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TiBS Automated Tape Library Interface (ATLI) is licensed per backup
server with no additional charges for the number of drives, tape slots,
or physical libraries connected to a TiBS backup server. The charge
is the same regardless of tape library manufacturer for all TiBS supported
models. This module permits TiBS to work with virtually all Fibre
or SCSI-2 compliant tape libraries with bar-code support. |
Automated
Tape Library Interface |
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Disk
to Disk to Tape Architecture |
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True incremental Backup System (TIBS) requires a disk cache for several
purposes. The disk cache is used as a staging area to consolidate
backups and expedite transfer to the tape library(s). Data is streamed
from the backup cache to tape resulting in faster write times and
increased tape compression rates. This approach allows a greater amount
of data to be stored on each tape, decreasing tape costs. Server side
disk caching allows backups to run in parallel. The disconnected operations
between client backups and the subsequent synthetic consolidation
and tape writes, permits the backup administrator to run significantly
more parallel backup operations
than the number of drives in the robotic library. With adequate space
in the backup server disk cache or the use of the TiBS Disk
Library Interface (DLI), network backups can continue even if
there are hardware problems with a tape library or drive. |
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Flexible
Tape & Bar Code Management |
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TiBS
requires bar-coded tapes and bar-code readers for all tape libraries
attached to TiBS backup servers. Our efficient Scalable File Index
stores the location of every file on every tape ever generated by
TiBS on the backup server. We currently support billions of files.
With TiBS there is no need to read the wrong tapes to find your
data.
TiBS
also provides efficient mechanisms for the recycling of tapes and
bar-code information. Many institutions we support began with a
desired level backup strategy, new tape library, and small mountain
of blank tapes. Over time they have decided to change level backup
strategies, experienced hardware and media failures, and sometimes
even run out of tapes before the next shipment arrives. These are
all serious issues organizations should take into account. Not only
do you want the ability to bar-code tapes, you also need to have
flexibility to change your level backup approach, or to remove tapes
from the system due to bad media, damage by failing tape drives,
or potentially even a lost cartridge. You may also wish to break
mirrors (recycle one of two identical tape copies) to free tapes
to continue backup until the next shipment arrives or to recycle
one half of the mirror after a given tape retention period.
TiBS provides you with flexibility to manage and not just track
your media. |
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Teradactyl
Multi-Level Synthetic Backup Consolidation & Tape Drives |
When
TiBS backup servers perform synthetic
backup consolidations, the number of processes running is a
function of the number of tape drives available to the backup server.
While the number of processes is much less than are generally used
for network backups, the data transfer rates to and from the backup
cache can be significantly higher than those observed during network
backup operations. The synthetic backup consolidation process takes
full advantage of modern tape drive and disk drive capacity and
speed to generate new lower level synthetic backup consolidations
faster than they can be obtained from the network and without impacting
the network or the backup clients. This is the secret to TiBS patented
TeraMerge® technology and why a single modern TiBS
backup server can support approximately 50 Terabytes of data. Continued refinements to our backup
server processing combined with increasing hardware performance
will push these limits even higher. |
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Eliminate
Periodic Network Full Backups & Achieve 24 x 7 x 365 Processing! |
Library
automation provides the most efficient means for utilizing a servers'
processing time each day. TiBS can process in excess of 90% of the
backups entirely on the backup server. The server-only multi-level
and multi-volume synthetic backup consolidation for processing Full and Lower
Level backups has no impact on data networks or backup clients |
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Tape
Drive Throughput Exceeds 100BT Networks |
Networks
should be designed for users, not backups. TiBS generates up
to 90% or more of your new backup tapes at tape device speeds without
accessing the network. TiBS can efficiently read and write data
to multiple tape drives on a single UNIX
backup server without having to invest in additional networking
infrastructure. Many new tape technologies offer drive speeds exceeding
the capabilities of typical 100BT user networks and even sustainable
transfer rates on 1GB networks. Without a true incremental backup
solution, sites must move to higher speed networks and/or alternate
storage strategies, often at a significant cost. TiBS keeps network
resources available for other IT functions and processes backups
at faster than network speeds! |
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Support
for a Wide Variety of Automation Devices is Available |
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Breece
Hill Technologies |
Plasmon |
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Fujitsu
Limited |
QualStar |
Storage
Tek |
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IBM |
Quantum |
Sun
Microsystems |
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Overland
Storage |
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Tandberg
Data |
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TiBS
Backup Server Operating System Platforms with ATLI Support |
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TiBS
Supports Many Popular Tape Technologies |
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AIT
/ SAIT |
LTO |
DLT
/ SDLT |
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