iSam
Blue
Solution
Brief:
Storage
Director
Backup
Virtualization
iSam
Blue
offers
a
complete
range
of
solutions
for
protecting
your
company’s
most
important
asset:
your
data.
We’re
unique
because
this
is
all
we
do.
And
we
believe
in
building
relationships,
not
just
making
a
sale.
From
the
IBM
i
to
Windows
servers,
we
provide
you
with
the
best
solutions.
We
also
offer
a
wide
range
of
professional
services,
including
needs
assessment,
custom
solution
development,
implementation
and
installation,
performance
optimization,
migrations,
and
technical
support.
www.isamblue.com
Storage
Director
by
Tributary
Systems
is
a
storage
virtualization
and
consolidation
solution
that
truly
delivers
on
the
promise
of
backup
virtualization.
Storage
Director(SD)
can
meet
and
exceed
many
tape
backup
requirements
for
speed,
capacity,
compatibility,
reliability,
and
more.
 Provides
fully
automated
backup
and
restore
operations
 Integrated
business
intelligence
capabilities
for
industry
leading
reports,
analysis,
and
capacity
planning
 Data‐at‐rest
compression/encryption
on
both
disk
cache
and
physical
tape
media
 Transparent
remote
backup
&
restore
features
to
satisfy
off‐site
archival
requirements
 Enables
alternate
site
disaster
recovery
schemes
 User
defined
policies
allow
flexible
tape
and
data
migration
strategies
 Specifically
designed
for
heterogeneous
multi‐platform
environments
 Customized
configurations
for
higher
availability
and
specific
customer
needs
 Supports
tape
library
distribution
and
consolidation
Automated
Backup
&
Restore
/
Multi‐Platform
Storage
Director
offers
a
state‐of‐the‐art
backup
storage
consolidation
platform
which
can
handle
requirements
from
even
the
most
complex
environments.
Storage
Director
implements
a
wide
variety
of
data
protection
schemes
and
tape
library
consolidation,
thus
eliminating
the
need
to
dedicate
devices
for
specific
backup
purposes.
Fully
Automated
Backup
and
Restore
Operations
Storage
Director’s
technology
brings
a
scalable,
flexible,
and
high‐throughput
solution
to
backup
and
restore
operations.
No
longer
do
operations
staffs
need
to
monitor
data
movement.
Storage
Director
provides
dynamic
drive
sharing,
customer
defined
virtual
tape
policies,
backup
to
local
and
remote
sites,
and
performance
improvements
over
current
backup
methods.
Multi‐Platform
Heterogeneous
Environments
Storage
Director
emulates
several
standard
front
end
interfaces
in
which
existing
backup
servers
and
application
scan
connect
and
control.
Because
Storage
Director
(known
as
ViTAL
2.0
in
non‐IBM
environments)
adheres
to
standard
interfaces,
backup
servers
can
reside
on
nearly
any
platform
and
operating
system
in
the
market
today.
This
includes
IBM
i
(AS/400,
iSeries),
IBM
Power
Systems
(AIX,
Linux),
IBM
z
(z/OS,
Linux
for
z),
HP
NonStop,
HP
Open
VMS,
Sun
SPARC,
blade
systems,
and
of
course,
x86Intel
or
AMD
based
systems
all
running
backup
applications
on
Microsoft
Windows,
Linux,
Unix,
and
more.
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Remote
Site
Backup
and
Disaster
Recovery
Storage
Director
provides
offsite
data
storage
that
is
often
a
prerequisite
in
satisfying
complete
data
backup
and
security.
This
can
be
accomplished
by
writing
data
to
physical
tape
and
then
storing
the
tapes
in
an
offsite
vault.
A
better
and
more
cost
effective
approach
is
to
configure
SD
to
electronically
transfer
encrypted
data
to
and
from
a
remote
site.
Since
the
data
is
readily
available
at
the
remote
site,
restoring
by
using
SD
at
the
remote
site
is
an
integral
part
in
any
disaster
recovery
plan.
Tape
Library
Distribution
and
Consolidation
Storage
Director
can
present
multiple
front‐end
virtual
libraries
which
existing
backup
servers
can
utilize.
These
backup
servers
view
each
connected
front‐end
virtual
library
as
dedicated
to
its
needs.
SD,
in
turn,
can
consolidate
these
virtual
libraries
into
one
or
more
physical
back‐end
devices,
typically
a
tape
library
with
drives.
The
result
is
a
reduction
in
the
number
of
tape
libraries
and
drives
needed
as
well
as
reduced
maintenance
costs.
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iSam Blue, LLC
(801) 938-3490
(801) 368-9400
www.isamblue.com
[email protected]
Fully
Customizable
and
Scalable
Customized
Configurations
Storage
Director
will
meet
the
needs
of
large
data
center
customers
as
well
as
small
entry
level
customers.
It
is
available
in
three
models:
Enterprise,
Mid‐Range,
and
Entry
Level.
SD
Enterprise
offers
a
multi‐node,
large
disk
cache,
a
highly
available
solution
for
most
demanding
enterprise
computing
environments.
Designed
for
smaller
storage
environments
and
at
a
lower
cost,
SD
Entry
Level
is
based
on
the
same
robust
core
and
can
migrate
to
larger
configurations
while
preserving
your
existing
infrastructure.
Backup
sizes,
throughput
requirements,
tape
retention
policies,
availability
requirements,
as
well
as
future
growth
rates
will
determine
which
model
best
fits
a
customer’s
needs.
Scalable
and
Expandable
Storage
Director
changes
as
your
backup
requirements
change.
Additional
virtual
libraries,
drives,
and
tapes
are
easily
added
through
a
client
GUI.
Additional
disk
cache
enclosures
can
be
introduced
into
the
system
and
through
put
performance
and
higher
availability
can
be
achieved
through
the
muit‐node
architecture.
Storage
Director
will
meet
the
needs
of
today
and
protect
your
investment
by
meeting
a
different
set
of
needs
tomorrow.
Storage
Director
at
a
Glance
• Virtual
Slot
Capacity
per
Library
Up
to
30,000
• Virtual
Libraries
and
Drives
Up
to
1023
virtual
devices
• Data
Backup
Rate
Up
to
4TB/hour/node
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(801) 938-3490
(801) 368-9400
www.isamblue.com
[email protected]
In
the
Cloud
Storage
Director
is
Cloud
Ready!
Cloud
computing
is
fundamentally
changing
the
way
that
IT
resources
are
deployed
and
utilized.
Enterprise
customers
see
the
reduced
costs
and
flexibility
benefits
of
this
new
architecture
–
whether
it
is
through
private,
public,
or
hybrid
cloud
solutions.
Storage
Director
can
be
utilized
in
this
new
infrastructure
model
in
a
variety
of
ways:
 Private
Cloud
–
Storage
Director
fills
in
the
DR
gap
by
providing
a
cost‐effective,
easy‐to‐use
device
that
allows
you
to
manage
your
backup
from
anywhere
using
a
GUI
interface.
 Public
Cloud
–
ISVs
can
host
Storage
Director
in
the
cloud
and
offer
you
the
same
advantages.
 iSam
Blue
provides
cloud‐based
hosting
services
for
your
DR
and
HA
needs.
From
simple
repository
to
complete
real
time
replication,
iSam
Blue
has
all
your
data
protection
needs
covered.
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iSam Blue, LLC
(801) 938-3490
(801) 368-9400
www.isamblue.com
[email protected]