Plasmon Archive File Manager is a data lifecycle
management and file migration application specifically
designed to effectively manage the explosive growth
of unstructured data stored on proprietary devices
and file systems, such as a Network Appliance
(NetApp) Filer, EMC Celerra, IBM N-Series Server,
and other NAS and SAN-based storage, as well as
standard RAID-based storage on Windows and UNIX
platforms.
Archive File Manager pulls static data (content
will never change once created) from all of the
above mentioned storage platforms, and migrates
and/or copies it to a Plasmon UDO Archive Appliance,
a lower cost storage solution specifically designed
for long-term archiving and regulatory compliance.
Highlights of Plasmon Archive File Manager
Agent-less discovery and classification
of data
With the need for organizations to increase operational
efficiency, as well as the need to satisfy regulatory
compliance laws for data retention, IT departments
must gain a better understanding of how their
primary storage devices are being utilized.
Without the requirement to install agents on
servers and NAS devices, Plasmon Archive File
Manager solves these issues with the following
capabilities:
- Scans heterogeneous file systems, and gathers
critical information about storage capacity
levels and data usage on any device or operating
system, including NetApp Filers, EMC Celerra,
IBM N-Series Servers, and any other NAS or SAN-based
file system, Windows, or UNIX platform
- Classifies and prioritizes data based on attributes
such as creation, frequency of access, last
modification, file size, file owner, and file
type
- Generates in-depth customizable reports on
data creation, data access, historical trends,
storage consumption, and resource availability
- Provides threshold-based alerts enabling organizations
to improve application performance and eliminate
downtime caused by “out-of-capacity”
occurrences
- Migrates and/or copies data from primary storage
to UDO Optical-based archival storage to meet
regulatory compliance requirements for data
storage and retention
Elimination of backup issues associated
with NAS storage
With the rapid data growth experienced by most
organizations today, shrinking backup windows
and the ability to backup proprietary storage
devices and file systems have lead to a number
of backup management issues.
By automatically migrating data files to an archive
tier based on low-cost UDO Optical media, the
Plasmon Archive File Manager eliminates backup
issues typically associated with storing static
data on devices such as NetApp Filers, EMC Celerra,
IBM N-Series Servers, and other proprietary NAS
and SAN-based storage platforms.
Removable second copy of NAS data for
disaster recovery
Until the introduction of Plasmon Archive File
Manager, providing a disaster-recovery strategy
for proprietary NAS devices has always been challenging.
Although many organizations now use a combination
of filer replication, and backing up data to a
tape library or Virtual Tape Library (VTL), none
of these alternatives provides cost-effective,
long-term security for archiving fixed content
data.
Replication simply makes an additional copy of
data on an additional expensive primary storage
device. VTLs do not provide secure, permanent
storage on write-once media, and recovering large
amounts of archived data from tape is difficult,
expensive, and time consuming under most circumstances.
Archive File Manager addresses and resolves these
issues by providing the ability to archive data
stored on a NAS onto a secure storage medium stored
within a UDO Archive Appliance.
Simple Integration with NetApp Filers,
EMC Celerra, and IBM N-Series
Plasmon Archive File Manager utilizes integrated
NAS file management technology to seamlessly access
and manage data files stored on NetApp Filers,
EMC Celerra, and IBM N-Series servers.
Archive File Manager does not install agents
of any kind on these devices, and end-users have
direct and transparent access to archived data.
Depending on availability and retention requirements,
data can be migrated, moved, or copied. In addition,
all security and retention attributes are fully
protected and maintained on the original storage
device.
Benefits of Plasmon Archive File Manager
include:
- Automated data migration without implementing
server-based migration agents
- Creation of secure backup copies of NAS and
SAN-based files onto UDO optical media
- Improved disaster protection by archiving
fixed content to UDO optical media
- Archiving of existing data on NAS and SAN-based
storage to meet regulatory compliance for SEC
17a-4, Sarbanes-Oxley, etc.
- Facilitate storage capacity planning for Enterprise-level
networks
- Provide end-users with transparent and direct
access to archived data
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