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UltraBac Disaster Recovery (UBDR) Pro uses snapshot, also referred
to as image-based, backup and disaster recovery technology to
provide lightning fast recovery for users of Windows servers and
workstations. The software is compatible with every Windows
NT, 2000, 2003, and XP operating system. UBDR Pro uses UltraBac's
ability to perform image backups, along with a Windows based
universal boot CD environment, to restore one or more disk
partitions even when no operating system is available. UBDR Pro
can be licensed for independent, stand-alone use, or it can be
fully integrated with UltraBac's regular file-by-file backup and
restore software.
Using innovative technology,
UBDR Pro is designed to be an organization's first line of defense
in preventing the undue financial loss associated with unnecessary
computer downtime. After installation, an automated scheduler
initiates snapshots (an exact image) of selected partitions to
local tape or disk, or any network UNC path. A built-in Locked
File Backup Agent ensures all files are backed up safely so they
can be restored with integrity when required. The UltraBac Image
Agent backs up only the active disk clusters within a partition,
ignoring non-pertinent page files and hibernation files, saving on
media space used and increasing restore speeds. Furthermore, the
snapshot is compressed on the client side. This not only reduces
network traffic when being backed up to a remote storage location,
but also increases the overall throughput speed of the entire
backup process.
Due to its fast transfer rate,
UBDR Pro can restore a crashed machine's operating system
partition in a matter of minutes - not the hours it normally
takes to rebuild a machine using the standard file-by-file backup
and restore method for recovering a failed system. The difference
in the time and effort saved in recovering a failed machine using
UBDR Pro versus other methods is substantial. UBDR Pro can restore
at speeds of up to 3GB/minute on high-speed Gigabit networks or
from local tape devices like LTO2 tape. To recover a dead server,
a user need only insert the universal UBDR Pro CD, boot the
machine to run the restore wizard, and initiate a restore with
just a few clicks of the mouse. No other setup is required. After
restoring a snapshot, a machine is recovered 100 percent to its
last backup state after a quick reboot. UBDR Pro also offers
built-in encryption so users can fully comply with security
requirements for backup media stored either on or off-site.
Differential image backups are
also offered with UBDR Pro. After a full image backup, users
may elect to perform differential backups until the next scheduled
full backup. Each differential backup includes all the changed
blocks since the last full backup. When recovering a machine,
simply restore the last full image backup followed by the most
recent differential image backup.
Image technology can also be
used to replicate new machines, perform system software upgrades,
snapshot a stable machine before installing new hardware or
software, and upgrading OS hard drives to larger sizes. All of
these functions can be performed using UBDR Pro to add value to
its ability to quickly restore a failed machine to operational
status.
- Live OS backup to tape, disk,
or network UNC path.
- Back up active sectors only to
minimize media requirements.
- Ignores page files and
hibernation file data.
- Back up one or all partitions
on a disk.
- Automatically compresses
backups.
- Boot from a universal CD with
no advance setup.
- Recover from tape, disk, or
network UNC path.
- Up to 3GB/minute restore
speed.
- Differential image backups.
- Resizes partition when
restoring to one physically larger than the original.
- Recover a non-active partition
while Windows is operating.
- Initiate and monitor restore(s)
from remote machine.
- Built-in encryption option for
security.
- Allows static "mirroring" of
local disks.
UBDR Pro has been carefully
designed to provide the utmost in server and workstation
protection by minimizing excessive and costly downtime that
usually accompanies a failed computer system.
If and when an unbootable condition does occur, UBDR Pro can
return the average machine to its operational status in 15 minutes
or less. |
