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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.
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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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