Symantec NetBackup™ Intelligent Deduplication

1 Symantec netbackup IntelligentDeduplicationSymantec netbackup Overview: data ProtectionOverviewThis solution overview will outline the challenges associatedwith managing and protecting the overwhelming amount ofdata that is created on a daily and even hourly basis. Duringthese tough economic times, customers face a difficultchallenge: making the most out of their already-purchasedresources especially, existing hardware and networkinfrastructure. In the face of skyrocketing digital asset growth,it is all the more critical that they plan for maximizing overallutilization of existing resources. If the exisiting hardware isunable to meet the data protection requirements;organizations are looking to consolidate resources in order toreduce capital and operational Symantec netbackup and netbackup appliancesprovide solutions that help customers grow their datacapacity cost-effectively and intelligently, includingdeduplication solutions from the remote office and branchoffice to the data center, as well as virtual Intelligent Deduplication with Symantec V-RaytechnologyTraditional approaches to Deduplication are CPU intensive,require excessive hardware resources and often needadditional media server resources to boost deduplicationperformance.

2 Without an understanding or clear view of thedata stream, such techniques have to find the objectboundaries in order to identify duplicate data by scanning theentire data stream one byte at a time, guess the objectboundaries, and then determine the optimum block size forthat particular object in the stream. In other words, becausethese technniques can t really see into the data stream it guesses at the optimum dedupe algorithm and try to adjustthe moving target block size dynamically at the expense ofheavy resource Intelligent Deduplication radically transformstraditional Deduplication by applying the best approach for aspecific backup without the need for computationallyintensive processing. Symantec V-Ray technology is theintelligence that provides netbackup Deduplication with theunique ability to exactly identify the data formats and objectboundaries.

3 Using this visibility, netbackup IntelligentDeduplication automatically selects the most optimaldeduplication algorithm, with backups experiencing storagesavings up to everywhere to reduce cost of storinginformationDeduplication has the power to transform informationmanagement: it is great for backup and archiving; and it evenmakes server virtualization manageable. Deduplication shouldlive in every part of the information architecture. Butultimately, Symantec recommends deduplicating data as closeto the source as possible. Deduplicating information closer tothe source will decrease network traffic and reduce thestorage footprint, helping to make backups more netbackup , you can deduplicate everywhere as client Deduplication cloNetBackup client Deduplication closer to sourceser to sourceRemoving redundant data globally as close to the source aspossible maximizes the benefits of Deduplication .

4 And all netbackup appliances offer source deduplicationat the client, built right into the product for fast, secure,efficient backup and recovery. Client Deduplication removesredundant data at the source, which leads to lower CPU, I/O,and memory utilization compared to a traditional backup,thereby freeing up more client resources for productionservices in both physical and virtual environments. In case ofvirtual environments, Deduplication can also be done at anoffhost system closer to the source thereby avoiding the needfor production virtual machines doing the Deduplication andstreaming of dedupe delivers: Up to 10x faster backups Up to 60 percent reduction in disk I/O Up to 70 percent reduction in CPU Up to 75 percent reduction in memoryNetBackup media serNetBackup media server Deduplication at the tarver Deduplication at the targetgetNetBackup has target Deduplication built right into themedia server.

5 With no separate install required, setup is aseasy as clicking a box. Unlike third party deduplicationappliances, which carry an extra layer of complexity becausethey are not built into the backup application, netbackup server Deduplication is embedded into netbackup ; nodedicated server or storage is needed. The netbackup mediaserver offers inline Deduplication by processing data streamsin flight; requires no extra staging disks for processing, whichleads to more optimal use of storage. netbackup storagelifecycle policies allow post-process Deduplication as , netbackup 5200 series appliances fromSymantec offer a convienient appliance form-factor to deployand maintain netbackup and netbackup media server dedupe delivers: Up to 30 percent increase in backup speeds Up to 50x reduction in storage Cost reduction by utilizing commodity disk and serversDeduplicate with appliances, using netbackup OpenStorageDeduplicate with appliances, using netbackup OpenStorage(O(OSST)T)An OpenStorage application program interface (API) forNetBackup is available through our STEP partner is no need to emulate tape with virtual tape libraries(VTLs), because the OST API allows netbackup to see disk asdisk which enables users of Intelligent disk appliances whouse netbackup to get better integration.

6 Finally, day-to-daymanagement can be executed from the netbackup interface,enabling greater ease of use and making it possible toleverage the advanced feature set of the Intelligent diskappliance, such as Deduplication , replication, optimizedsynthetics, direct to tape, 5000 series appliances from Symantec provide allthe benefits of netbackup OpenStorage. Besides, theseappliances offer more than what third party targetdeduplication devices can do. These appliances provideturnkey Deduplication solution for existing netbackup mediaservers while also providing client-direct clients can directly write to netbackup 5000 seriesSolution Overview: data ProtectionSymantec netbackup Intelligent Deduplication2appliances, thereby eliminating media servers from the datapath as a bottleneck. netbackup 5000 series provide end-to-end global Deduplication that can be scaled out at threedifferent dimensions, viz.

7 Scale-out at 5000 series appliances,scale-out at media servers and scale-out at in remote and branch officesIn remote and branch offices, the traditional backupinfrastructure and process are not sufficient. These outdatedprocesses are typically decentralized from the data center anduse tape-based data protection as the preferred client Deduplication is WAN optimized, making itideal for large and small remote client Deduplication delivers: Decreased data footprint for remote and branch offices Centralized data protection on disk Built-in WAN resiliency for unstable links WAN-optimized deduplicationNetBackup 5220 appliances serve as all-in-one backupappliances for remote and branch offices. These appliancescan be standalone or may be made part of an existingNetBackup domain at the central 5220 backup appliance delivers: Decreased data footprint for remote and branch officeswith built-in Deduplication Centralized management while providing local LAN basedfaster restores, reduces operational expenditure WAN-optimized replication to central site for disastorrecovery readinessNetBackup AcceleratorFFull backupull backups completed in the time it taks completed in the time it takes to do anes to do anincremental backupincremental backup Tackle the challenge of backing uphundreds of millions of files, or the need to performthousands of backups simultaneously, all of which are startingto run up against or exceed backup windows.

8 A single clickfrom the netbackup unified management console, NetBackupAccelerator can perform a full backup at the speed and cost ofan incremental backup without sacrificing the fast recoverytime associated with full backups and help meet the evermore demanding backup and recovery Accelerator delivers: Superior Recovery Point Objectives and Recovery TimeObjectives Reduction of required backup window Minimizes the resources required for perform full backupsSummaryNetBackup Intelligent Deduplication with V-Ray technologyprovides resource efficient Deduplication during believes Deduplication should be everywhere, at theclient or the target. Symantec netbackup and NetBackupappliances have Deduplication built in, allowing customers toput Deduplication closer to the source to recognize thebenefits of Deduplication where they need it the Accelerator reduces traditional full backup timesto the speed of incremental backups, thereby reducing thestress of achieving RTO/RPO of the most demanding Overview: data ProtectionSymantec netbackup Intelligent Deduplication3 More InformationVisit our speak with a Product Specialist in the toll-free 1 (800) 745 6054To speak with a Product Specialist outside the specific country offices and contact numbers, please visitour SymantecSymantec is a global leader in providing security, storage andsystems management solutions to help consumers andorganizations secure and manage their information-drivenworld.

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