduces the business impact of data recovery
• Lowers the cost of backup management
• Increases the speed of data backups
• Enables consolidated backup of remote systems
• Accelerates Access to Archived Data
• Provides fast access, low cost per MB storage
• Facilitates application data archiving (e.g.
  email)
• Enables New Applications
• Economical, ready-access storage presents
  opportunities for new applications