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Evault Backup and Recovery Service |
Today, a growing number of
companies are replacing or augmenting tape-based backup solutions
with EVault’s secure, automated and reliable backup and recovery
solutions. EVault
is the next generation of secure, scalable and highly available
online disaster recovery solution to protect your organization's
critical digital assets.
- How it Works
- Backing up with EVault
- Restoring With EVault
- EVault Benefits
- Operating Systems Supported
Three
components work together seamlessly to deliver the EVault
solution:
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Administrator |
Agent |
Vault Manager |
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Provides
system administrator with complete control of backup and
recovery process
Features an easy-to-use graphical
user interface
Installed on system administrator’s
workstation. |
Tracks
changes on each protected server
Sends change files
to the vault
Installed on each server to be
protected |
Catalogs
and archives change files
Monitors
backups
Rebuilds data images to be
restored
Installed on the vault
server |
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Once
the system administrator has transferred to the vault a seed
file for each server to be protected and scheduled backups
for each server, the automated online backup and recovery
process
begins. |
1.) Agent scans for new or changed
data
Every
night-when resources and bandwidth are more available—the Agent “wakes up” and scans
the server for new data. This block-level scan recognizes new
files as well as the modified portions of files that have changed
since the previous scan. The scan can include open files, such as
database files.
2.) Agent
creates compressed, encrypted change file
The
Agent assembles only
the block-level changes into a single change file, which is then
compressed-usually to half its original size-stamped with the date
and time, and encrypted for security.
3.)
Agent sends change file
to offsite vault
The
Agent then sends the
change file via TCP/IP to a secure offsite
vault.
4.) Vault Manager catalogs and
stores change files
The
Vault Manager receives
the change file from each server, catalogs the file based on its
date/time stamp, and stores it in the vault.
5.) Vault
Manager delivers
exception alerts
The
Vault Manager
continuously monitors the progress of scheduled backups.
Anytime the Vault
Manager detects an irregularity, it immediately sends an
exception alert via email to the system
administrator.
1.) System Administrator defines data
image to be restored
At
any time, the system administrator may choose to recover from the
vault files, directories or an entire server's data image. He
simply selects the files and directories to be restored, the date
and time of the appropriate backup, and the destination for the
recovered files.
2.) Vault Manager rebuilds
data image and prepares it for recovery
The
Vault Manager scans the
server's original data image and all subsequent change files, and
then assembles the data image to be
restored.
3.) Vault Manager sends
recovered file to specified server
The
Vault Manager sends the
recovered data image via TCP/IP to the server defined by the
system administrator. For larger data images, the Vault Manager
can save the data image to tape for quick recovery by the system
administrator.
Saves Time
Operate
an automated “lights out” process with no manual
intervention
Reduce
back up window by only backing up new files and changes to
existing files. Easily
and rapidly restore ad-hoc files. Immediately
access data 24 hours a day. Optimize
hot-site synchronization to get operations back up and running
ASAP
Saves
Money
Reduce
or eliminate onsite manpower
Reduce
or eliminate upfront and ongoing hardware and software licensing
costs
Reduce or eliminate media costs.
Significantly reduce costly downtime
Provides Complete Control
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Option
to centrally manage all installations, upgrades, backups and
restores for multiple remote servers from one
machine
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Configure
backups and restorations throughout network with easy-to-use
guides
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Schedule
backups to automatically run in the background at selected times
or prompt immediate backups
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Backup
open files and databases using one of two embedded third party
locked file support options
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Transmit
data immediately to secure off-site data centers using existing
TCP/IP infrastructure
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Receive
notification if backup attempt fails
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Encrypt
data throughout entire process and be the sole encryption key
holder
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Restore
files and directories online with the push of a
button
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Restore
servers off-line on designated media
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Automatically
restart interrupted backups and restores from point of failure
ensuring more successful data transmissions
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Generate
detailed audit logs of backup activity, transfer times, file names
and any processing errors
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Store
backups in system independent data format (SIDF)
platform
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Eliminate long-term archive media
compatibility issues
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Store long-term archived data at second
off-site location
| Operating Systems
Supported
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NetWare
3.2
NetWare 4.2
NetWare 5.0
NetWare 5.1
NetWare 6.0
(2002)
Red
Hat Linux 6.2
Red Hat Linux 7.1
Solaris 7
Solaris
8
Windows 98 SE
Windows ME
Windows NT Workstation
4.0
Windows NT Server 4.0
Windows 2000
Professional
Windows 2000 Server
Windows 2000 Advanced
Server
AIX (Q1 2002)
HP-UX
(Q1 2002)
