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How to implement snapshots
It can take up to 12 hours or more to process a full backup job and move the entire backup volume to tape or disk. For many companies, that's just too much time. IT departments can use snapshots to capture entire storage environments, or simply track changes to the state of mission-critical systems. Snapshots can establish...
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How to implement disk-to-disk backups
Disk can accept complete backup volumes, as well as simple file copies. For example, backup software can send a full backup volume to a virtual tape library (VTL) emulating the behaviors of a traditional tape system. But disk platforms don't just emulate tape. Files can just as easily be copied to a disk array in the same data center or located on the other side of the...
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How to improve tape backup performance and reliability
in a shorter backup window, less drive wear, and lower media usage (and lower media costs). Most backup software packages today include some combination of data reduction features, though dedicated deduplication appliances are also available.
Upgrade older drives for more speed and capacity Some organizations can realize improved tape efficiency and media cost... More... FAQ's
What vendors offer backup reporting tools? Who are the major players?
I mentioned earlier, there are vendor-specific tools that are built into backup applications. So companies like BakBone and CA and CommVault have those types of applications that are built right in and report on their own backup application. And then of course you have storage resource management...
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Can you explain the various ways to encrypt tape?
is now owned by nCipher. These are appliances that you put between your backup server or the source of your backup data and the target, which is your tape device. So, that is another form of encryption.
And of course, probably the most ancient form of encryption, is software level encryption. This encrypts your... More...
Can you perform a backup of a virtual machine when it is live?
are. You can take a virtual machine image, and you can take a snapshot or backup of that while the virtual machine is still writing to that image. But, that's like walking up to a server and pulling the plug, then plugging it back in, hitting the power button and hoping it turns back on. Often times it works, the...
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