OPEN FILE MANAGER

The landscape for data storage has changed drastically in the last few years. The quantities of mission-critical data that companies have to store, manage and maintain are growing exponentially. At the same time, demand for 24/7 application availability is now the norm. In the past, IT administrators would typically do backups during off-hours, when they could be assured the network would be inactive. Now networks must be available at all times, increasing the possibility for errors due to missed open files.

Closing critical files or barring access to applications during backups is no longer feasible. Even if your backup program tries to access skipped files again at the end of a backup, if the files are still open, they will be ignored and critical data will be missed. And when your backup program does manage to backup previously open files at the end, any files it backs up are vulnerable to synchronization problems and the relational integrity of your data is compromised.

Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) helps alleviate some of these issues; however, in order for VSS to work, the backup software and the business application must be VSS aware.  This is not always the case.

EVault Open File Manager to the Rescue
EVault Open File Manager is enterprise-class software that enables your backup application to also back up open files, ensuring business continuity and protection of mission-critical data. It works with applications that are VSS-aware, as well as with those that are not,  consistently capturing open files and relational applications, even if they are changing during the backup – all without locking users out of applications or forcing them to log off the network.

EVault Open File Manager integrates with the VSS framework. Applications that recognize VSS can take advantage of the VSS framework while applications that do not recognize VSS can take advantage of the native Open File Manager framework.  This ensures that the backup is consistent and there is no ambiguity as to the state of the backup created.

With EVault Open File Manager working alongside a company’s backup software, popular databases, applications and servers such as Oracle SQL Server, Exchange Server and Lotus Notes can be in use and running while backup occurs. Because backups can be run at any time without the risk of skipped or corrupt files, the need for a specific "backup window" has now been “closed.”

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Works with Virtually All Backup Programs

EVault Open File Manager seamlessly works with leading backup software, including Computer Associates BrightStor ARCserve, VERITAS Backup Exec and NetBackup, IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, Hewlett-Packard Data Protector, EMC/LEGATO NetWorker, BakBone Software NetVault: Backup and many more.