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PresSTORE Synchronise disk to disk, Archive to tape

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Backup disk-to-disk for short term retention of data and then archive to tape for longer term storage.

Due to the nature of their business, many organisations prefer to work on data live from a server and offer immediate protection to this data. Then, when this data no longer needs to be stored on live storage it is archived to less costly media such as tape. By archiving data that no longer needs to be saved on live storage, valuable space can be freed and used for more current and pressing needs.

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PresSTORE Archive to tape and or disk

8 Backup disk-to-disk for short term retention of data and then archive to tape using either stand alone tape device or single drive tape library for off-site storage.
Synchronise Backup
• Synchronise data from server/storage to server storage.
• Ideal for sites where downtime is not an option
• Short-term protection of data (minutes/hours)
• Store cycles
• Keep file versions
• Protection against hardware/building failures
• Complete machine (bare metal) and file recovery
• Easy off-site replication
• Synchronise more than one server
Tape Archive
• Long-term storage of data no longer in use
• Data migration removing load from (costly) online storage
• Off-site storage
• Archive data from more than one server
Considerations
• Identify your data protection needs
• Decide what data should be protected short term
• Decide how often data should be replicated
• Decide how often data should be backed up to tape
• Look at total data set + how much changes
• Ensure there is adequate storage for data to be synchronised
• Should you keep file versions
• Will cycles of data be held
• Check Internet/VPN connection speeds
• Decide what data should be protected long term term
• Decide if tape archive will be manual or automated
• Can the short term replication be complimented by backup (using same tape hardware)?
• If data is not synchronised off-site, should alternative arrangements be considered?
 See Backup to tape for more information about off-site storage considerations.
Where tapes are stored off-site, Archive plans should reflect this need.
Features / benefits
• Provide immediate access to data
• No downtime
• Easy to search and restore using file system
• Keep versions and cycles
• Simple set up
• Little administration
• Scalable - add or upgrade licences to offer new features, servers or workstations, larger tape libraries
• Cost and time effective
• Searchable Archive indexes
• Previews of media files (PDF, TIFF, JPG, AIFF, MOV, m4v...)
• Metadata fields describing files, extensible & searchable
• Permission any general user to search backup and restore lost files
• Detailed PresSTORE Synchronise features
• Detailed PresSTORE Archive features
Licencing Considerations
• Decide how many servers need to be synchronised
• The server licenced for PresSTORE will be licenced to synchronise to and from itself and other servers
• Will archive be stored using a stand alone tape device or tape library?
• How many tapes can the library hold? This will determine the number of media management and storage licences needed
• The number of servers to be included in the backup plans dictates the number of server clients needed
• Can the tape library be expanded and are their sufficient PresSTORE licences is early expansion is needed?
• Will Backup be beneficial in addition to Synchronise?
PresSTORE licences to consider first:
• Synchronise Module
• Archive Module
• Archive Edition

archive_iconArchive to tape or disk.

The difference between backup and archive is sometimes misconstrued by many organisations who need to protect their data. The key difference is that backup is a process to save data and archive exists to reduce costs and risks, and to protect data for a much longer period of time.  An archive is no longer the realm of a cool damp corridor full of files stored in fire proof containers.  Instead, a company archive, is increasingly held electronically. Data is stored securely on tape or disk, duplicated in many locations to protect it from hazard. 

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