High-performance backup and restore solution for saving data to tape or disk
PresSTORE Synchronize: Minimizing time needed
With tightly optimized processing, PresSTORE Synchronize considerably speeds up the data transfer and processing rates. This is especially notable in the greatly reduced times required to synchronize data over a WAN. In addition, due to this optimization the robustness of all Synchronize operations has increased.
PresSTORE Archive: Expiry date for your data
PresSTORE now allows you to define for how long your data should be kept in your archive. Once the given time has elapsed, the corresponding files will optionally either be deleted immediately and the space reclaimed or be kept until the storage space is required for storing newly archived data.
PresSTORE Backup: Further enhancements in concurrent processing
Concurrent processing of several jobs and clients and writing in parallel to the tape drives has been a feature of PresSTORE since its first release. However, the tape drives have come a long way since then and today exceed by many time the speed of any hard disk drive. To avoid stop and go operation of the tape drives, PresSTORE now detects whether the data to be saved resides on separate disks and file systems and feeds the tape drive by reading such data concurrently even in a single job. Apart from minimizing the backup window, the lifespan of the tapes and the drives is considerably increased.
Jukebox-Wizard: Simplified hardware integration
An improved changer configuration wizard facilitates the integration of jukeboxes with multiple drives, especially when attached via Fibre Channel.
Verify Jobs: Double security
Even though the tape drive hardware double checks every write operation, it is still possible that the data gets corrupted on its way from the source to the drive. Although this is a highly improbable event, PresSTORE allows you to start a verify job to double check the integrity and readability of your saved data.
New Product: PresSTORE Backup2Go protects laptops and workstations
PresSTORE Backup2Go offers comprehensive protection for laptops and workstations – regardless of your location. Very little administration is required to back up 10, 100 or 1000 clients. The backup runs as a background process and saves data automatically to your central server as soon as your computer has access to a network. Not only does PresSTORE Backup2Go reduce administrative work, it also reduces network traffic and server load.
PresSTORE Backup2Go
Efficiency: Client-triggered backup
Conventionally, a laptop or desktop computer backup is managed and initiated by a server process. Backup2Go takes a different approach. Instead of the server checking which workstations or laptops are available, Backup2Go lets the laptop initiate its own backup as soon as a connection can be established to the server. This relieves both the server and the network from unnecessary load and traffic.
Reliability: Full backup even with interruptions
Interruptions during the backup process are no problem for PresSTORE Backup2Go. If a workstation or laptop is shut down or loses the network connection, the backup process is interrupted but resumes automatically as soon as it is on-line again. Incomplete backups are fully functional.
Flexible backup jobs
When a laptop or workstation is unable to establish a connection to the server, even after a long period of time, it will be started as soon as access to the server is available. This provides complete flexibility and protection of data, irrespective of if a user is away on business, on holiday or even working from home.
Maximum automation – minimal work
PresSTORE Backup2Go can be installed and configured within a couple of minutes and is ready to save your data automatically. Workstation 'templates' allow administrators to define and customise backup for any given workstation or groups of workstations. Scalability is therefore effortless and because the backup process is started by the workstation, data from 10s, 100s or even 1000s of clients can be added as required.
Restore
Simple, fast restore – both for administrators and users
With the well-designed, intuitive browser-based user interface, files can be restored with a few mouse clicks. The administrator can optionally allow the workstation user to restore their own data.
A time machine for your data
Thanks to ZFS and other snapshot capable systems*, a complete history of a workstation's backup can be maintained. The backup index is displayed as time line and is simple to navigate. Users can view a file‘s history and retrieve a version backed up days, weeks or months previously.
Central control
Administrators can allow users to configure their own backup or they can override a user's parameters by using a workstation template defined on the server. The administrator has total control over individual backup plans and, as required, can enforce a consistent backup policy, using the following configuration parameters.
Configuration parameters:
* Filter
* Backup interval
* Encryption
* Data compression
* Bandwidth limit
* Data retention
* User restore
Comfort
Backup increments: Minimal server and network load
Since files are continuously backed up, even during long out-of-office periods, the volume of data for each backup increment remains small. Hence, network and server loads are kept to a minimum.
Seamlesssolution
PresSTORE Backup2Go runs seamlessly in the background while you work. Administrators can determine the network bandwidth to be used to match the type of work being saved and individual priorities.
Security
Encryption and management of privileges
Files can be encrypted while being transferred over a network and/or at point of storage. In addition, PresSTORE also backs up access rights and ACLs of a file. This protects files
Access to view a workstation's index of saved files is managed via group-based access rights.