Ability to eliminate periodic full network backups by producing them synthetically
Incremental backup data at multiple levels can be merged with older full backup data to create a current full backup volume with absolutely no interaction with the backup client. New full backup volumes can be created at any time!
Multiple Levels of Synthetic Backup Consolidation Available
The process can work on multiple levels similar to the way a traditional level backup system does. The difference is that TeraMerge generates new backup volumes on disk tape or both for all lower backup levels without interaction between the backup servers and backup clients. Competing products which offer backup consolidation, almost universally operate only on two levels: full and incremental. Having the ability to operate on additional backup levels will reduce storage costs and support greater amounts of data per backup server.
Perpetual True incremental backups reduce network and client overhead
Only the data that has changed since the last backup is taken from the backup client across the network. The most recent changes from the backup client are merged with other backup volumes located on the backup server disk cache or disk library. Periodic network full backups are not required to "reset the system"
Unique, Built-in Redundancy, for all synthetic backup volumes
In a traditional system, the loss of a single backup volume, on disk or tape, creates the possibility of loss of data in the restore. TeraMerge provides redundancy without having to mirror synthetic backup volumes. Even greater redundancy can be achieved when multiple backup levels are used. TiBS can easily recover from a synthetic backup volume failure by reverting back to the volumes that were previously used to produce the failed volume. The volumes can be stored in configurable approaches on disk, tape, or both including multiple robotic tape libraries.
Built-in Data Verification
Data is always verified by the TeraMerge synthetic backup consolidation process. Administrators are alerted to problems with disk arrays, tapes, and tape drives. Advanced detection and notification provides the ability to more easily and quickly recover corrupted data and subsequently re verify backup volume integrity. Even more advanced and rigorous verification and data replication options are available to meet more stringent audit criteria. Custom configurations are available. No matter what your requirements may be - TiBS provides tools to protect restore integrity!
Teradactyl is an industry leader in Synthetic Backup Consolidation
Teradactyl has continued to develop synthetic backup consolidation technology for over a decade as the basis for the True incremental Backup System. Recent refinements include synthetic partial cumulative incremental backup volumes and intelligent synthetic backup consolidation. The latter is based on volume data change thresholds vs traditional time based approaches to determine the need and level for synthetic consolidations. These improvements and others have enhanced our highly scalable solutions while simultaneously reducing backup storage requirements in both single and multiple media environments.
Multi-Level & Multi-Volume Synthetic Backup Consolidation
The patented TeraMerge multi-level & multi-volume synthetic backup consolidation process can merge True incremental Backups volumes as well as multiple intermediate and prior full backup volumes already on the backup server. Administrators can use this technology to create new synthetic full backups, synthetic differential and other forms of synthetic cumulative incremental volumes, including synthetic partial cumulative incremental backup volumes. This extensive array of flexibility allows institutions to backup only new and modified files, integrating them with files on the backup server to create newly consolidated backups in a manner that is most suitable to their needs and budget. The synthetic backup consolidation process generates all the multiple lower level backup volumes without network interaction.
TeraMerge data recycling dramatically reduces the daily burden that backups impose on networks and systems. Network backup windows are substantially contracted when compared to differential or alternating periodic full and true incremental cycle approaches. With the the Full and Lite versions of the True incremental Backup System, only True incremental changes need to be transferred from the target clients to the backup servers in perpetuity. This process results in better user response times and extends capabilities of other computing resources -- a far more efficient use of backup hardware and your computing environment!
By reducing the overhead and adding parallel processes, TiBS can grow with your rapidly increasing data size. Parallel processing also provides the ability to control network backup windows to meet optimum operational requirements. As the number of systems or amount of data increases, the expected corresponding increase in network backup windows can generally be mitigated by adding additional parallel backup processes!
Four Commonly Deployed TeraMerge Synthetic Backup Consolidation Volumes
Network Synthetic Cumulative Incremental: This unique type of backup takes a True incremental backup from a backup client and consolidates it with previous Cumulative Incremental backup data on a backup server to produce a new Cumulative Incremental backup. This approach can be used in many ways, including appending True incremental network backups with data in the backup system to generate the synthetic production of differential backup volumes on a continuous basis. See how this is applied in the TiBS Basic Version...
Synthetic Cumulative Incremental: A special type of Cumulative Incremental that will consolidate some or all of the Backup Volumes that have been created since the most recent backup at level n-1 or lower on the Backup System. This process is performed by a Backup System with no interaction with the Primary Storage on the target system. The resulting backup volume contains the same data as one that would have been taken from the target system over the network for that period of time. This approach can generate multiple level backup strategies (3 or more) providing the ability to reduce storage costs and reduce the frequency of periodic synthetic full backups. Details on Cumulative incremental Backup Volumes...
Synthetic Partial Cumulative Incremental Backup: A specialized form of Incremental Backup which backs up the files that have been modified or created since the most recent backup at the same level or lower (level n or lower).. This process is performed by a backup system with no interaction with the target system. The resulting backup volume contains the same data as one that would have been taken from the target system at that period in time. The new PCI Backups will typically be significantly smaller in size at any backup level than currently available CI Backups. Details on Partial Cumulative Incremental Backup Volumes...
Synthetic Full Backup: A type of Full Backup that consolidates Incremental Backups volumes of one or more types and at one or more levels with a previous Full Backup volume to produce a current Full Backup volume offline. This process is performed by a backup system with no interaction with the target system. The resulting backup volume contains the same data as one that would have been taken from the target system at that period in time.
Implement multiple level backup strategies to reduce backup server processing & storage costs. Consolidate any number of disk volumes with optional tape volume(s) to generate new partial cumulative*, cumulative or full synthetic backups with no network or client interaction. This technology is only available with the True incremental Backup System.
* Partial Cumulative Incremental Backup Volumes must be created and managed on disk only.
For detailed information on these and other backup types and terms, please visit our Backup Definition Terminology pages. More...
The basic process of synthetic backup consolidation
TeraMerge is the patented synthetic backup consolidation process by which two or more backup volumes already on a backup server are consolidated to form a new backup volume. A backup server generates new backup volumes with minimal impact on backup clients and data networks.
* The first volume contains data that has been changed or created between times t1 and time t2.
* The second volume contains data that has been changed or created between time t2 and time t3.
* The new backup volume will contain data that has been changed or created between time t1 and time t3.
TeraMerge Multi-Level & Multi-Volume Synthetic Backup Consolidation Process
V(t0 - t1) + V(t1 - t2) + . . . + V(tn-1 - tn) = V(t0 - tn)
A Graphical illustration of TeraMerge Synthetic Backup Consolidation
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