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QStar Archive and Data Management Solutions Name Title
QStar Technologies A Trusted Leading Global Provider of Archive and Data Management software and solutions
Experts in Archiving for over 25 Years
Established 1987, Bethesda, MD, USA
Corporate Headquarters
Navarre, Florida - USA
Milan – Italy
Regional Sales Offices in USA, EMEA & APAC
Worldwide Sales & Support
Partners in 67 Countries on 6 Continents, over 8,500 installations worldwide
Founding Member of Active Archive (est. 2010) Securing the Future of Your Data®
Who archives? Industries
Digital Data
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Patient images, Research studies
Broadcast
Digital Audio and Video
Entertainment
High Definition Images /Content
Publication
Accounting records
Financial Services
Transaction information
Telecoms
Quality control data
Manufacturing
Design drawings
Construction
Emails & attachments
Legal
Public documents
Education
Historical and Cultural records
Government
Surveillance, Satellite Images
QStar Helps All Organizations Manage their Growing Digital Archives Securing the Future of Your Data®
Archiving vs. Backup
Backup = Recovery
Disaster prevention strategy
Short term data retention for recovery purposes
Archiving = Discovery
Business operation strategy
Long term data preservation for access purposes
Backup and Archiving are Complementary when Deployed in a Balanced Environment
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QStar Offers Flexibility and Choice
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QStar Technologies Products Archive Software Products : QStar Archive Manager - Archive Storage Virtualization / Create an Active Archive QStar Archive Replicator - Replicated Hybrid Archive for Archive Resilience and Disaster Protection QStar Data Director * – Block-based mirrored data storage to identical second destination
Storage Management Software Products: Network Migrator - Policy-based Tiered Storage Data Life-cycle Management - Optimize Storage and Reduce Backup *Product does not support LTFS Securing the Future of Your Data®
QStar Active Archive
Network Migrator
Archive Manager
Data Director or Archive Replicator
Primary Storage
QStar Disk Cache
Archive Storage
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Benefits of a QStar Active Archive Users and Applications can easily Search, Find and Retrieve data directly from the Archive
File System retrieval
Explorer type searches
File looks like it is still in the original location
File Attributes retained
Requires no Administrator intervention to retrieve even the oldest file
Facilitates e-discovery and data mining tools
Data is groomed for archive suitability using policies
Stub and Migrate to a more appropriate storage layer
Can also use Copy or Move
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QStar Archive Manager Software Creates a CIFS / NFS Gateway for Tape, Optical or RDX
QStar Integral Volume
Archive Manager
Volume Librarian
Install software on server Windows, Linux, UNIX Copy Disk/ Tape Function
Cache Full
F:/ Cache
Media Set
G:/ Cache 2
Application Servers On the Network
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QStar Server and Cache Requirements
Server (Windows, Linux, UNIX – 32 or 64 bit)
Cache (dedicated or shared)
Intel Xeon Quad Core 2.33GHz (or better) 16 – 32GB RAM Redundant Power Supply Fast Ethernet Cache Interface Card – FC, SAS, Fast Ethernet
Capacity = 1KB per file for metadata and VL database plus 1 week to 3 months ingestion RAID or Mirrored Disk configuration FC or SAS drives preferred. SATA if performance not so important. Redundant Power Supply
High Availability Servers (Windows, Linux - 64 bit)
2 x Servers, 1 x Cache and 1 x Switch (dedicated or shared)
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Timeline for Retention Manager
Retention Management policies are by Folder Securing the Future of Your Data®
Archive Manager / Archive Replicator
LTFS Volume Spanning
available in Release 6.0 from August 2012
Windows, Linux (32 and 64bit)
All LTO5 and LTO6 based libraries
Oracle T10000C libraries
IBM TS1140 libraries (IBM and Spectra Logic)
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Standard LTFS for Libraries Large Library
F:\tape1 F:\tape2 F:\tape3 F:\tape4 F:\tape5 F:\tape6 F:\tape7 F:\tape8 F:\tape9 F:\tape10 F:\tape11 F:\tape12 F:\tape13 F:\tape14 F:\tape15 F:\tape16 F:\tape17 F:\tape18 F:\tape19 F:\tape20 F:\tape21 F:\tape22 F:\tape23 F:\tape24 F:\tape25 F:\tape26 F:\tape27 F:\tape28 F:\tape29 F:\tape30
F:\tape31 F:\tape32 F:\tape33 F:\tape34 F:\tape35 F:\tape36 F:\tape37 F:\tape38 F:\tape39 F:\tape40 F:\tape41 F:\tape42 F:\tape43 F:\tape44 F:\tape45 F:\tape46 F:\tape47 F:\tape48 F:\tape49 F:\tape50 F:\tape51 F:\tape52 F:\tape53 F:\tape54 F:\tape55 F:\tape56 F:\tape57 F:\tape58 F:\tape59 F:\tape60
Why has LTFS been primarily Media and Entertainment?
MAM and DAM are more “media aware” and can often manage data to specific media.
Other applications cannot work with many targets. Securing the Future of Your Data®
QStar Archive Manager LTFS Spanning F:\ F:\ = 2.5TB F:\ = 5.0TB F:\ = 7.5TB F:\ = 10TB
F:\ = 10PB
New media is automatically added to the same set
All media in the set appears as one large, ever growing store
Media can still be exported and read in stand-alone drives
LTFS media can be imported – but is always a unique set
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File System Comparison Standard LTFS
QStar LTFS Spanning
QStar Proprietary
Data Exchange options
Yes
Yes
No
Single Global Directory tree (span multiple tapes)
No
Yes
Yes
File-level security
Encryption option
Yes (including encryption)
Yes (including encryption)
Larger files than one tape
No
Optional File Spanning *
Yes
Optimized media utilization
No
No
Yes
Block level mirroring
No
No
Yes (4 copies)
File level replication
Possible
Yes (4 copies)
Yes (4 copies)
Media copy
Yes
Yes
Yes
Partial File Retrieval
Possible
Possible
Yes
* QStar Tools required to read media in stand-alone drives
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What the Analysts say…… Storage Switzerland “LTFS brings transportability, portability and software freedom to the archive market. It should enable the adoption of tape as a storage medium in new use cases. But its file size limitations and lack of ability to segment files is an inhibitor, especially in large scale archive environments. QStar’s Archive Manager with LTFS-compatible Volume Spanning looks like a good answer. With Archive Manager 6.0 it combines the management and control of an enterprise archive application with the flexibility of industrystandard.” – Eric Slack
Mesabi Group “Not only is tape not dead, but tape now has new life breathed into it by QStar with its ability to use volume-spanning to extend the usefulness of LTFS. QStar’s LTFS volume-spanning creates highly scalable active archiving systems that empower enterprises to effectively reap the large cost benefits for using tape as part of very large archiving solutions.” - David G. Hill
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QStar Data Director 1 Mirrored writes within a library (requires two drives) Offline
QStar Integral Volume
Data Director 1
Volume Librarian
Media Set 1
Install software on server Windows, Linux, UNIX
F:/ Cache
Media Set 2
Application Servers On the Network New Media
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QStar Data Director Continuously Mirrors Data Between Two Media Sets, Within a Site or Across the Globe
Software provides a dependable cost effective archive strategy for archive disaster protection.
Includes all features of QStar Archive Manager, with additional functionality:
Real-time synchronous mirroring
Dynamic failover
Hot standby
Load balancing
Automatic re-synchronization
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Archive Manager for Object Storage A CIFS / NFS Gateway for Object Based Storage
QStar Integral Volume
Archive Manager
Volume Librarian
Install software on server Windows, Linux, UNIX
HTTP API
F:/ Cache
Application Servers On the Network
Object Based Storage Platform
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Basic Archive Configuration
Secure, Long-term Removable Storage
Archive Direct From Applications
Archive Manager Install software on server Windows, Linux, UNIX
Tape, Optical, RDX, Object Storage Offline Media Management
Users and Applications can save, search, find and retrieve files directly from archive.
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3-2-1
Archiving & Data Protection Best Practice
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QStar Archive Replicator Using QStar Archive Replicator, organizations can employ blends of storage technologies, creating a ‘hybrid archive’, to fit their individual archive requirements and budget.
Replica copies (up to 4) of all critical archived data can be stored on performance storage and a second copy on secure storage. Optionally, a disaster recovery copy can be stored locally, or across multiple geographic locations.
Creating a 3-2-1 Archiving and Data Protection Best Practice solution
Copies can use multiple file formats, proprietary (TDO) and industry-standard (LTFS, UDF, NTFS, EXT3 etc)
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Advanced Archive Configuration Secure Archive Copy Archive Replicator Install software on server Windows, Linux, UNIX
Tape, Optical, or RDX Offline /Offsite Media
Archive Direct From Applications
iSCSI, FC, WAN
Optional Performance RAID Access
Disaster Prevention Copy Tape, Optical, RDX, Disk, or Cloud Offline / Offsite Media
Network Migrator Policy-based Tiered Storage Data Life-cycle Manager software
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High Availability Configuration
Archive Manager Primary
FC, SAS, iSCSI Switch
QStar Cache
Archive Manager Secondary
Object Storage, Tape, Optical, RDX, Disk, or Cloud
Microsoft or Linux clusters
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QStar Archive Manager Features
Software can be installed on server using Windows, Linux, or UNIX (32 or 64 bit)
Supports ALL archive storage technologies
Tape libraries and drives including LTO, TS1140 and T10000C
Optical libraries including UDO, Blu-ray, DVD or CD
RDX stand-alone or multi-dock library
Object Storage using API integration
Any standard NAS or direct attached disk / RAID
Cloud Storage
Includes Retention Management to meet internal governance or compliance regulations
Options for Encryption, Digital Signature
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Storage Management Software QStar Network Migrator Policy-based Tiered Storage Data Life-cycle Management
Automatically migrate, move or copy static and unstructured data from primary storage to lower cost storage and to an archive using Archive Manager
Drastically Reduce Backup and Speed Recovery
Optimize Storage, Save on Storage Costs
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QStar Network Migrator Features:
Agents for Windows, Linux, UNIX, Mac and support for NetApp Fpolicy
Operating system stubs (reparse points or symlinks)
Simulation tools to test the impact of migration policies
Scalable up to support hundreds of Billions of files
Priced solely on capacity migrated
Web GUI for easy policy creation
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QStar Network Migrator Agent
Network
Migrator
Policy
Server
w/SQL
database
(Windows/Linux)
Stub
File
A
Agent
Agent
System
Admin
•
Create
policies
• Stub
and
Migrate
• Copy
• Move
• Delete
•
SimulaIons
•
ReporIng
•
Monitoring
User
Experience
•
Automated
data
movement
is
transparent
•
User
access
is
unaffected
when
using
stubs
•
New
share
or
mount
point
when
using
move
or
copy
Tiered
Storage
Stub
File
B
Low-cost SATA Disk
Archive
Storage
File
A
Agent
LAN/WAN
Tape, Optical, RDX, Object Storage, Disk or Cloud Storage
File
B
Archive
Manager
soAware
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QStar Network Migrator Policy-Based Migration
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QStar Network Migrator Simulation Primary Storage before Migration
5%
14%
Primary Storage after Migration
0% 5%
>1GB 500MB
15% 5%
>1GB
8%
19%
500MB
250MB
250MB 10%
100MB 50MB 8% 10%
50MB
20MB 10MB
20MB 15%
7%
5MB 10% 8%
2MB
5%
1MB 4%
7% 9%
Unused
5%
20TB Total Capacity – 1TB Free
10MB 5MB
2MB < 1MB
100MB
1MB 10%
< 1MB
9% 8%
Unused
4%
20TB Total Capacity – 3.8TB Free
Simple Policy used to migrate all files greater than 1GB Secondary Storage before Migration
5%
Secondary Storage after Migration
11%
>1GB
10%
500MB
250MB 5% 0%
100MB
100MB
50MB
5% 0%
10MB
50MB 20MB 10MB
5MB
5MB
2MB
2MB
1MB
50TB Total Capacity – 40.0TB Free
250MB
10%
20MB
80%
>1GB
500MB
< 1MB
1MB 74%
< 1MB
Unused
Unused
50TB Total Capacity – 37.2TB Free Securing the Future of Your Data®
Benefits Summary: QStar software
Creates an Active Archive Tier using CIFS or NFS
All archived data is accessible by Users or Applications
Reduces backup in the enterprise
Copy/Replication Options Enable Use of Removable Media or Remote Storage
Creates archive disaster prevention strategy
Eliminates backup of the archive tier
Optimizes Primary Storage & Reduce Storage Costs
WORM or Retention Management options
Choice of lower-cost archive technologies
Meet internal governance and compliancy regulations
Integrates into chosen Security Model
Choice of Windows, Linux, or UNIX Server Securing the Future of Your Data®
Thank You
www.qstar.com
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