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Integrated Software Solutions

The backup management software is a crucial component of the EBS that allows the hardware

components to work together. Compaq has partnered with Seagate Software Inc. and Computer

Associates Inc. to deliver an integrated, centralized, Fibre Channel storage solution for

Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and Novell NetWare 4.11 or later. The EBS enables multiple

servers to share libraries.

Computer Associates ARCserveIT solution within the Enterprise Backup

Solution is designed around a centralized primary server. A primary

ARCserveIT server manages and controls all tape device access and

coordinates task distribution. This primary server will automatically allocate

shared devices to queued backup/restore jobs. In the event a device is

unavailable, the primary ARCserveIT server will automatically assign

another available device to the queued backup job.

Seagate Software's Backup Exec solution combines the benefits of

centralized data storage with a distributed fault-tolerant architecture.

Multiple backup servers share common tape storage devices, yet all

backup servers operate independently and can initiate backups and

restores regardless of the state of other servers. Seagate Software

provides many additional features designed to increase fault tolerance

and data reliability.

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