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Remote Data Management & Backup with Snap EDR
Snap EDR Agents
Snap EDR Agents are installed on all Snap Server,
Windows, UNIX, Linux or other systems involved in
the remote data processes. They are remotely installed
through the Snap EDR Manager and execute processes
and data transfer based on instructions and rules sent
from the Manager. They handle multiple tasks, such as
data consolidation, distribution, or synchronization
tasks.
Snap EDR Remote Data Solutions
To make it easier for companies to apply Snap EDR
technology to solve specific remote data problems,
Adaptec has developed a number of solution packages
for the most prevalent remote data problems. These
solutions include:
• Remote Data Discovery: To properly manage
remote data, a good understanding of data at
remote sites is essential. The Remote Data
Inventory solution automatically collects and
reports on data characteristics at remote locations
such as file types and sizes, ownership, file
create/modified/access dates, file system size,
utilization, and much more.
• Consolidated Archive: This solution provides for
rules-based archiving of remote data to central
systems while providing easy retrieval of the
archived file. Snap EDR will automatically archive
files based on flexible policies, such as file type, size
or access date. A unique file marker technology
allows users to retrieve archive files simply by
clicking on them.
• Consolidated Backup: This solution efficiently
consolidates data from multiple locations for a
unified backup process. Snap EDR identifies
changes made to remote files since the last backup
and on a scheduled or event-driven basis moves
only the bytes of those files that have changed to
the central site.
A Best Practices Guide to Managing
Remote Data
Best practices for managing and protecting remote
data involve both understanding and implementing
technology that supports the remote automated
processes. There are five primary steps toward
implementing an enterprise-wide remote data
management solution:
1. Identify and understand remote data and the
network environment
2. Select a remote data management solution
3. Create policy for how remote data should be
managed
B E S T P R A C T I C E S
4. Deploy centrally controlled automated processes to
implement the policy
5. Monitor and adjust as business conditions change
The questions below are designed as a guideline
towards implementing the first two steps of the
five-step remote data management process.
Assess the current system:
• Which types of applications are you using for data
transfers? (e.g. FTP, xcopy, robocopy, tftp, DFS/FRS,
public folder replication)
• How much manual intervention is currently
required?
• What are the failure rates for these systems? How
much does it cost when they fail?
• How easy is it to adjust to new business
requirements?
Determine your data movement goals:
Knowing your goals for data movement will assist in
developing the cost-recovery models to justify any
purchases needed. Example goals include:
• Reduce backup failure rates/increasing data
protection
• Reduce meantime to restore for remote office
• Ensure regulatory compliance for data archiving
• Automate data transfers to and from remote sites
Determine the types of data that need to be moved:
How much data is at the remote locations and what
are the characteristics of the data? (size, file types, disk
utilization, etc.)
• Which characteristics need to be maintained:
i. Ownership preservation?
ii. File system attributes?
iii. Physical disk layout?
What applications are running in the remote
locations?
• Does my data transfer system need to integrate with
particular vendor applications in 'real time'?
What data are users currently not backing up? (What
is my current exposure?)
What types of data need to be sent to the remote
office?
• How compressible is this data?
Determine the data movement volume:
Neither the time available nor the network is infinite.
You'll need to crunch the numbers and come up with:
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