What
It Does & How It Works...
This
new NAS-based technology performs at the block level where the actual
digital 1s and 0s are captured from the hard drive, essentially
eliminating failures related to open files. Because block-level
data is raw information that’s independent of file structure
formatting, it’s the most efficient way to write to a disk.
The
Technology At Work To Keep Your Systems Working
The NAS device can be configured to backup multiple Windows 2000
and Windows 2003 servers by partition or by logical drives. There
are no file or folder-level exclusions, because a snapshot of the
entire partition is taken at the block level on the hard drive.
Also, database applications such as Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft
Exchange Server transfer data in blocks without having to worry
if files are open or if they are in use.
Key Components Of The Device’s Technology Are:
Base Image - The first backup taken
of a server is the base image — an exact copy of the currently
used space on the server. The base image is taken for each volume
(or partition) on the server. Once the base image is set all future
backups are incrementals.
Remote Storage and Base Remote Backup Image Creation - Your data
is stored (in encrypted form) in two secure online data backup centers,
located hundreds of miles apart from each other. The BASE IMAGE
will be sent via a SATA II drive to the primary remote storage facility.
There is generally a three-week turnaround time required for this
base image transfer to occur. Incremental back ups will occur in
the meantime and they will collapse into the base image when the
transfer is complete.
Incrementals
- Incrementals take place at the frequency that you schedule. If
you select 24/7 backups at 15 minute incrementals 96 incremental
files will be created each day. If you selected one-hour incrementals,
24 incremental files will be created each day.
Incremental
Forever Methodology - Incremental Forever Methodology differs
from regular incrementals in that only one full backup or base image
is required. This greatly reduces the time it takes to perform subsequent
backups as each incremental takes only seconds to complete.
Synthetic
Incrementals - Incremental files are collapsed into synthetic
incrementals (basically one larger incremental file). This is done
to ensure chain integrity and to speed up restorations. The fewer
hops from the current point-in-time back to the base image, the
faster your restoration will be.
Recovery
Options - Recovering files and folders is a simple process
where the entire image is mounted as a volume on the NAS device.
The encryption is needed. Files can then be copied to the destination
server over the network. We also provide utilities enabling your
engineers to restore files, folders, Exchange mailboxes or messages
and SQL tables and databases.
Virtualization
(Physical to Virtual) Standby Server Functionality - The
NAS device can “virtualize” failed servers while keeping
the system in the same state as it was before the problem arose.
No configurations are necessary. Once virtualized, the NAS will
resume the backup schedule that was in effect before the failure.
Bare
Metal Restore (Virtual to Physical) - When it comes time
to restore the virtualized server back to physical hardware, our
bare metal restore process allows restorations to dissimilar hardware.
On-site
and Off-site Solution with Multiple Restore Points - Multiple
NAS devices can be placed on a LAN. Each NAS device, depending on
the model, can be configured to backup one single server or multiple
servers.
Everything comes together in our NAS device to produce 15-minute
incremental snapshots that safely reside within the device and are
ready to be used to restore a file, a file folder, an email, or
a database… all within five minutes.
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