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VIRBAK ABIO v3.2®

April, 2009

The Fastest Deployment. The Simplest Management.

Enterprise Backup Can’t Get Easier

Document Edition April 2009Version 3.2 VS32PP‐01‐OVW‐TPPrinted in United States of America www.virbak.com

Introducing the Next Generation of Enterprise Data Protection Solutions


www.virbak.comVIRBAK ABIO v3.2®


Business Challenge

▶

Increased complexity of products due to vendor market consolidation.

▶

The services and engines of software is getting much heavier due to the added tons of

features. It makes hard for enterprise who just want to build regular backup environment.

Many are reluctant to proceed upgrade.

▶

Due to extreme complexity of the aged software, It requires customer to prepare many

unwanted system configuration or changes in order for them to keep maintaining. Isn’t it

something wrong? It is the customers who are allowed to request requirements to run their

backup policy. Not the other way around!

For example

▶

Some backup software occupying over 25% market-share requires all Windows servers to join

same domain for them to construct SAN backup environment. And implementation procedures

are extremely complicated since its underlying architecture was started to build before SAN era.

Current Challenges of Enterprise Backup Market



From 2008 Gartner Report for Backup Software Market

Given the maturity of the backup and recovery market most products are packed with features. The most common complaint we’ve observed is product complexity.

From Storage Magazine, 2008

From Storage Magazine, 2008

Users of the enterprise products seemed to take out some of their frustrations about complexity in the product quality section of the survey.

As this market matures, providing new capabilities that integrate with existing architectures becomes more difficult. Frustrated enterprises are straying from their goal of a single recovery solution

Business Challenge



Product Name ABIO

Current Version Version 3.0

Vendor VIRBAK

Founded September 2002

VIRBAK ABIO is a data protection application, capable of running on heterogeneous operating systems and providing unparalleled backup and restore performance. Given the dynamic nature of change in IT infrastructure and complexity challenges that many enterprise suffer from, VIRBAK ABIO has been designed to be both highly flexible and scalable, readily equipped to handle any changes in customer environment. Unlike others, the architecture was started to build on efficiently working in SAN (iSCSI) environment as well as DAS. Thus, it is proud of the capability to provide the fastest deployment and the simplest management in building SAN backup environment.

The need for a flexible and efficient storage solution is becoming more and more crucial as backup server usage continues to grow exponentially. Unfortunately, with the exponential data growth comes greater cost, while managing backup and restore requests across multiple servers becomes increasingly difficult.

With VIRBAK ABIO, these difficulties are a thing of the past. It is designed to meet current needs faced by growing organizations and ensure both simple and reliable data protection, without compromising performance or features.

Why VIRBAK ABIO

VIRBAK ABIO v3.2®




TAPE LIBRARY

Clients

Clients

Clients

Parallel Server

Parallel Server

TAPE LIBRARY Master

Server

SAN Switch

Clients

SAN Switch

DISKDISK

DISKDISK

DISKDISK

네트워크공유

DISKDISKStorage Client

VTL

Features and Benefits

Great Compatibility for an Enterprise ▶

Seamless support for heterogeneous environment.

▶

Support all major operating system such as AIX, HP-UX,

Windows, Linux and etc.

▶

Support online backup for all major relational database

and applications such as Oracle, Sybase, DB2, MS SQL,

MS Exchange, SAP R3, NAS, Altibase and etc.

▶

Support all vendor’s tape storage including virtual tape

library.

3Tier Architecture▶

Built on a three tier structure, running separate

modules for master, parallel and client nodes that work

together in a system consisting of one Master Server

and one or more Parallel Servers, Storage Clients and

Clients.

▶

Enables unlimited scalability and flexibility on SAN

infrastructure of data center.




Clients

Clients

Tape Drives

Tape Library

SAN Switch

TCP/IP Network

Parallel Servers

Parallel Servers

SCSI Connection

SAN Connection

Parallel Servers

Storage Clients

Tape Library

Backup Domain 1

Backup Domain 3Backup Domain 2

Tape Library

Master Server

Clients

Controls and Manages

Fast Deployment and Great Scalability▶

Do not require system reboot after installing any node type such as Master, Parallel and Storage Client.

▶

Provide simple steps of master server installation and takes 1 minute from preparing for backup infrastructure to completing backup job configuration and running.

▶

Through Drive Mapping Wizard, upgrading from client to parallel or storage client and having them share

same tape resources takes within 30 seconds without system reboot whatsoever.

▶

Easily scalable from small business to great enterprise environment. It does NOT require any Windows system related configuration to configure SAN backup environment. Some backup application requires all

nodes to join in same domain group to configure Windows SAN backup.



Intuitive Graphical User Interface ▶

Support centralized management console that allows no commands to get involved in management whatsoever.

▶

Drastically cut the cost of learning curve when deploying new application. ▶

Support reporting tool to allow administrator to track the backup history and maintain the storages efficiently.

▶

Enable administrator to easily find the job pertained to a certain client through Client View. (Most backup application only provides the way of viewing the defined jobs through job view)


Enhanced Performance▶

Support multi-session and smart-session backup.▶

Support multi-session restore.▶

Support 9 level of data compression. ▶

Adjust network bandwidth from client to server.




Complement Disk and Tape Storage Utilizing D2D, D2T, T2D Migration and Duplication.▶

Support policy-driven migration from storage perspective and job perspective.▶

Enable migration to trigger by many criteria such as storage occupancy and data retention.

Disaster Recovery▶

Support automated and policy-driven duplication of backup copy. ▶

Support automated tape volume ejection for sending offsite tape volumes. ▶

Easy migration and great recoverability of master server. Even possible to migrate master server running on UNIX or Linux to Windows platform.

▶

Zero % failure of master server recovery due to catalog database running as a flat file format. Many backup applications running on relational database has high percentage of the failure of master server recovery.



Fast Deployment and Great Scalability

VIRBAK ABIO

Master Server

VIRBAK ABIO

Parallel Server

Storage Client

VIRBAK ABIO

Client

VIRBAK ABIO Database Agent

(Oracle, SQL, DB2....)

VIRBAK ABIO Mail Agent

(Exchange/Notes)

Fast Deployment▶

Does not require system reboot after the installation of all nodes. ▶

Master server and parallel server installation complete within 20 seconds without system reboot. ▶

Provides the simplest way of installing and configuring job to run with the minimal steps. ▶

Through Drive Mapping Wizard, upgrading from client to parallel or storage client and having them share same tape resources takes within 30 seconds without system reboot whatsoever.

VIRBAK ABIO Nodes



Fast Deployment and Great Scalability

Tape Drives

Tape Library

Clients

Master Server

TCP/IP Network

SCSI Connection

Clients

Clients

Tape Drives

Tape Library

SAN Switch

TCP/IP Network

Parallel Servers

Parallel Servers

SCSI Connection

SAN Connection

Parallel Servers

Storage Clients

Tape Library

Backup Domain 1


Tape Library

Master Server

Clients


Tape Drives

Tape Library

Parallel Servers

Master Server

TCP/IP Network

Clients

Tape Library

Tape Drives

Parallel Server

Master ServerTCP/IP Network

Storage Client

SAN Switch

Clients

Great Scalability▶

Easily scalable from small business to great enterprise environment. ▶

No complicated procedures to upgrade from phase 1 to phase 4.▶

It does NOT require any Windows system related configuration to configure SAN backup environment. Some backup application requires all nodes to join in same domain group to configure Windows SAN backup.

Phase 1. Single Master with All Network Clients Phase 2. Sharing Tape Library with SCSI-Directed Method

Phase 3. SAN Backup in single domain

Phase 4. SAN Backup in multiple domains



Ease of Use

Simple and Easy to Configure and Run the Backup

Determining Storage

2nd Storage

Backup Report

1st Primary Storage

Easy Management

Source Data Gathering

Policy Setup

Tape Storage

Easy Management ▶

Simple and intuitive graphical user

interface

▶

Ease centralization of all backup process

throughout the entire backup

infrastructure.

▶

Easy backup job configuration

▶

Centralized monitoring and reporting of

backup

▶

Policy-driven and automated backup job

configuration for all different types of

backups

▶

Provide intuitive restore GUI method.

▶

Provide the excel format for saving

report.

VIRAK ABIO



Ease of Use

Add Node

Instantly check all nodes and their detailed status of running backup

Easy Node Management

▶

Provide simple and easy management of the services running on each node.

▶

Allow node status to be easily managed and monitored by viewing CK (Communication Kernel) service.

▶

All services of the node start to run within a second due to its powerful and light software architecture.



Ease of Use

Intuitive Graphical User Interface

Powerful GUI Design▶

Provide consistent graphical user

interface regardless of the node

platform.

▶

Centralize and automate all backup

task into one GUI throughout the

entire backup infrastructure.

▶

Drastically cut the cost of learning

curve when deploying new application

due to its powerful GUI design.

▶

Provide similar patterns of backup

configuration method in one GUI for all

different kinds of backups such as file,

raw device, Oracle, DB2, MS SQL and

MS Exchange.

UNIX

AIX, SUN, HP-UX and

etc.

Windows 2000/2003/2008

Server

Linux

Management Console

Windows

XP/VISTA



Ease of Use

Job and Schedule Configuration▶

Enable quick backup and restore without setting backup policy.

▶

A client can have multiple jobs

▶

A job can have multiple schedules.

▶

Enable client view to sort out the defined jobs by client.



Ease of Use

Automated Backup Using Advanced Calendar Schedule ▶

No need for administrator to attend backup

▶

Calendar format of the schedule makes it easier to configure complicated schedule setup.

▶

A job can have multiple schedules.

SAN Switch

Dynamically share tape storage

LANBackup ServerB D EC

* Provide the interface of calendar based schedule



Ease of Use

Drive Mapping Wizard▶

Automatically scan and retrieve the device files that associated with each tape drives in tape library throughout the

entire SAN backup infrastructure.

▶

Easily promote the client to parallel or storage node and all process can complete within 30 seconds after tape

drives are attached to the storage node.

▶

Allows quick fixes of discrepancies between storage node and its tape device files usually caused by replacing tape

drives or SAN reconfiguration.

▶

The spreadsheet-like layout provides administrators with an extremely intuitive view of the relationship between

tape drives and drive users.

The element address of tape drives

Device Files

Storage Nodes

Verify the status of device files



Ease of Use

Backup Method (Full + Incremental Backup)

▶

Full Backup: Copy all files that designated for a backup.

▶

Incremental Backup: Back up only modified since the last backup.

Sunday

Full Backup (Monday)

Monday Tuesday Incremental Backup (Tuesday)

Incremental Backup (Wednesday)

[ Backup Policy ]

Server: AAA Files: /Data

Start Date: 21:00 Other Options

Tape Disk

Master ServerBackup Started

Client



Ease of Use

Backup Method (Archive Backup)▶

Archive Backup : Copy all files that designated for a backup and does not impact on the cycle of full and

incremental backup. The purpose of archive is keeping data at safe place for longer period.

Archive Backup

Client

Catalog

MasterCatalog Tape Disk

Master Server

Client

Sunday

Backup Started

[ Backup Policy ]

Server: AAA Files: /Data


Does not process catalog update for the next incremental backup.



Ease of Use

Backup Method (Raw Device Backup)▶

Raw Device Backup : Designed to back up entire file systems or logical disk volumes by block level. Since it

does not take steps of cataloging, it has a great performance of I/O processing.

Tape Disk

Raw Device Backup

Sunday

[ Backup Policy ]

Server: AAA Files: /dev/rlv02


Master Server

Client Backup Started

Raw devices retrieved



Ease of Use

Recent File System Restore▶

Provide two different method of restore: File System Restore and Backup Set Restore

▶

File System Restore enables to build the recent file structure internally and restore the file system up to the

latest point in time that last backup was performed. It avoids lots of unnecessary overwrites and end up with

significantly increasing restore performance

▶

Default restore method is File System

▶

Intuitive GUI to select desired files and directories and run restore.

FRI

File A

File B

File C

File D

MON TUE

Backup Set1

WED

Backup

The recent backup copy

THU

A B C DBackup Set2

B C

B, C Changed C Changed A, B Changed A, C Changed

FullBackup Backup

Incremental

Backup Set3

C

BackupIncremental

Backup Set4

A B

BackupIncremental

Backup Set5

A C

BackupIncremental

A B C D

The recent file restore

File System

FRI

File A

File B

File C

File D

MON TUE

Backup Set1

WED

Backup

THU

A B C DBackup Set2

B C

B, C Changed C Changed A, B Changed A, C Changed

FullBackup Backup

Incremental

Backup Set3

C

BackupIncremental

Backup Set4

A B

BackupIncremental

Backup Set5

A C

BackupIncremental

C OverwrittenB,C Overwritten A,B Overwritten A,C Overwritten

File System Restore Backup Set RestoreHow data being restored



Ease of Use

Backup Set Restore▶

Restore data by backup set level without the internal process of building the recent file structure.

▶

Backup Set restore has better I/O performance in a situation where only full backup performed or total data

size of incremental backup is less.

File System Restore Backup Set Restore



Ease of Use

▶

Restore data by backup set level without the internal process of building the recent file structure.

▶

Backup Set restore has better I/O performance in a situation where only full backup performed or total data

size of incremental backup is less.

Centralized Restore GUI for Different Job Types

List job types and retrieve the different view of restore interface for each job type.

MS SQL Restore

MS Exchange Restore

Oracle Restore



Ease of Use

▶

Retrieve detailed information of job running and job ended.

▶

Centralized logs and event view for all entire backup infrastructure.

▶

Include job status, job type, data transferred, data size, storage node, storage, volume an etc.

▶

More detailed log view supported and all processes are logged in an order of time.

▶

Include server connected time, volume mount status, the detailed information of all processes and services involved when operation occurred.

▶

Greatly help to determine the root cause of the problem in the event of error.

Quickly check the current status of all nodes and daily backup status throughout the monitor and log view

Automatically refreshed by user defined interval

Job ended

More detailed log view

Current jobs running

Log & Monitor



Ease of Use

▶

Detailed processing log view can be selected as an option prior to initiating backup or restore operation. ▶

It enables granular level of processing logs when operation performs such as how the individual files are processed for backup or restore.

▶

Enabling this option might degrade performance since it takes more process during operation. It leaves an option for administrator to choose between more detailed logs or performance.

Option for Write a More Detailed Log

The detailed log of how each file is processed

Detailed Processing Log View During Backup or Restore Operation



Ease of Use

▶

This is the first view when administrator

logged in management console.

▶

Allow administrator to have a good grasp of

daily status of backup.

▶

Summary for current status of running

backup.

▶

Summary for the last 24 hours of backup

status.

▶

Summary for ABIO catalog database size and

its backup status

▶

Summary for the current disk and tape

volume status and its scratch volume

availability

▶

Summary for node status

▶

Summary for the status of all storages that

added to the storage nodes under single

master server domain.Current status of the storage resources

Current status of daily backup

Catalog database information and its current backup status

Current status of volume resources and nodes

Summary Monitoring



Ease of Use

▶

Enable to save all reports to .csv format of file. ▶

Allow administrator to filter out the reports using Advanced Search tool prior to saving excel spreadsheet file. ▶

Advanced search filters include time period, backup status, storage, node, volume, tape drive, server, backup method, job type and etc.

Advanced Search

Enable to save the result from the search to .csv format of file

Reporting



Ease of Use

►

Support command such as backup, restore and many internal operations to maintain master server.►

Allow administrator to create some script to include backup and restore operation in a situation where specific procedure required.

►

Provide a flexible way of operating a backup.

Maser Server

Unix Client

Tape Library

Backup/RestoreBackup Copy

Commands

abiorestore.exeabiobackup.exe

Backup Script Restore Script

…

Creating script enables all different type logs to leave in an operation system by using ABIO commands.

Support Commands to Enable Scripting



Ease of Use

►

Allow certain procedure to get involved before and after the backup operation►

Simply locate the script in Pre/Post script option in job configuration after the script is created. ►

Provide more sophisticated options such as Do not run client job if pre-executable script has failed and Do not run post-executable script if client job has failed.

MasterParallel

Performing pre-script1Backup Data2

3 Performing post-script

Backup Client

Pre/Post Script



Scalability

Easily scalable from small entry to enterprise►

Unlimited scalability to grow from small entry to

enterprise without replacing current master node

domain.

►

Full support in SAN environment

►

Full support in NAS environment

►

Full support in heterogeneous platforms

►

Full support for online backup of almost all kinds of

relational database or application such as Oracle,

MS SQL, MS Exchange, SAP, DB2, Sybase and etc.

►

Full support for all tape storage vendors and their

models.

►

Full support for desktop and laptop as well.

►

Easily scalable from single master with network to

multiple master servers in complex SAN

environment.

Great Scalability Offered Without Compromising Simplicity

NAS Heterogeneous System

Desktop Different DBMS Application

Storages

Scalability! But how simple VIRBAK ABIO

SAN



Scalability

►

Support LAN-free backup for heterogeneous environment (UNIX, Linux and Windows). ►

Multi-tier architecture enable small SAN environment to scale up great scale. ►

Allows multiple tape storages to be managed by single master server and have them shared by storage nodes such as master, parallel and storage client.

►

Allow parallel server to control tape library. Easily upgrade or build large backup environment into a single master server domain.

Storage Shared in SAN Environment

LAN

VIRBAK ABIO Client

Tape Library

VIRBAK ABIOParallel Server

/ Storage Client

VIRBAK ABIOMaster Server

Disk Storage

SAN



Scalability

►

Support NDMP (Network Data Management Protocol) and enable direct I/O transfer between NAS device and tape storages.

►

NAS that deployed in SAN can perform a LAN-free backup. ►

Easily register NAS type node and configure NAS type of backup and restore job.

Support NAS Server Backup Utilizing NDMP

LAN

Tape Library

VIRBAK ABIOMaster Server

NASStorage

SAN

NASStorage

Tape Library



Scalability

►

3 Tier-architecture enables to scale up the backup domain to each next level ►

Its powerful and light way architecture design enables to level up the small environment to unlimited scale with no painful upgrade procedures or unnecessary requirements back to customer whatsoever.

Great Scalable Multi-tier Architecture I

2nd Tier VIRBAK ABIO Parallel Server

VIRBAK ABIO Storage Client

3rd Tier

VIRBAK ABIO Client(s)

1st Tier:

VIRBAK ABIO Master Server1st Tier

Clients

Clients

Clients

Parallel Server

Parallel Server

Tape Library Master

Server

SAN Switch

Storage Client

2nd Tier

3rd Tier

Tape Library

VTL



Scalability

Clients

Clients

Tape Drives

Tape Library

SAN Switch

TCP/IP Network

Parallel Servers

Parallel Servers

SCSI Connection

SAN Connection

Parallel Servers

Storage Clients

Tape Library

Backup Domain 1


Tape Library

Master Server

Clients


►

Enable parallel server to control tape storage as well. Multiple backup domains can easily be consolidated into a single master server domain.

►

Backup polices, nodes , storages and volumes that assigned to parallel servers are all managed by a master server.

Great Scalable Multi-tier Architecture II



Scalability

►

Multi-tier architecture enables remote office backup environments to be managed and consolidated by one primary master server domain.

►

All backup status and their storage and volume resources are managed by one place through intuitive graphical management console

Consolidating Remote Office Backup Management

Centralized Management Console

Los Angeles

Dallas

Chicago New York

Seattle



Compatibility

IBM AIXHP-UXSUN SolarisLinuxWindows 2000/2003/2008 (32BIT,64BIT,IA64)Windows XP/VISTAUnixware

OracleOracle RMANDB2MS SQLMS ExchangeMS Exchange Mailbox Level RecoverySAP R/3SybaseLotus NotesAltibase

500MB Disk space or more512MB RAM or moreTCP/IP NetworkMonitor display capable of 1024*768 or more .Net Framework 2.0 (Management Console)

► Server Platforms

HP-UXSUN SolarisIBM AIXLinuxWindows 2000/2003/2008(32BIT,64BIT,IA64)Windows XP/VISTAUnixware

ADICCompaqDellExabyteHPIBMOverland DataQualstar

QuantumSonySpectraLogicSUN StorageTek

Tape storage and VTL of almost all vendors

Designed to Support Enterprise and Heterogeneous Environment

► Client Platforms ► Databases and Applications

► Tape Storages ► System Specification



Compatibility

►

Support to utilize different types of storages as hierarchical fashion. ►

Support D2D2T backup. Disk storage can be chosen as a first primary storage. By the sets of rule for migration, data is automatically migrated to 2nd and 3rd storage and duplicated to removable tape volume for being sent to offsite.

►

Complement migration and duplication job for supporting D2D2T backup and Vaulting ►

Migration policy set by two criteria: 1. Data retention for source copy of backup set.

2. Storage occupancy (High and log threshold to trigger and stop migration)

Hierarchical Structure

Vaulting

Offsite

Migration

Migration

Migration & Duplication



Performance

Multi-session

Smart-session™

Multi-session ►

Create multiple data sessions

on single client with one

backup job.

►

Locating session per tape

drives greatly enhances the

performance.

Smart-session™►

Enable multiple data sessions

written on single tape media.

►

More clients or data sessions

concurrently share tape drive

resources.

►

Combining multi-session and

smart-sessions maximize

system and network resources

to boost up the performance.

Multi-session and Smart-session™



Performance

►

Enable multiple read processes concurrently from tape volumes.►

Restore operation searches if the backup sets are scattered on the multiple volumes and summarize what volumes are necessary to restore.

►

Move volumes with enough tape drives significantly improve restore performance.

Multi-session Restore

Volume 1

Required Backup Set for Restore?

Yes

No

1

65

4

9

2

3

1011

78

Multi-session Restore Enabled

Client Volume 2

Volume 3

Volume 4

*More than three tape drives must be available to perform this multi-session restore.

2

3

78

1011

Restore Interface

Option ofMulti-session Restore



Performance

►

Enable disk storage as backup destination mainly primary storage. Disk storage is associated with disk pool. And client backup job performs a backup to disk pool.

►

Keep data on disk storage for shorter term. More reliable accessibility for recent file restore►

Better performance and less mechanical failure for the recent backup data. ►

Using policy-driven automated migration process, disk won’t be full and always available for the next backup job destination.

►

During off-hours of master server, migration can be performed from disk to tape it will not affect the current product machine or network resources.

Disk Storage Backup

Source Client Master, Parallel or Storage Client

Backup Data

Disk Storage Pool

C BA

Volume Pool (associated with tape storage)

C B A

111

222

111

CB

A

Data C, B, A is backed up to disk storage (disk pool)111

222

Disk storage space on Master, Parallel or

Storage ClientPolicy-driven migration automatically triggers migration process to 2nd tape storage.

Scheduled migration triggered



Performance

Disk Storage Backup – Policy-driven Migration►

For its random accessibility nature, client can create as many sessions as possible for better performance. Also Smart-session™ can be utilized when using disk storage.

►

In an environment where there are less tape drive resources available, utilizing disk storage can maximize the performance.

1

2

3

During the service off-hours of master server, migration trigger if occupancy hit the high threshold and empty to the point of low threshold.

Disk storage becomes available for the next backup.

High Threshold

LowThreshold

Before Migration

1

Migration Triggered

2

Migration Completed

3

Disk pool available for next backup

Disk storage becomes almost full and hits the threshold after the daily backup completed.

High threshold: Specifies the percentage of disk volumes filled to trigger the migration.

Low threshold: Specifies the percentage of disk volumes filled to stop the ongoing migration.

Delay: Set the number of days that the backup set must stay before migration occur.

Disk Pool Disk Pool Disk Pool



Performance

Disk Storage Backup – Workload Balancing to the Multiple Parallel Servers►

Disk storage can be created on parallel server as well. Thus, master server can balance out the work load of client backups to multiple parallel servers or storage clients.

►

Same migration policy can be applied to disk storage of parallel servers and storage clients. It is possible to migrate data from the disk storage of parallel server to the tape storage of master server.

►

Significantly reduce the burden on master server and its network bandwidth with minimal storage resources.

Local Diskon Storage

Node

Tape Library

Clients

Clients

Clients

Parallel Server

TapeLibrary Master

Server

SAN Switch

Clients

SAN Switch

Disk

Disk

Disk

Disk

DiskStorage Client

VTL Parallel Server

Network Shared Disk

Configure network shared disk on master server



Performance

Fine Tuning for Network Backup Bandwidth

Adjusting network bandwidth►

Provide capability to adjust the network bandwidth from clients and master server. ►

Prevent network errors during backup operation especially in unstable or slower network such as WAN.►

Easily configure the bandwidth by editing conf file.

Client Master or Parallel

WANWAN

Network Bottleneck

client.conf on client node



Performance

9 Level of Data Compression

Adjusting file compression►

Significantly increase the performance in slow or unstable network bandwidth.

►

Provide more optional choice for compressing data with 9 different level

►

Reduce the burden of network traffic

ClientMaster or Parallel

C B A

Compressed Data

Tape LibraryA

B C

9 level of data compression

0 : No Compression1: Lowest Compression9: Highest Compression



Performance

Exclude List for Backup►

Make a list to exclude files or directories for backup operation.►

Exclude unnecessary data backed up decreasing backup window.

ClientSource Backup Files

TapeLibrary

Files excluded for backup

Master or Parallel



Performance

Multiple Virtual Nodes►

Enable multiple clients to be created on a physical server. ►

Maximize the multi-thread processing when data I/O proceeds. ►

The server that has large number of files can take advantage of improving performance utilizing multiple virtual nodes.


C B A

AAA-1

F E D

AAA-2

I H G

AAA-3

L K J

AAA-4AAA-1

AAA-2

AAA-3

AAA-4

Disk Storage

AAA-1 AAA-2

AAA-3 AAA-4

Virtual Clients

Tape LibraryCreating multiple virtual nodes on single physical machine enhances the performance since it maximizes multi-thread processing.



Performance

Server-less Backup

Primary Disk Volumes

Copied Volumes


Disk volume copy such as EMC BCV volume or IBM flash copy enables backup process to read disk without impacting on product server.

Tape Library

Less Impact on Server & Performance►

Deploying parallel server or storage client takes advantage of benefits of using high- end disk copy solution.

►

Great performance with direct I/O from disk to storage node

►

Utilizing Pre/Post script in a job configuration helps to easily configure server-less backup with tools provided by disk vendor.

►

No impact on product machine during backup operation



Database and Application Backup

SAP Lotus Notes

Exchange DB2

Altibase

Oracle MS SQL DB2

Sybase

Database & Application VIRBAK ABIO

Database and Application Protection

►

Support online backup for all major and applications such as Oracle, Sybase, DB2, MS SQL, MS Exchange, SAP R3, NAS, Altibase and etc.

►

Use the certified method to communicate the API provided by each database vendor to perform online backup and ensure the recoverability.

►

Provide a simple user interface and centralize complex job configurations of various databases and applications into one management console.

►

Easy plug-in installation of each database and application agent on client node.

►

Provide quick view of node status to show whether or not database agent installed.




►

Support Oracle database hot backup.►

Provide interface which allows ABIO to communicate Oracle database to perform online backup and ensure the recoverability.

►

Support table space level of backup and recovery.►

Simple interface to select the client and configure Oracle online backup job configuration.►

Support automated archive log delete process.

Oracle Database Backup

Option for automatic deletion of archive log files

Tablespace retrieved and designated for recovery

Oracle Backup Job GUI Oracle Restore Job GUI




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Support Microsoft SQL database online backup.►

Use the certified API to communicate the database provided by Microsoft to perform online backup and ensure the recoverability.

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Support granular level of online backup and recovery such as file group and database.►

Simple interface to select the client and configure SQL backup job configuration in one management console.

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Support Full, Different and Log backup. ►

Support redirect restore of database to different instance name on same host and different host.

Microsoft SQL Database Backup

MS SQL Backup InterfaceSupport Database, Filegroup File backup method

MS SQL Restore Interface




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Support Microsoft Exchange Database online backup.►

Use the certified API to communicate the Exchange server provided by Microsoft to perform online backup and ensure the recoverability.

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Support granular level of online backup and recovery: Storage Group, Store ►

Simple interface to select the client and configure MS Exchange backup job configuration in one management console.

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Support Exchange RSG (Recovery Storage Group) for redirect restore of Store preventing unwanted overwrite of current Exchange data.

Microsoft Exchange Server Backup

MS Exchange Server

Email Client

Tape or Disk Storage

LANLAN

Online Backup

Email Client Email Client

VIRABK ABIOMaster Server

VIRBAK ABIO MS Exchange Agent




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Support granular level of online backup and recovery of mailbox.►

Use the certified API to communicate the Exchange server provided by Microsoft to perform online backup and ensure the recoverability.

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Provide different interface from Exchange Backup.►

Simple interface to select the client and configure MS Exchange backup job configuration in one management console.

Microsoft Exchange Server Backup for Mailbox Level

Exchange Backup InterfaceStorage Group and Store Level

Exchange Backup InterfaceMailbox Level

Exchange Restore InterfaceStorage Group and Store Level

Exchange Restore InterfaceMailbox Level




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Make direct I/O transaction between NAS unit and ABIO storage and perform online backup of NAS client data.

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Provide the library and interface which allows ABIO to communicate NAS NDMP (Network Data Management Protocol) server to perform online backup and ensure the recoverability.

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Support individual file level of restore.►

Provide same consistent restore interface as regular file restore.

NAS Server Backup Using NDMP

Backup for NAS volumes

File level of restore




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Support Sybase database online backup.►

Provide the library and interface which allows ABIO to communicate Sybase database to perform online backup and ensure the recoverability.

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Simple interface to select the client and configure Sybase backup job configuration in one management console.

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Support point-in-time restore. ►

Support Full and Transaction backup which allows only changed portion of database to be backed up since the last backup.

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Sybase Database Backup

Backup Method: Database / Transaction

Support point-in-time restore




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Support SAP R/3 Oracle database online backup.►

Provide the backint interface to communicate with SAP.►

Communicate with BRTOOL provided by SAP and give BRTOOL a capability to perform online database backup to ABIO storage.

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Provide same interface as the file restore interface.

SAP R/3 Backup

SAP R/3EngineData Data

BRARCHIVE

Start

Start

BRBACKUP

Data filesControl files

Redo logs

OfflineRedo logs

SAP R/3 Backup Architecture

Same as file restore interface




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Support DB2 database online backup.►

Provide the library and interface which allows ABIO to communicate DB2 database to perform online backup and ensure the recoverability.

►


Simple interface to select the client and configure DB2 backup job configuration in one management console. ►

Support Full, Incremental and Incremental delta backup which allows only changed portion of database to be backed up since the last backup. Incremental is backing up modified portion since the last full backup.

►


DB2 Database Backup

DB2 Backup InterfaceSupport Full, Incremental and Incremental Delta backup method

DB2 Restore Interface




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Support Lotus Domino server online backup.►

Use the certified API to communicate Domino server provided by IBM to perform online backup and ensure the recoverability.

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Simple interface to select the client and configure Domino server backup job configuration in one management console.

►

Support redirect restore to different instance name on same host

and different host.

Lotus Domino Server Backup

Domino ServerDatabase or Logs Disk or Tape Storage

VIRBAK ABIOLotus Notes Agent

VIRBAK ABIO Server

API




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Support Altibase database online backup.►

Provide interface which allows ABIO to communicate Altibase database to perform online backup and ensure the recoverability.

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Simple interface to select the client and configure Altibase backup job configuration in one management console.

►

Support Full, Incremental backup which allows only changed portion of database to be backed up since the last backup.

Altibase Database Backup

Backup Interface of AltibaseRestore Interface of Altibase

Tablespace retrieved and designated for recovery



Disaster Recovery

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Highly scalable and flexible software architecture gives simpler and more reliable way of protecting master server to build disaster recovery solution

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The catalog database of master server can be migrated regardless of platforms. Even possible from UNIX to Windows and vice versa.

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Provide policy-driven feature of duplicating backup set for offsite volume.

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Versatile features and options to manage duplicated backup sets and offsite volumes.

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Support command level of restoring tape and disk volume without the catalog database.

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Simple steps of recovering master server.

Disaster Recovery I

Offsite Volume Management

Vaul

ting

Disaster Recovery Solution VIRBAK ABIO



Disaster Recovery

Disaster Recovery II▶

In the event of parallel server or storage node failure, backup and restore operation can go though different parallel server.

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Unless specifying the parallel server, the most idle server is automatically chosen as a storage node for backup and restore operation.

Tape Library

B D EC

Master Server

Clients

A

Parallel Servers



Disaster Recovery

Disaster Recovery Procedure▶

Provide policy-driven duplication procedure and offsite tape volume ejection.

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Simplify the complicated procedure of data duplication and offsite volume management.

VIRBAK ABIOFor Disaster Recovery Option Tape Library

Offsite

Tape volume and its retention period is constantly tracked.

Expired volume is sent back to onsite

Scheduled backup set duplication

Automated tape ejection and send tape volume to offsite

1

2

3

4

Locating volume to offsite

5

Tape Library Offsite



Disaster Recovery

Recoverability without Catalog Database▶

Provide the command which enables to restore volume.

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Migration of client backup data can be simple since it does not need to recover master

server environment.

Perform abio_scan

1 Perform abio_scan command on master server where tape drive is attached

Retrieve backup set2

3 Select backup set for restorePerform a restore4

Tape LibraryRecover Master

Tape volume had a catalog database backup

Recover Backup Set



Disaster Recovery

Catalog Database Migration on Heterogeneous Platforms▶

Catalog database is able to migrate on any system regardless of platforms even possible from UNIX to Windows and vice versa.

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In the event of catastrophic disaster, it does not require to prepare the exact same platform as master server was. Just pick any system available.

Old Maser Server(UNIX)

Catalog Database

New Maser Server(Windows)

Copy Catalog

Catalog Database

Old Master ServerCatalog Database

New Maser Server(Windows)

Recovered Catalog Database

Old Maser Server(UNIX)

RecoverCatalog

Catalog database recovery using copy method Catalog database recovery using abio_scan

Shutdown the service on master server and copy them to new master



Disaster Recovery

Cross Restore on Heterogeneous Platforms

▶

Support cross restore between heterogeneous systems.▶

Text file, database file can be migrated to different platforms using cross restore.

Maser Server

UNIX Client

Tape Library

Windows ClientRestore DataData Backup

Backup Copy



Disaster Recovery

Change Data Retention of the Duplicated Backup Set

Duplicated backup set retention update▶

Able to extend the retention period of offsite volumes for days, months or permanent. ▶

Extended capability for keeping offsite volumes longer than initial policy

Tape LibraryBackup Copy

Maser Server

Client Data Backup

Expired backup set

Backup set updated for longer retention period



Security

Support Client Backup Through Firewall

▶

Open CK (Communication Kernel) only on client side. ▶

Provide less number of ports required to open during backup operation.

Maser Server Or Parallel Server

Clients Tape Library

Backup Copy

Firewall Firewall

The IP address allowed to connect in on firewall

Setting minimum ports to open on firewall



Storage and Volume Management

Centralized Management Console to Consolidate All Dispersed Storages▶

Easily configure and manage all type of storages such as disk, tape library, standalone tape drive and virtual tape drive through the one console and master server.

▶

Enable parallel server and storage client to own its storage ▶

Provide Summary to help have a good grasp of the current status of usage.

Tape Library

VTL

Clients

Clients

Clients

TapeLibrary Master

Server

SAN Switch

Clients

DISK

Disk

Disk

Network Share

Disk

Storage Client

VTL

Centralized Management Console

Parallel Server

Parallel Server




Drive Mapping Wizard

The element address of tape drives

Device Files

Storage Nodes

Verify the status of device files

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Automatically scan and retrieve the device files that associated with each tape drives in tape library throughout the entire SAN backup infrastructure.

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Easily promote the client to parallel or storage node and all process can complete within 30 seconds after tape drives are attached to the storage node.

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Allows quick fixes of discrepancies between storage node and its tape device files usually caused by replacing tape drives or SAN reconfiguration.

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The spreadsheet-like layout provides administrators with an extremely intuitive view of the relationship between tape drives and drive users.




Volume Inventory▶

Quick process of scanning and updating volume information on ABIO catalog database ▶

Enable quick fixes of any discrepancies between physical status of tape library and volume database of ABIO catalog.

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Do not require pre-labeling at first time use of the tape volume

Maser Server

Tape Library Inventory

Catalog DB

Inventory task allows volumes to be synchronized to the recent status of physical volumes in tape library.




Volume Pool▶

Provide logical concept of volume pool for grouping volumes and having an association with the storage. Client job can have a volume pool as destination.

▶

Overflow storage 1 and 2 prevents backup failure which is caused from lack of scratch volumes in storage.

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It continues to perform a backup to the storage defined in 1st and 2nd overflow storage.

Tape Library

Disk Storage

Group and manage tape volumes by pool

Group and manage disk volumes by pool




Volume Recycle▶

Provide scratch pool volume for recycling volumes. ▶

Scratch pool contains new or empty volume that is available for user volume pool.▶

If volume expired, it returns to the scratch pool as an empty volume for next backup request. ▶

Volumes with scratch access disabled do not return to scratch pool. There are dedicated volumes for a certain user pool.

Tape Library 1

Scratch Pool

BackupRequest

Valid Expired Expired Valid Expired

Valid

Expired

Expired

New

New

New

New

Tape Library 2

InventoryInventory

Volume Pool A

Volume Pool B

Valid Expired

1 ABC000L22 ABC001L23 ABC002L24 ABC003L25 ABC004L26 ABC005L27 ABC006L28 ABC007L2

1 DEF000L22 DEF001L23 DEF002L24 DEF003L25 DEF004L26 DEF005L27 DEF006L28 DEF007L2

New or Expired Volume

Volume Pertained to User Pool




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