Net Backup 6 0 What s New What s

Net. Backup 6. 0 What’s New

What’s New in Net. Backup 6. 0 Disk Management and Optimization Management and Reporting Core Product Enhancements • Additional Net. App Integration • Fast Backup & Recovery • Management & Optimization • Web-based My Portal • Alert, Monitor, & Troubleshoot • Customized Reports • Architecture • Disaster Recovery • Platforms and Databases

Problem: Data Protection Issues No glue - multiple, independent protection methods § Snapshots, disk backups, and tape backups § Loss of end-user view of data Increased storage - redundant data blocks § Multiple copies of data and repetitive block accumulation Backup and Recovery speed - the new oxymoron § Slow process with high costs Recovering no data, stale data, or wrong data § Recovery demands do not match backup schedule § Data retained past its expiration date

Improve Backup & Restore Performance • Additional Net. App Integration • Fast Backup & Recovery • Management & Optimization Disk Management and Optimization Management and Reporting Core Product Enhancements

Net. App and Net. Backup § Single user interface to manage all data protection stages § More granular scheduling & restores of snapshots § Reduce storage – consolidated primary / secondary snaps Net. Backup Snapshot / Snap. Restore Available in Net. Backup 5. 1 Snap. Vault NDMP Available in Net. Backup 6. 0 Available in Net. Backup 5. 1* * NDMP Drive Sharing Net. Backup 6. 0 ONLY Primary Data 9 AM 12 PM Snapshot 3 PM Net. App Filer Snapshot Disk Management and Optimization Block-Level Instant Recovery Short-Term Recovery Local Snapshots Net. App Near. Store Near-Term Recovery Disk-to-Disk Tape Library Long-Term Recovery Management and Reporting Core Product Enhancements

Enhanced disk-to-disk performance § Optimized Net. App Near. Store as disk-to-disk target § Leverage new high performance data transfer protocol § Reduce storage with redundant data elimination § Online application interface and client direct restores Net. Backup Clients Net. Backup Media Server Net. App Near. Store Disk Storage Unit Exchange Server Redundant Data Elimination L Oracle Database Server SQL Server A N Net. Backup Images TAR Format Disk Management and Optimization Net. App Native Format (WAFL) Client Direct Restores Management and Reporting Core Product Enhancements

Fast Backup and Recovery • Wizards for snapshot configuration Simplified snapshot management Reduced backup impact Enhanced Storage Foundation™ integration • Automatic discovery of snapshot types • Disk array snapshots on Windows 2003 (using VSS ) • Off-host backup on IBM AIX and Linux (Red. Hat / SUSE) • Off-host backup for Microsoft Exchange • Faster file and database recovery Disk Management and Optimization • Improved file change log support Management and Reporting Core Product Enhancements

New Disk Management and Optimization Features § Proactive disk capacity management – High/low watermarks for disk staging – Multi-stream staging – Simultaneous use of multiple drives § Enhanced Availability – Automatically allocates disk targets for backup to ensure jobs complete – Import disk backup images to another media server in case of server failure or catalog loss § Improved tuning parameters and settings – New default settings improve disk performance Disk Management and Optimization Management and Reporting Core Product Enhancements

Next Generation Management and Reporting • Web-based My Portal • Alert, Monitor, & Troubleshoot • Customized Reports Disk Management and Optimization Management and Reporting Core Product Enhancements

Net. Backup Operations Manager Management & Monitoring - Centralized View of All Operations - My Portal Customizable Dashboard - Single Server Drill-Down With Device & Services Control Alert Troubleshoot Report Automated Detection Environment Health-Check Pre-Defined & Customized Policy-Based Thresholds In-Content Error Code Links Graphical / “Hyperlinked” Multiple Notifications Vehicles Email, SNMP, System Logs Log Management (Merge /Filter) Automated Report Builder Disk Management and Optimization Management and Reporting Core Product Enhancements

Automated Report Builder § Wizard-Driven Report Generator § Select Format, Data, Design View, Filets, Groups, Distribution, etc… § “Hyperlink” Between Reports For Further Data Exploitation Disk Management and Optimization Management and Reporting Core Product Enhancements

Greater Scalability and Flexibility • Architecture • Disaster Recovery • Platforms and Databases Disk Management and Optimization Management and Reporting Core Product Enhancements

Architecture Improvements Increase Scalability and Flexibility § Online catalog backups – New wizards and scheduling options reduce administration – Storage and backup options simplify management v Full, incremental, and synthetic backup methods v Catalog backup tape spanning v Alternate location restore § More intelligent scheduling – Prioritize jobs (backup, recovery, duplication) – More intelligent selection of media devices v Dynamic device information plus historical performance § Media management component – Consolidation of media catalogs Disk Management and Optimization Management and Reporting Core Product Enhancements

Improved Media Management § Increase tape drive utilization § Decrease downtime § Simplify administration § Lower media costs New Features 1. NDMP SAN 2. Multi-path 2. 3. 4. Share tape library drives with NDMP Multi-path intelligence Auto Tape Drive Configuration Media Server Offline Disk Management and Optimization 4. Net. Backup Server server Automated Tape Library 3. Replacement Drive Management and Reporting Core Product Enhancements

Integrated Disaster Recovery § A simplified and automated restore process Step 9. 8. Server Recovery Time 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. – Error free recovery for faster restores – Recover latest server configurations from Net. Backup image – OS patches & configurations restored Reboot Load tape(s) and restore § Integration with Net. Backup for centralized administration. Reboot Reload backup software § Industry’s Broadest Platform Support Reboot Step Reload OS Reboot 3. Reboot 2. Collect all media 2. Click “Prepare to Restore” 1. Repair hardware Traditional Recovery Bare Metal Restore – Now Recover Linux Servers (Red Hat & SUSE) – Single Solution for: Windows, Linux, and UNIX – Recover Windows servers to dissimilar hardware Disk Management and Optimization Management and Reporting Core Product Enhancements

Platform Proliferation Manage more clients from the same platform / console Twice the number of previously supported OS versions Support emerging technology platforms with existing resources More 32 -bit & 64 -bit support (Solaris 10, Linux & HP IA-64) Protect more data in less time with enhanced agents Notes R 7, SQL 2005, Share. Point Portal 2003, Exchange 2003, SAP Netweaver Disk Management and Optimization Management and Reporting Core Product Enhancements

Summary of Net. Backup 6. 0 • Net. App integration for faster backups Disk Management and Optimization and improved storage utilization • Better server utilization using off-host • Intelligence simplifies disk backups Management and Reporting • Dashboard, alerts, & troubleshooting from anywhere over the web • Less administration with My Portal and customized reports • Core feature of the product • An architecture for the future Core Product Enhancements • Catalog protection • Disaster recovery – servers & data • More platforms & databases