Gerd Becker new Head of Solution Competence Center at Cristie Data
Cristie proudly welcomes new employee Gerd Becker as Head of Solution Competence Center On March 1, 2021, Gerd Becker took over the position of Head of Solution Competence Center at Cristie Data. The IBM Tivoli Certified Instructor previously worked for Empalis Consulting GmbH for almost 23 years and was responsible for Innovation, Cloud and Storage. The trainer developed successful storage courses for IBM Education Services in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. As an author, he contributed to several Redbooks for IBM, including IBM Tivoli Storage Manager as a Data Protection Solution and IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Practical Guidance for Deployment, Configuration, and Usage. Cristie has been a recognized IBM solution partner since 2002 and already employs several certified experts and specialists. Volker Wester, Managing Director of Cristie Data GmbH, proudly welcomes the new team member and is delighted with the "additional asset to the company. Gerd is a recognized authority in the community. His experience and extensive knowledge benefit both his colleagues in the team and, of course, especially our customers. I am delighted and wish Gerd much success and enjoyment with us." Gerd Becker has almost 40 years of IT experience. His focus is on IBM storage management solutions and mainframe environments (OS/390®, VSE, VM, and Linux® for zSeries®). Gerd Becker has been involved in Guide-Share Europe (GSE) for over 20 years. Since 2003, he has been the first chairman of the System Managed Storage working group and a member of the organizing committee of the TSM and ISP Symposiums. In 1, he was again awarded the title of IBM Champion. The 2021st conference of the Storage Management Working Group will take place virtually from April 61 to 13, 28. The preliminary agenda is available online. Interested parties can register for accreditation informally by emailing Gerd Becker.
Cristie Data and Rubrik bring the cloud to power
Even though electricity demand is increasing less than feared a few years ago, despite ever newer and larger data centers, it is still increasing. The fact that energy consumption no longer grows proportionally to computing power is primarily due to technology. Modern computers are much more efficient than their power-hungry predecessors. New technology such as cloud computing helps to make better use of resources. However, despite all their efficiency, operators are often far from CO2 neutrality. And there is still a lot of potential for optimizing total cost of ownership (TCO). Cristie Data GmbH has a solution for both. On 25. In November, the company, which specializes in data management and disaster recovery, presented its newest data center and introduced new managed cloud services. Together with technology partner Rubrik, the innovative company offers backup and disaster recovery as a service (BaaS, DRaaS) with electricity directly from the producer. The square must fit into the round Cristie Managing Director Volker Wester attaches great importance to particularly sustainable and cost-efficient services. In addition, its business partners demand a high level of security for their data with the greatest possible flexibility and minimal downtime. The busy entrepreneur also takes this into account when choosing his data centers (DC), which he uses, among other things. a. at COMback GmbH and its high-security data center in a former nuclear shelter. His penchant for unusual locations is also reflected in the new data center. This is located at the base of a wind turbine tower. As a Paderborn native, Volker Wester knows the advantages of his hometown. The windy area is ideal for wind farms. A lot of wind generates a lot of green energy. This is a challenge for the existing power grids. Is there a risk of overcapacity, e.g. B. Due to too much wind, the wind turbines are throttled down by the grid operator. In order to make better use of its facilities, the regional wind energy company WestfalenWIND has come up with an idea: It combines the electricity-intensive consumer with a sustainable producer. This idea resulted in a data center certified according to availability class III in the tower of an Enercon E-115 wind turbine – the windCORES. The concept was awarded the German Data Center Prize in 2019. The windCORES are directly connected to the major internet exchanges in Frankfurt via dedicated dark fiber. A capacity of up to 6 Tbit/s not only enables almost any bandwidth in the data connection, but also with extremely short latency times. The independent media of fiber optic and microwave radio guarantee reliability. “In addition to the incredible performance, two things in particular convinced us: the security concept and the fact that we can offer our services at an incredibly affordable rate. At least we save on network charges for electricity tariffs. Of course, we are happy to pass this on to our customers,” says Volker Wester, who also appreciates the sustainability of the almost CO2-free data center in the wind turbine. Cloud backup and disaster recovery made in Germany By using the windCORES data center, Cristie offers its clients a wide range of options. Large organizations can use the new locations for their archives. It does not matter whether the data is to be stored on tapes or disks. However, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will probably benefit the most. In collaboration with Rubrik, Cristie has enhanced its managed cloud services with ransomware protection and instant recovery capabilities. The service, based on the CLOUDBRIK product line, is now available as a cloud or hybrid cloud. Volker Wester helps companies focus on their core business. “Our customers have the certainty of being able to access their data at any time – no matter what happens. CLOUDBRIK and Rubrik intelligence protect companies from the consequences of ransomware attacks. We ensure minimal downtime for critical services and focus on efficiency, especially in terms of total costs. And with our approach, we're also saving the climate," he adds proudly, with a little wink. About WestfalenWIND IT: WestfalenWIND IT currently operates wind turbines (WEA) with a total output of approx. 350 MW. It deals with the development and expansion of the benefits of wind turbines for IT settlement concepts along sustainable energy generation infrastructures. A symbiosis of conventional data centers (DC) and wind turbines was developed to meet future IT needs and energy price developments. The innovative windCORES concept demonstrates new economic pathways for the sustainable, efficient and cost-effective operation of a wide variety of IT applications and systems through a unique use of synergies.
Erasure Coding 101
The term Erasure Coding (EC) is appearing more and more frequently in product data sheets of almost all storage providers in connection with storage management. In particular, all-flash arrays no longer offer RAID. Erasure coding is much better suited for SSDs than conventional RAID-5 or RAID-6. In this article, we explain the basic concepts of erasure coding, explain its basic function, and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of erasure coding. Erasure Coding is motivated by two significant developments in enterprise IT. As the capacity of the hard drives increases, the rebuilding of a defective RAID takes longer and longer. It takes about 20 hours to completely rewrite a current 16TB disk. To avoid disrupting productive I/O during RAID rebuilds, these rebuilds usually run in the background with low priority. This increases the recovery time accordingly. Rebuild times of 1-2 days are no longer uncommon. In addition, due to the nature of RAID-5 or RAID-6, rebuilding a single disk also means a lot of mechanical stress for all disks in the RAID array. It is quite possible that additional disks may fail during a rebuild. In environments with many hard disks, the move is often away from RAID-6 and towards multiple replication. The complete dataset is therefore stored redundantly (often three times). This requires a lot of storage media and makes file management more difficult. Another challenge is the increasing proliferation of virtual environments and hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI). File systems no longer span only hard disks or SSDs within a system. Distributed file systems provide a unified namespace across multiple systems. This makes it very easy, e.g. B. to start a virtual machine on any host within the HCI. RAID only works within a system. Erasure coding can remove this limitation. Erasure coding. What's this? Erasure coding belongs to the area of so-called error-correcting codes, sometimes also referred to as Forward Error Correction (FEC). Erasure coding has its scientific background in the mathematical field of linear algebra. These codes have been intensively researched since approx. the 1960s. Such codes were used early on for digital data transmission over long-distance routes. Erasure coding on data storage media was first used commercially in 1982 with the market launch of audio CDs. Erasure codes are also used on DVDs and for DVB-S. The best known algorithm is the Reed-Solomon algorithm, named after its two inventors (both mathematicians). There are also a number of other algorithms with different advantages and disadvantages. The research is far from complete; with the intensive use of erasure coding, new questions and problems arise that are worth examining in detail. However, the basic principle of these codes is always the same: data that enters a system is divided into a fixed number of equal-sized chunks (data chunks). These chunks are then supplemented with redundancy information using mathematical methods (redundancy chunks). Finally, data chunks and redundancy chunks are stored on a storage medium. Separate disks can be provided for redundancy chunks (horizontal codes) or the redundancy information can be written to the same disks together with data chunks (vertical codes). The latter is the far more common method. Terminology and Notation A typical notation for erasure coding would be something like EC(20,16) or EC(12,9). Expressed mathematically and generally, this is EC(n,k). Where n is the total number of hard disks in a system, k is the number of data disks. The difference n–k is the number of disks used for redundancy. This is also the number of hard drives that can fail in such a network without compromising data integrity. In practice, the much easier-to-understand term Erasure Coding 9+3 is increasingly being used. In this example, Erasure Coding 9+3 is identical to EC(12,9). A total of 12 disks rotate in this array, 3 of which can fail without data being lost. The ratio of data to redundancy chunks can be individually adjusted within limits depending on the algorithm used. The ratio affects performance, the number of disks that can fail, and the required CPU and network performance in the event of recovery. In practice, it can or The storage administrator rarely has to set the ratio individually. Manufacturers usually offer the following in the management interface: d. R. several preconfigured erasure codings. The administrator then simply chooses between optimization for speed, optimization for capacity or optimization for reliability and leaves it to the firmware to select the appropriate erasure coding. Advantages of Erasure Coding Erasure coding can provide more and more flexible redundancy than RAID-5 and RAID-6. We have already briefly outlined this. In addition to the technical advantages, erasure coding i. d. R. The procurement of hardware is also significantly cheaper because, compared to RAID, significantly fewer hard disks are required for the same or better redundancy. A calculation example: We assume that a storage system offers an erasure coding EC(12,9) or 9 + 3. In a setup with a total of 12 hard drives, 3 drives can fail and data integrity is still maintained. This redundancy is not possible with conventional RAID. To achieve redundancy greater than two disks, one would, for example, B. use a RAID-5 with three replicas. We further assume that we use modern 16TB hard drives. These plates currently cost (September 2020) around 400€ each. The EC(12,9) has nine data disks, so 9 x 16TB = 144 TB usable for the file system. A total of 12 plates must be purchased, i.e. 12 x 400€ = 4.800€. The calculation looks very different with the same usable capacity but triple replication of a RAID-5. For 144 TB of usable capacity, you also need 9 disks. Additionally, a tenth disk for redundancy in a RAID-5. But because we write triple redundantly, we ultimately need 3 x 10 disks = 30 disks. With the same 16TB disks as above, the procurement costs are 30 x 400€ = 12.000€. In this example, RAID-5 with replication is two and a half times more expensive to purchase than an equally redundant system based on erasure coding. Further savings result from the smaller space requirements (volume and footprint) in the data center (12 disks vs. 30 discs). This also reduces power consumption and air conditioning performance in the server room. The latter admittedly plays only a marginal role in the TCO consideration of the overall operation. Every coin has two sides. If a disk or storage node fails, data must be reconstructed. For this purpose, various still intact data chunks as well as intact redundancy chunks are read and the missing data is calculated from them according to the erasure coding algorithm. Recovery with erasure coding is somewhat more computationally intensive than with conventional RAID. Dependent
NEW: Multi-Cloud Data Management with Cristie CLOUDBRIK
CLOUDBRIK is a turnkey solution for managing all data in the company. A user-friendly management interface (GUI) simplifies administration and control. The instant recovery mode ensures uninterrupted work, even in an emergency. Data protection as a service With CLOUDBRIK, data is stored encrypted in a hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI). Airgap, media breaks and WORM functionality protect data from ransomware attacks. The file system is based on erasure coding. Enterprise search mechanisms ensure that files can be found quickly. Depending on the application, the data is stored in one of three available storage tiers: CLOUDBRIK T1 for backup and disaster recovery CLOUDBRIK T2 for long-term archiving CLOUDBRIK T3 as an interface to the cloud All CLOUDBRIKs are part of Cristie Managed Services. Cristie Care Packs offer high flexibility and are available in three SLA variants: Basic, Advanced and Premium. All SLAs can optionally be extended with the “Plus” package for 7 x 24. From proactive monitoring and reporting to troubleshooting across the entire environment, the Care Packs also include configuration adjustments and support with administrative issues. Cristie CLOUDBRIK can be deployed anywhere: in your own data center, in branch offices or in multi-cloud environments. Using Cristie CLOUDBRIK significantly reduces total cost of ownership (TCO), radically simplifies administration and protects mission-critical data, including: a. also from ransomware attacks. Tier 1: BACKUP & RECOVERY The TIER 1 CLOUDBRIK is the backup recovery engine with all the features needed to protect mission-critical data. The installation takes place on-site in the central data center or at a branch or location. external location. Tier 2: ARCHIVE STORAGE The Tier 2 Brik was developed to reduce the costs of long-term storage (archiving). Erasure coding and a native S3 interface ensure maximum security and reliability. CLOUDBRIK Tier 2 already includes free tiering for CLOUDBRIK T3 (optional Public Cloud Tiering) and can be combined with any S3-compatible application, local storage (on-premises) or custom volumes. Tier 3: CLOUD SERVICES The third tier is cloud storage, including: a. for greater data intelligence and the protection of Office365 or other cloud-native applications and services provided as SaaS. CLOUBRIK T3 can optionally transfer data to any other cloud provider (S3). Every CLOUDBRIK is hyperconverged. The HCI technology-based appliances consist of four servers and are equipped with fast SSDs, high-performance HDDs for backup storage, and Cristie's backup & recovery software. For operation at remote locations, we recommend using the smaller version CLOUDBRIK AIR. OPEX instead of CAPEX Every solution is tailored to the individual requirements. In addition to the basic configuration, additional functions and services can be added. All CLOUDBRIKS are available as a monthly subscription – with or without upfront payment. The CLOUDBRIK T3 can also store data with a pay-as-you-go option. Of course, combinations of all available billing models are also possible. Each CLOUDBRIK can be rented with or without advance payment. The CLOUDBRIK T3 also comes with a pay-as-you-go option.
Cristie Data is the first Rubrik authorized support partner (RASP) in Germany
Rubrik offers simple and fast next-generation data management. Data availability, anytime, anywhere, is Cristie's top priority. Rubrik's portfolio of unified cloud, edge, and on-premises data management and protection solutions complements our existing solutions. In Germany, we were the first company to achieve Rubrik Authorized Support Partner (RASP) status. Partner status (RASP) means our technical specialists have completed Rubrik's highest level of training and are now fully accredited. As a single point of contact for our customers, we now offer even more expertise. Rubrik's unique software platform enables companies to fully unlock the value of their data—data that is increasingly distributed across data centers and clouds. Volker Wester, Managing Director of Cristie-Data GmbH, is enthusiastic: "Most backup solutions on the market are not designed to manage data in cloud environments. They can't keep pace with the speed or complexity of the demands of modern IT architectures. With Rubric, backup is no longer just a cost. From the very beginning, we were won over by the user-first mentality and a deep understanding of customer requirements." Customers around the world choose Rubrik to automate self-service at scale and eliminate the complexity of legacy backups while maintaining governance, compliance, and security. This enables companies to manage their business hours more flexibly, accelerate the development of their core business, and leverage the cloud for digital transformation. The Rubrik platform provides data protection for modern workloads and is designed for simplicity and automation," confirms Pernilla Arensparr, CEO of Cristie Nordic. "The easy-to-understand system guarantees a quick start to your backups with minimal manual effort." For both Cristie Data and Cristie Nordic, the Rubrik platform is a sensible extension of their portfolio of existing data protection solutions and is specifically aimed at companies that quickly need an on-premises solution for all or part of their environment. "Rubrik is a good choice for companies with more than 200 VMs, on-premises and hybrid environments," says Pernilla Arensparr. "We believe the platform will be beneficial for medium-sized and large companies in both the private and public sectors." The Rubrik platform is available through Cristie Data GmbH and Cristie Nordic and is already being successfully deployed in several large organizations in the Nordic and DACH regions.
Why the time for capacity-based licenses is over
StrongLink is the ultimate software solution for heterogeneous storage management with advanced technologies for intelligent data management across local, network and cloud storage. Large IT organizations hate licensing software based on capacity for one simple reason: data grows exponentially—a fact over which they often have little or no control. And they have even less control over the license price, which continually increases as the amount of stored data increases. This affects the range of products for storage, backup, archiving, replication, data management, data monitoring and data movement. Software vendors love software licenses that can be billed based on capacity. The approach is the same for most providers: a cheap entry-level system and expensive extensions once the company has decided on a manufacturer. With each extension the term is extended. The classic vendor lock-in. In the cloud age, another component determines the price: performance. The licensing of network bandwidth adds further complexity to the licensing jungle. Not only is the bandwidth licensed based on the cumulative amount of data transmitted over the network. The maximum amount of data that can be transmitted through the network at any given time is also licensed. Such licensing is typically based on bits per second. If more data needs to be transported within the same period, the license must be extended. Sounds sensible and fair to most IT departments. The trick, as always, lies in the complexity. Software license that is tied to the hardware Separate software license for each switch Software license for monitoring Software license for backup based on data volume or optionally services to be backed up (!= clients) Licenses for central management Licenses for transmission paths Licenses for cloud storage and additional licenses for movements (uploads, moves, downloads, etc.) Licenses for processor cores (which for an Oracle database on an AMD server with 64 cores – per CPU! – can be expensive) licenses for virtual instances, which can quickly become unpredictable with containers, etc. etc. In general, these licenses are also asynchronous. For example, it is much cheaper to upload data to the cloud than to get it out again. We are talking about data lock-in here. StrongBox Data Solutions has set out to make the management of capacity-based licensing transparent and automate with StrongLink. For the development of the StrongLink Autonomous Data Management solution, all forms of capacity-based measurement licenses were therefore eliminated as a central design principle of a scale-out architecture. StrongLink does not have capacity licensing and never will. At StongLink, only the performance that a company needs to manage its workflows is licensed. Prices do not change over time. This simplifies budgeting. The license is calculated based on four simple variables: What is the performance of a node? How many nodes are there per location? How many locations are there? Is tape storage involved? For example, we refer to an instance of StrongLink that is hosted on a server or in a VM as a Star or StrongLink node. The license fee of such a star node (Star License) is based on the number of CPU cores in that node that are assigned to the system. For lighter workflows and simpler use cases, a smaller number of CPU cores would be used and licensed. Heavier or more complex workflows with higher system requirements can be assigned a larger number of CPU cores to increase node performance. Here the license costs are also higher. The second component of the StrongLink licensing model is to determine whether more than one star node, e.g. B. for HA or additional performance requirements are combined in one configuration. We then speak of a constellation. With its scale-out architecture, StrongLink can be deployed with three or more nodes. StrongLink can be expanded to as many nodes as needed to meet performance requirements. The question of the number of geographical locations, e.g. B. for DR or other replication use cases is easy to answer. From two locations or StrongLink constellations we speak of a Galaxy. The last variable is support for tape libraries. This is an optional add-on, as not everyone needs tape storage. For those that do, the ability to seamlessly extend their flash and disk-based storage with on-premises tape archives without capacity limits offers a tremendous advantage. “Predictable, consistent pricing makes it easy to plan for the future without surprises. This works even when it is difficult to predict how quickly the data will grow over time. Just as a network switch provider doesn't charge you a variable rate based on the volume of data passing through your pipes, StrongLink licensing allows you to control your storage costs without adding another capacity tax to your environment," says Floyd Christofferson, CEO of StrongBox Data Solutions. The ability to automate policy-based data storage across different storage types, including tape and cloud, does not help companies completely break free from closed vendor or data ecosystems. But it helps them avoid being further penalized for the growth of their data. 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Case study: How ReiseBank reduces its TCO with Cristie and PoINT
Banks and insurance companies process large amounts of data in countless transactions every day. This is also the case with ReiseBank AG – Germany’s market leader in the travel payment business. In addition to so-called hot data (data that is actively being worked with), a company like ReiseBank generates a lot of cold (inactive) data. These must be secured in accordance with the law, but also made available again quickly if needed. Dipl.-Ing. Jörg-Peter Levin is Key Account Manager & Manager Operations at Cristie Data GmbH: “Large amounts of inactive data are taking up more and more storage space on ReiseBank AG’s network drives. This is not just a major cost factor. It also causes significant delays in backups or in the event of a disaster recovery. Valuable time for a company whose business model primarily relies on real-time transactions." The financial institution was looking for a solution for the automated archiving of data that no longer needs to be accessed or only rarely. Preferably it should be a software-based solution. “Our many years of experience with numerous banks and insurance companies helped us to quickly recommend the right solution,” emphasizes Cristie Managing Director Volker Wester. The swapping process and thus the relief of the primary storage should run in the background based on rules. Users had to continue to have transparent access to archived data without changing their usual workflows. “It quickly became clear to us that only a few providers were suitable. The choice quickly fell on the PoINT Storage Manager,” explains Jörg-Peter Levin. The Data & Storage Management solution from Siegen-based PoINT Software & Systems GmbH is particularly well-suited for migrating and archiving large amounts of unstructured data to secondary or archive storage in multi-tiered storage architectures. After the test phase, the decision was made to use a two-tier storage architecture. The specialist departments continue to access their data via the usual applications. With PoINT Storage Manager, the directory entries remain on the primary storage system. The file contents are moved to the archive storage. This procedure ensures that the original file system structure is completely preserved. When a file is accessed, it is automatically read from the archive storage and passed to the application. The displacement of file contents into the archive storage relieves the load on the storage network and primary storage. Hans Hohenwarter, Team Leader System Operations at ReiseBank AG, is relieved: “We are now looking forward to the growth in data volumes in particular with a relaxed attitude. With the new architecture and the PoINT Storage Manager, we are well positioned. In addition, we can counteract rising costs, e.g. B. for fast storage media.” Another advantage of the new architecture is the significant reduction in backup and recovery times. Rapid recovery of strategically important data is business-critical for service providers such as ReiseBank AG. In addition, existing resources could continue to be used. The Storage Manager supports storage media regardless of manufacturer. Due to the flexible configuration and easy expansion options, Cristie Data GmbH and ReiseBank AG have found a long-term solution for storage and data management with the PoINT Storage Manager. Advantages of the solution at a glance: Immediate relief of expensive primary storage with unchanged file system structure; faster access and processing times while simultaneously reducing the required bandwidth in the storage network; drastic reduction in backup and restore times; efficient file lifecycle management
Press release: GRAU DATA and Cristie Data join forces in the field of long-term archiving solutions
Schwäbisch Gmünd – Niedernberg September 2019 – GRAU DATA and Cristie Data have entered into a technology partnership. The aim of the joint activities is the joint development of new solutions and related services to solve the challenges of long-term archiving and data management in companies. AI-based technologies will also be used. Furthermore, the technology partner Cristie Data will also assume the role of distributor for the new solutions. “Long-term archiving has been part of companies’ lives forever, and with each new generation of technology, long-term archives must also be able to keep up. It is important for companies to have solutions at hand that are audit-proof and compliant on the one hand, and offer long-term technology security on the other. With Cristie Data, we have the ideal partner to jointly develop such solutions,” explains Herbert Grau, Managing Director of GRAU DATA, about the collaboration with Cristie Data. “Orchestrating their data is becoming an increasing challenge for companies. “This is not only due to the enormous growth in data, but also to the different technologies and file systems in use,” explains Volker Wester, Managing Director, at Cristie Data. "To regain or maintain control of the data, administration can be carried out with the help of software that automates this task." Therefore, Grau Data, with its proven technologies, is the key for us to organize and archive our customers' data in a future-proof manner." About GRAU DATA GRAU DATA specializes in archiving technologies with a complete software product family that enables flexible and highly scalable archiving of corporate data. The company is headquartered in Schwäbisch Gmünd and is represented directly or indirectly by partners in all major European countries and in the USA. Numerous renowned companies and public institutions use GRAU DATA's software solutions. (www.graudata.com) Company contact: GRAU DATA GmbH – Harry Weik – Marie-Curie-Straße 19 – 73529 Schwäbisch Gmünd – +49 7171 187 240 – harry.weik@graudata.com – www.graudata.com About Cristie Data Cristie was founded in Stroud, England in 1969. The German Cristie was founded in 1994. Since then, we have been working with storage, backup and disaster recovery solutions. Our more than 300.000 installations around the world encourage us in our actions. Since the end of the 90s, we have been increasingly concerned with the topic of data management. In addition to storing data, this also includes file retrieval, email archiving, storage management, long-term storage, and HSM. Another focus is on metadata management. Over time, we have not only built up our experience in these areas, but our portfolio has also been strengthened around these topics. Company contact: Cristie Data GmbH – Marco Vögele – Nordring 53-55 – 63843 Niedernberg – Marco.voegele@cristie.de – www.cristie.de Press contact: TC Communications – Thilo Christ – Feldstraße 1 – 84405 Dorfen – +49 8081 9546-17 – thilo.christ@tc-communications.de – www.tc-communications.de
TSMExplorer
Do you use IBM Spectrum Protect, formerly TSM, as your data backup solution? Then TSMExplorer is the ideal addition to your environment. TSMExplorer is a simple and convenient solution for managing and monitoring IBM Spectrum Protect. The solution enables the administration of multiple Spectrum Protect servers via single sign-on and completely replaces the standard dsmadmc console management. TSMExplorer is a modern web-based solution that allows you to monitor and administer your Spectrum Protect servers quickly, easily, and from anywhere. TSMExplorer is available for Linux, Windows, AIX, Mac OSX, and Solaris. The TSMExplorer agent is available for Linux, Unix, and Windows systems. As your central contact in the DA-CH region, we are available to answer all your technical and sales questions.
New dg mail release for Notes 10.0
Search dg mail for Notes: If the dg mail for Notes product is in use, the WebClient now offers users the option of searching for personal emails in the archive. To do this, settings must be made in the dg connect WCF configuration file as well as in the corresponding user objects in Active Directory. With the appropriate authorization, it is also possible to search for emails in all archived mailboxes. This authorization to search all mailboxes must be granted individually by the administrator for the corresponding users in dg hyparchive UserAdmin. As an alternative to searching, it is also possible to navigate through a hierarchical display of the archived emails. Notes emails are stored in dg hyparchive in the Notes-proprietary NSF format. In addition, the first 32 KB of the email text are included in the index data. By default, the email is displayed in the WebClient based on the index data. Alternatively, the entire email can also be converted to PDF on the fly and displayed. For conversion to work, at least one Notes client must be installed on the web server and Oracle's OutsideIn technology must be licensed for use in the dg hyparchive web client. Displaying IBM Notes emails: Notes emails are saved in dg hyparchive in Notes' proprietary NSF format. The first 32 KB of the email text is also included in the index data. By default, the email is displayed in the web client based on the index data. Alternatively, the entire email can be converted to PDF and displayed on the fly. For conversion to work, at least one Notes client must be installed on the web server and Oracle's OutsideIn technology must be licensed for use in the dg hyparchive web client. System Monitoring: Informs the administrator of system-critical errors. Usability improvements for administrators and end users: Administration database: The user interface for configuring the default settings and settings templates has been revised. The dg mail logging has been revised and expanded. Request processing: If request processing fails, it is automatically restarted. Only after all attempts have failed is the request saved with the Error status. When reloading, it is more clearly indicated whether a file attachment or an email is being reloaded. Search: The administrator can initiate search queries from the administration database. Reloading emails to restore entire mailboxes has been optimized and documented. The access rights check for searches across all mailboxes has been revised.