Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack

Gets applications and users back up and running within minutes

• Provides nondisruptive data backup as often as you need it.
• Enables the near-instant recovery of any data asset from any Windows or Linux application including Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, IBM DB2® and SAP.
• Can restore individual files, folders, databases, disk volumes and entire systems.

Helps eliminate the need for traditional backup windows

• Protects virtual machines without the need for a separate proxy server.
• Provides a flexible policy engine that empowers administrators to make the best use of IT resources, while providing improved recovery service levels.

Schedules automated data transfers based on flexible, policy-based settings

• You can set backups to run as often as needed to help provide a tight recovery point objective (RPO) for your most critical applications, without wasting network bandwidth doing the same for your less-critical data.
• You can also select how long to keep each data set based on the needs of each application.

Makes more effective use of your available bandwidth

• Provides block-level, incremental-only data capture, which is extremely storage and bandwidth efficient. Integrated target-side and WAN data deduplication further reduces storage capacity and bandwidth requirements.
• Automatically bundles large numbers of small files to dramatically reduce the latency overhead associated with TCP/IP file transfers.
• Allows you to schedule data transfers over the WAN or Internet. This helps you make the most effective use of your available bandwidth and limit the impact on other applications.

Supports a unified recovery management strategy

• Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack is a fully integrated member of the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager family, making it easier for organizations with remote offices to add remote data to their core storage-related processes such as archive, retention and compliance.
• Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack can be launched and managed from the Tivoli Storage Manager Admin Console. Tivoli Storage Manager can be configured to periodically backup Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack servers to provide long-term data retention on any supported media including tape and virtual tape.
• Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack offers adaptive disaster recovery capabilities and built-in data deduplication. These features make it easier to securely send copies of remote data to a central site or to a disaster recovery site, while helping to minimize the risk of data loss during transport.