Adaptec Snap EDR Manual

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B E S T P R A C T I C E S G U I D ECONTENTSAbstract ..................................................................................1Understanding the Challenges of Remote Data.....................1Key Considerations for Managing Remote Data ....................1Additional Requirements for Remote Data Backup ...............2The Case for Archiving............................................................3The Central Policy/Consolidated Approach to ManagingRemote Data ..........................................................................3Disk-to-Disk Consolidated Backup ........................................3Consolidated Archive..............................................................4Managing Remote Data with Adaptec Snap EDR..................4Snap EDR Remote Manager.............................................4Snap EDR Remote Agents................................................5Snap EDR Remote Data Solutions ...................................5A Best Practices Guide to Managing Remote Data...............5Summary................................................................................6AbstractThe increasing risk from unprotected user files andremote data (data stored outside the data center) iscausing companies to re-evaluate their current remotebackup processes. Managing remote data poses uniquechallenges given the variability of networks, computingplatforms, lack of trained IT staff at remote locationsand other issues. Further, traditional methods ofmanaging remote data tend to be high cost, unreliable,manually intensive and often require redundantequipment and effort.Advanced remote data management and movementtechnology, such as that incorporated into AdaptecSnap EDR now makes it possible to cost-effectivelysolve the challenges of managing data at remoteoffices. This paper discusses the issues, requirements,and approaches to effective remote data management,with specific emphasis on remote data protection andbackup. Also included is a Best Practices Guide to helpassess your remote data management requirements.Understanding the Challenges of RemoteDataProtecting remote data and managing the exchange ofdata between corporate locations and remote offices isneither trivial, nor cheap.IT administrators in companies with remote officesoften spend significant amounts of their time managingbackup, data management, and data transferrequirements for those offices. Even so, critical processessuch as backups may not be adequately covered. Often,central IT staff must rely on non-technical staff inremote locations to change backup tapes, initiateprocesses and take other actions they are neither trainednor compensated to perform. As a result, companiesreport as much as 60% of their remote backupprocedures may fail on a nightly basis. This representsrisk that few companies can afford.When problems do occur, recovery can be tedious andtakes days to recover, assuming the data was adequatelybacked up. Central IT personnel may need to havetapes shipped from the remote site, catalog the volumeand search for the files needed, and then reship thefiles for restore.Online alternatives such as consolidated backup,disk-based backup and centralized archive canincrease reliability and overall data protection,improve speed recovery and have proven to improvereliability, overall data protection and significantlylower costs. These methods are discussed further inthis paper, however there are a number of issues thatmust be considered as you evaluate these newapproaches and the technologies to implement them.Key Considerations for Managing RemoteDataTo effectively managing remote data, you must considerand address a number of specific functional,environmental, and technology factors that do notnecessarily come into play in the data center. Thesefactors include:Central Policy-Based Control: To efficiently controldata at remote sites, enterprises must have the abilityto set up and implement central policies. That meanssetting a rule once and having that directiveimplemented throughout the enterprise, rather thanmanaging activities individually at different sites withmultiple separate platform-specific policies and tools.While many products claim “central control” capability,they in fact require administrators to establish a uniqueconnection to each remote node to set policy. ThisRemote Data Management & Backupwith Snap EDR