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Management Tools Maximize Value in Deduplication Environments
Enabled by Quantum’s vmPRO Software for VMware Protection
Effective management is critical for obtaining full value from
deduplication deployments. Quantum provides the industry’s most
advanced set of management tools for disk appliances and the
entire backup infrastructure. DXi Advanced Reporting, included on
all DXi appliances, sets new standards for onboard intelligence by
giving users a detailed view of internal operations and providing
them with years of backup and replication data for extended trend
analysis. DXi Advanced Reporting reduces administration time,
streamlines performance tuning, and helps users maximize the
value of their DXi appliances. Quantum Vision
®
management
software provides industry-unique capabilities, giving IT departments
global management of all their Quantum disk (both physical
and virtual appliances) and tape systems from a single console.
Quantum Vision also provides storage administrators mobile
access to their Vision data anywhere, anytime—through the Vision
Mobile for iPhone/iPad and Vision Mobile for Android apps.
Quantum’s vmPRO software is the VM data protection solution that works with DXi appliances to simplifiy and accelerate backup, restore,
and DR protection in virtual environments while reducing IT costs. The vmPRO software utilities present a file system view of VM files,
automatically create native-format VM copies on secondary disk, reduce VM backup data by up to 75%, and boost deduplication rates.
All vmPRO utilities operate inside the virtual environment, eliminating the need for external servers, and they support third-party backup
applications, providing optimized results in consolidated environments. Quantum’s vmPRO software provides optimized support for DXi
appliances, providing the most effective deduplication rates and the fastest VM recovery in the industry.
Quantum management tools provide details of internal appliance operations
and single-console views across all of a user’s disk and tape systems. They
reduce management time, streamline performance tuning, accelerate
troubleshooting, and provide trend analysis information for proactive decision-
making that maximizes system value.
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DXi Accent Accelerates Backup over Networks
DXi Accent is software that unlocks the power of collaborative deduplication to increase backup speeds in bandwidth-constrained
environments while maintaining integrated support for DR and long-term retention. In situations where the network from the backup
server to the appliance has limited bandwidth or high latency, overall performance can be too slow to support users’ backup window
requirements. DXi Accent provides the solution by allowing the backup server to collaborate in the deduplication process, off-loading part
of the dedupe activity so that only unique blocks are sent over the LAN or WAN to the DXi appliance. The result of this hybrid operation is
faster backup in network-constrained environments and a software alternative to disk appliances for remote locations. With DXi Accent,
this backup acceleration does not introduce compromises—there is still one, central deduplication index and data pool for maximum data
reduction, simplicity, and data integrity. For maximum flexibility, a single DXi appliance can support DXi Accent’s hybrid operation and
conventional target mode operation at the same time, and the backup
server can be either local (LAN connection) or remote (WAN). When DXi
Accent is enabled, all other DXi features—including replication and direct
tape creation—are still supported, providing a unique level of integration
with automated DR protection and cost-effective long-term retention. DXi
Accent supports NetBackup using the OST API.
Local LAN
connection
Media Server
with DXi Accent
Disabled
Media Server
with DXi Accent
Enabled
Media Server with
DXi Accent Enabled
WAN connection
to remote site
Replication
for DR
DXi-Series Appliance
Quantum Q-Cloud™
Direct Tape Creation
Over FC for Long-Term
Retention
DXi-Series
Appliance
DXi Accent software accelerates backup over networks with limited bandwidth by moving part of
the deduplication process to the media server in a collaborative, hybrid operation. When DXi Accent
is enabled, only unique blocks are moved over the network to the appliance. Replication and direct
tape creation integrate automated DR protection and low-cost long-term data retention.
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