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Backup and Restore

To have a consistent, usable, secure copy of data to store long term backup is required. But backup can be burdensome – long backup windows reduce productivity, and backing up distributed servers with individual storage is cumbersome. Server-side tape drives require more equipment, more staff, and more time; LAN-based backup degrades network performance. To restore data from backup format can take days, and without application coordination, data integrity is not assured. With storage consolidated on an EqualLogic iSCSI SAN you can dramatically simplify backup and recovery without downtime, improving reliability as well as reducing costs.

Make Backup and Restore Operations Faster, Less Disruptive, and More Reliable

Reduce operational burden
Creating storage-based snapshots with EqualLogic PS Series arrays provides reliable, non-disruptive backup. With our affordable, automated iSCSI solution, you can backup from a central storage pool, easing the operational burden of both backup and restore and enabling business continuity for users. Serverless backup solutions reduce equipment and operational expenditures and is available with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and VMware VCB.
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Eliminate backup window, minimize disruption
Many applications are brought offline or into a significantly degraded state during backup. In contrast, snapshots are created quickly (within seconds in a good implementation) and efficiently, reducing application disruption to minutes. This enables improved service levels even during backup.

Automate backup
With EqualLogic, you can take snapshots instantly or schedule them to be taken automatically. This allows users to enjoy assured data integrity and high reliability without constant manual intervention. Users can also mount snapshots with read/write capabilities for automated use or integration with restore applications.

Create virtually unlimited snapshots and consistency sets
EqualLogic arrays support up to 512 snapshots per volume, thousands per array, and read-only or read-write configurations. Additionally, simultaneous snapshots of multiple volumes can be taken to protect all volumes associated with applications.

Integrate with operating systems
EqualLogic has the most comprehensive ecosystem support in iSCSI storage. We are the leading iSCSI SAN vendor working with Microsoft and the Simple SAN initiative led by the Windows Server team. This relationship includes Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) compatibility for full integration with all leading backup vendors that support VSS. In addition, EqualLogic has worked closely with Microsoft to ensure that the PS Series provides a seamlessly scalable SAN for DPM backup services.

All inclusive pricing model
A fundamental component of how EqualLogic is changing the way people experience storage is our pricing model. Each PS Series array comes with all backup and protection capabilities built in (including snapshots, clones, replication, and scheduling) at no extra cost. This does not change as more hosts and/or capacity are added to the EqualLogic SAN.

Vast ecosystem support with leading backup vendors
EqualLogic works collaboratively and is certified with industry leading technology partners for enhanced backup and restore solutions.

Learn more about EqualLogic solutions for Microsoft Data Protection Manager (DPM)