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The Challenge ing system. As a result, it requires no KEY BENEFITS Protect more data in less time external servers, eliminating backup Disk-to-Disk Backup Enterprise data take too long; performance bottlenecks. SnapVault Fully integrated with NetApp® they can be unreliable; they’re time extends the value of NetApp Snapshot Data ONTAP®, Snapshot™, and consuming to manage; and they require copies by turning them into long-term FAS deduplication to provide considerable investment in network, backup copies. These are stored in highly efficient, point-in-time server, and hardware infrastructure. native format, so you can easily drag backup copies in native format. Meanwhile, data volumes keep growing, and drop to restore files much faster and backup windows keep shrinking. than with traditional backup methods. Faster Backup Integration with key applications such Reduce backup times from hours The Solution as Microsoft® Exchange, SharePoint®, or days to minutes. Replication-based D2D backup and SQL Server®, Oracle®, SAP®, and with NetApp SnapVault virtual infrastructure allow fast, applica- Smaller Backup Footprint SnapVault solves these problems with tion-consistent recoveries. SnapVault Transfer only new or changed replication-based disk-to-disk backup. can leverage FAS deduplication to blocks to minimize network It creates a full point-in-time backup shrink the backup footprint. Unlike traffic and reduce disk capacity copy on disk, then transfers and stores other solutions, SnapVault copies can with NetApp deduplication by only new or changed blocks. This also be leveraged for testing, develop- 50% or more. minimizes data transfer over the wire. ment, e-discovery, and reporting with Fast Recovery It also reduces the backup footprint— no impact to your operations—or Native format backups enable much like dedicated deduplication replicated using SnapMirror® for end-user “browse and restore” appliances. Each “block incremental” disaster recovery. and provide fast application and backup is a fullbackup copy—but only Policy-Driven Centralized virtual machine recovery. the new or changed blocks are added to the footprint. Management Multiuse Backup Copies NetApp OnCommand® Unified Use SnapVault® backup copies With SnapVault, backups can finish Manager—Protection, an end-to- for development, testing, discovery, in minutes instead of hours or days, end GUI and policy based protection reporting, compliance, cloning, weeks, months, or even years of software can provide centralized and DR replication. backups can be kept online. And disk SnapVault administration and reporting. capacity requirements can be reduced It automates policy and job creation, by 90%. data discovery, backup provisioning, Solution Integration and job monitoring, coordinating across all Snapshot, SnapVault, SnapVault is fully integrated with the and SnapMirror operations. NetApp NetApp Data ONTAP storage operat- integration with leading backup partners can also offer simplified management of the entire backup Manage workflow to include Snapshot copies, and Monitor replication, and tape. It also provides cataloging of your Snapshot copies for DR fast, easy search and retrieval. Exchange Oracle SAP Application Extending SnapVault to Integration SnapVault Heterogeneous Storage Backup Tape Open Systems SnapVault and Snapshot NetApp V-Series Copies Open Systems SnapVault (OSSV) can back up file system data from ® ® ® ® Windows , , UNIX , and VMware Remote SnapVault Backup servers to NetApp FAS systems. OSSV Servers is particularly suited to centralize remote office backups. The NetApp

V-Series open storage controller brings ROBO DC DR SnapVault disk-to-disk backup capa- bilities to heterogeneous storage. Figure 1) Application-integrated data protection with SnapVault. SnapVault backs up a primary OSSV and V-Series deliver the benefits FAS system to a secondary FAS system. Open Systems SnapVault backs up remote servers to of replication-based backup to just about the secondary FAS system. Application-specific integration provides application consistency for any server or competitive storage array. rapid recovery. SnapMirror replicates backup data to the DR site. OnCommand Unified Manager— Protection software coordinates all replication-based data protection operations. Lower Total Cost of Backup SnapVault disk-to-disk backups SnapVault can: SnapVault Supported Systems can reduce backup times, minimize • NetApp storage systems storage and network requirements, • Reduce your total cost of backup • NetApp V-Series fronting storage increase reliability, and reduce tape • Provide faster application, virtual systems from other vendors overhead. Multiple SnapVault and machine, or user-driven file restores • IBM N series storage systems OSSV source systems can back up to • Centralize data center and remote a single secondary system to central- office backups Open Systems SnapVault ize backup operations and resources. • Reduce or eliminate tape Supported Platforms SnapVault can also eliminate the need • HP-UX for additional investment in backup Customer Testimonials • IBM AIX infrastructure and dedicated dedupli- Affymetrix • Linux cation appliances. Analyst firm Oliver • $500,000 administrative savings • Microsoft Windows 2000/2003/2008 Wyman has shown that these benefits • Backup time reduced from two days • Solaris can combine to reduce overall backup to 30 minutes • VMware ESX™ costs up to 63% over traditional tape • Backup reliability increased from environments. For faster backups, 75% to 99%+ faster restores, and lower total cost of BT backup, turn to NetApp SnapVault. About NetApp • 3,100 servers consolidated to 134 NetApp creates innovative storage with VMware and NetApp and data management solutions that • Backup time reduced from 96 hours deliver outstanding cost efficiency and to 30 minutes accelerate business breakthroughs. Synopsys Discover our passion for helping • 1PB backed up across 80 offices, 6 companies around the world go design centers, 5,000 employees further, faster at www..com.

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