STORAGETEK ENTERPRISE BACKUP

Next-Generation Data Backup

StorageTek Enterprise Backup software, Sun chip multithreading servers, and Oracle Solaris deliver end-to-end data protection.

D The base reference architecture includes a

atacenter administrators in all industry

Oracle’s evaluation of the requirements

single StorageTek Enterprise Backup master face a similar array of archive challenges:

segments and in companies of all sizes

established the number of backup targets

backup server managing multiple StorageTek explosive data growth, pressure to provide

that could be supported and provided an

Enterprise Backup software storage node promised service levels, “forever” archive

understanding of the system configuration

servers. These storage node servers are data retention and retrieval requirements,

and steady-state CPU utilization required to

attached to virtual tape libraries, Serial ATA and rising energy costs. As a result, data pro-

reach that performance level.

(SATA) disk pools, network-attached storage tection environments are becoming larger,

In this architecture, StorageTek Enterprise

(NAS) disk pools, EMC Avamar deduplication more complex, and increasingly diverse.

Backup software is used to provide disk- and

solutions, and tape libraries that store the And while administrators are facing these

tape-based data protection as well as archival

backup data and deduplication metadata. The challenges with a comprehensive backup

and recovery management. The solution

architecture provides a choice of servers for solution, they also have to control costs and

scales to support an enterprise network with

the various backup roles: any Sun CMT server build a platform that will continue to meet

numerous clients running a mix of Oracle

model can be configured as the StorageTek growing future demands.

Solaris, AIX, HP/UX, Linux, and Windows.

Enterprise Backup software management To address these challenges, Oracle

The multitier architecture includes backup

console, backup server, or storage node, and a has developed an open, intelligent, and

clients, a management console and backup

single server can function in multiple roles. highly scalable general-purpose archive

server, one or more storage nodes, and a wide

The configuration in Figure 1 serves solution with state-of-the-art technology

variety of disk and tape devices that can be

a network environment with numerous and breakthrough cost structures. Using

configured at the discretion of the system

backup clients running heterogeneous oper- Oracle’s StorageTek Enterprise Backup software and powered by Oracle’s Sun chip multithreading (CMT) servers and the Oracle

administrator in charge of the installation.

AIX

HP/UX

Linux

Oracle Microsoft

Solaris Windows

Solaris operating system, this solution

Backup Backup Clients

Clients

delivers next-generation data protection

for large and small heterogeneous envi- 1 Gb TCP/IP

1 Gb TCP/IP

10 Gb and 1 Gb Ethernet Client Network / VLAN 10 Gb

ronments alike. And it provides virtually 10 Gb

Backup Software Management StorageTek Enterprise

StorageTek Enterprise Backup Software Backup Server/Storage Nodes

unlimited scalability with central manage-

Console Backup Server/Storage Node

SPARC Enterprise T5220 Server

SPARC Enterprise T5240 Server

Server Module Blade T6320

ment and end-to-end data protection across

SPARC Enterprise T5120 Server

heterogeneous technologies.

StorageTek Enterprise Backup Software Avamar

THE BACKUP ARCHITECTURE

Deduplication Node

Oracle’s data backup architecture is 8 Gb FC

Storage Pools

10 Gb Ethernet Backup Network / VLAN

4 Gb FC 8 Gb Fibre Channel SAN 4 Gb FC

designed as a solution for providing network

10 Gb NFS

4 Gb FC

backups of heterogeneous clients. Based on common implementations of existing customer environments, the target environment includes backup clients connected via

a LAN with 1 gigabit Ethernet network links. Tape Libraries

Enterprise Backup Software Storage Units

Virtual Tape Libraries

Modular Disk

Tape Drives

Uniﬁed Storage System Storage 7000

StorageTek Virtual Tape Library Plus System

6140 Array StorageTek

10000B and LTO 4 StorageTek SL3000, and SL8500 StorageTek SL500,

A key objective of this architecture is to

Modular Library Systems

achieve competitive price/performance.

Figure 1: Oracle’s next-generation backup architecture

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ating systems, all of which are configured to simultaneously back up their data to the Avamar solution. Although this architecture demonstrates many data backup method- ologies, none of the backup devices relies on any other backup device for performance.

Despite the fact that this architecture includes multiple StorageTek Enterprise Backup software storage node servers, a single storage node server or a single storage node/backup server can be deployed to support different network backup workloads. This design provides a highly scalable solution, because additional storage node servers and archive devices can be added as needed.

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