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Hardware Compression for Disk-to-Disk Backups
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| ngolde@gmail.com 2005-09-09, 5:47 pm |
| I am investigating hardware compression options in a disk-to-disk
backup environment. Does anyone know of any existing solutions which
provide hardware compression with support for disk-to-disk backups on a
Windows 2003 Server running Veritas Backup Exec?
I have only found what appears to be a preliminary product from
IndraNetworks which currently has drivers for Linux but no Windows
support.
Any information is appreciated.
Thanks.
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| Rob Turk 2005-09-09, 5:47 pm |
| <ngolde@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I am investigating hardware compression options in a disk-to-disk
> backup environment. Does anyone know of any existing solutions which
> provide hardware compression with support for disk-to-disk backups on a
> Windows 2003 Server running Veritas Backup Exec?
>
> I have only found what appears to be a preliminary product from
> IndraNetworks which currently has drivers for Linux but no Windows
> support.
>
> Any information is appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
>
Check out diligent (www.diligent.com). Their Protectier VT product is
essentially backup to disk, but in a unique way. They do data compression by
identifying identical data sections across all data that is stored on disk,
not just a small buffer. That way they claim to be able to get incredible
storage compression rates. It's also a virtual tape solution that allows you
to use your existing backup software, even if it has no disk-to-disk
functionality.
Disclaimer: I have not used the product, I have only received their
marketing 'shower'... Their story sounds good and viable, but I have no
hands-on experience yet...
Rob
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| Spindle 2005-09-10, 2:46 am |
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ngolde@gmail.com wrote:
> I am investigating hardware compression options in a disk-to-disk
> backup environment. Does anyone know of any existing solutions which
> provide hardware compression with support for disk-to-disk backups on a
> Windows 2003 Server running Veritas Backup Exec?
>
> I have only found what appears to be a preliminary product from
> IndraNetworks which currently has drivers for Linux but no Windows
> support.
>
> Any information is appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
If you have deep pockets, Quantum should have HW compression on DX30-100
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