Introducing Arcserve Backup UNIX and Linux Data Mover › Introduction

Introduction

Arcserve Backup is a comprehensive storage solution for applications, databases, distributed servers, and file systems. It provides backup and restore capabilities for databases, business-critical applications, and network clients.

Among the components Arcserve Backup offers is Arcserve Backup UNIX and Linux Data Mover.

Arcserve Backup UNIX and Linux Data Mover lets you protect UNIX and Linux file system data and Oracle data. You can store the data on locally accessible disks and tape libraries that are shared between the data mover servers and the Arcserve Backup primary. Using locally accessible disks and shared tape libraries let you reduce network traffic and minimize backup and restore windows.

With UNIX and Linux Data Mover you can manage backup and restore operations using the following Arcserve Backup for Windows Manager functionality:

• Centralized Management--Centralized management lets you manage Arcserve Backup licenses, storage devices, jobs, reports, and so on from a centralized backup server that is named the primary server.
• Disk staging (B2D2T), tape staging (B2T2T), and data migration--Disk staging and tape staging backups let you back up data to a temporary storage location, and then based on selected policies, migrate the backup data to final destination media, such as tape.

  Note: To back up data to disk staging devices using more than two streams of data, you must license the Arcserve Backup Enterprise Module. To back up data to multiple drive libraries, you must license the Arcserve Backup Tape Library Option.

• Dashboard for Windows--Dashboard for Windows is a single network-based console from which you can monitor and report real-time statistical and performance data for multiple Arcserve Backup servers across your backup environment.