Backing up and restoring data with Infortrend

Data backup is an integral part of an enterprise's IT strategy. Infortrend storage solutions help enterprises achieve efficient and reliable data backups, protecting against data loss and ultimately contributing to overall stability and business continuity. With a wide range of versatile products, including EonStor GS scalable storage and EonStor CS scalable storage, we offer a variety of options to meet your performance, capacity and budget requirements. Our advanced data protection features and compatibility with leading backup software make data backup easy and secure.

Meet your needs with block and file storage for backup

When deciding how enterprise data will be stored and retrieved, organizations consider the main types of storage, i.e. blocks and files. The choice between the two for backup depends on the specific needs and priorities of the organization.

With our unified storage EonStor GS you can build a custom solution, as it offers a combination of both approaches to meet a wider range of use cases. For block-level storage, GS supports Fibre Channel (FC) and iSCSI protocols to provide high performance and low latency, which is more efficient for frequent backups. For file-level storage, GS supports CIFS, NFS and S3 protocols, and is more user-friendly, flexible and suitable for scenarios where file-level control is essential.

Optimize storage performance with data reduction

We know how important it is to optimize disk space and reduce costs. That's why we offer innovative data reduction features that can save up to 66% of disk space.

Inline compression technology reduces the size of data in real time while writing, and offline deduplication removes duplicate data from the storage system. With our optimized storage solutions, you can focus on your business goals without worrying about rapid storage capacity utilization.

Storage that grows with your data

Storage needs can be unpredictable, which is why we offer storage solutions with the ability to scale horizontally and upward to expand capacity up to 70 PB as your business grows.

You can start with one GS and scale horizontally up to four GS devices on demand to act as a single storage system. To scale up, connect a JBOD to expand capacity by more than 800drives in a single GS appliance. This way you can save on upfront costs and pay only for the storage space you use.

Economical space and huge capacity

Our EonStor GS high-density storage solution offers impressive 4U 40/60/90-bay designs , allowing you to store massive amounts of data in your existing rack space without worrying about running out of storage.

A single GS appliance in a 4U 90-bay design can provide 1.5 PB of usable storage capacity. Our storage solution is ideal for companies of any size that generate large amounts of data.

Seamless interoperability with enterprise backup software

If you've invested in backup software to optimize performance, look no further than a storage solution that works seamlessly with your backup software.

Infotrend brand data storage solutions presented by Stovaris are fully compatible with industry-leading enterprise backup software

Our storage solutions are fully compatible with industry-leading enterprise backup software, including Veeam, Commvault and Veritas, ensuring a smooth backup process without any performance bottlenecks or data corruption.

Secure your backup from ransomware and security threats

Infortrend offers advanced storage features to provide an additional layer of security for backup data, protecting it from ransomware, human error or meeting regulatory compliance requirements.

Infortrend EonStor GS provides immutable object storage and has been certified by Veeam, allowing enterprises to work seamlessly with Veeam's backup and recovery software. In addition, GS supports Write Once Read Many (WORM), preventing data from being deleted or modified, as well as folder encryption to encrypt specific folders, ensuring that sensitive information remains safe even in the event of a data breach or leak.

Your data is strictly protected

Choose Infortrend storage solutions available from Stovaris for peace of mind and maximum data protection. Infortrend's advanced storage solutions offer multiple layers of protection against disk failure or potential hardware failure.

• RAID ensures that your data remains intact in the event of a drive failure.
  Intelligent algorithms prevent multiple SSDs from failing at the same time.
• SSD usage is monitored in real time, so the administrator is alerted before an SSD fails.
• In the event of a power failure, the cache backup module protects the cached data.
• With remote replication, your data is backed up in the cloud or another remote location for disaster recovery and data redundancy.
• The redundant controller design eliminates downtime or data loss caused by the failure of a single controller.

Performing media read/write checks helps protect against damaged disk blocks. Media scans are periodically performed to detect and report damaged blocks, and then data from damaged blocks is automatically recovered. Parity checks for read and write operations verify that written/written data is always correct.

Comprehensive solutions ready for various backup scenarios

You can rely on the Infortrend storage solutions available from Stovaris to meet both your recovery time objective (RTO) and recovery point objective (RPO) for backup and disaster recovery scenarios. Our storage solutions can handle all your backup needs, whether you need fast backups with minimal downtime or backups with maximum capacity.

Stovaris offers versatile storage options range in size from 2U 12-bay to 4U 90-bay, allowing you to choose the solution that best suits your backup scenario. With this reliable and efficient backup system, you can rest assured that your critical data is safe, accessible and recoverable in the event of any disaster.

Flexible and cost-effective file backup

With the backup server feature available in our EonStor GS unified storage, you can back up company files from a variety of sources, including the public cloud (S3-compatible), file servers (CIFS/NFS protocol) and user computers running Windows or Mac operating systems.

You can customize backup schedules and define retention periods according to the specific needs of your application. The backup server feature can help reduce the costs associated with third-party backup software, as there are no fees involved.

Related Products

EonStor GS Scale-out Unified Storage

The best choice for backing up structured and unstructured data, the EonStor GS family includes models with hybrid flash memory and SAS hard drives that provide high performance and enable fast data backup. They are equipped with redundant controllers, ensuring that data can be recovered at any time.

In the GS U.2 NVMe hybrid flash series, the GS 4000U and GS 3000U models in 2U 24-bay and 4U 48-bay formats are best suited for business-critical backups, and in the GS SAS SSD hybrid flash series, the GS 4000B and GS 3000B models in a 2U 25-bay design, with the GS 4000U providing the highest performance.

The EonStor GS SAS HDD series offers high-density 4U 60/90-bay models (GS 3060/3090 and GS 4060/4090/5090), perfectly suited for enterprises with limited rack space. They can use a U.2 NVMe SSD as a cache to increase storage performance and reduce backup time for efficient data backup. Standard form factor models are available in 2U 12-bay, 3U 16-bay, 4U 24-bay and 4U 40-bay designs (GS 3012/3016/3024/3040 and GS 4012/4016/4024/4040).

EonStor CS Scalable NAS Server

Best choice for bulk backup of unstructured data: EonStor CS scale-out NAS features exceptional scalability. With the ability to expand to 144 nodes and offering up to 100 PB of capacity, it is a better alternative to tape backup, offering much faster recovery times and better cost-effectiveness. In addition, it offers WORM, RAID and node protection mechanisms, ensuring that your data is always safe and available. EonStor CS offers different series and form factors, including the CS 4000 and CS 3000 (both models are available in 3U 16-bay, 4U 24-bay and 4U 60-bay) and the CS 2000 (4U 60-bay), with the CS 4000 providing the highest performance. All CS models can be loaded with HDDs and SSDs.

EonStor DS SAN storage

Entry level affordable backup solution: EonStor DS is pure SAN storage designed to deliver efficient and reliable performance with essential features such as redundant controllers and RAID protection. With EonStor DS, you can have peace of mind knowing that your data is well protected while keeping your budget under control.

For backup applications, EonStor DS offers different performance levels and form factors: the hybrid U.2 NVMe flash solution DS 4000U (2U 24-bay) and SAS hard drive models, including the high-performance DS 4000 (3U 16-bay and 4U 24-bay) and the entry-level DS 1000 (2U 12-bay, 3U 16-bay and 4U 24-bay).

Examples of applications

Backup of research data

Scenario: The organization needs a storage solution that can handle extensive data backup requirements. Its research projects are long-term, often lasting months or years, involving continuous data collection and analysis. To ensure research continuity and safeguard critical data, daily backups are essential. The organization uses Veeam backup software and is looking for a SAN storage solution as its primary backup system.

Advantages of the EonStor solution: the storage solution must be able to handle 10 TB of data backups per day during non-working hours and support real-time backups for their most critical data.

Database backup with Veeam

Scenario: A financial company is looking for a backup solution for its ERP database, requiring a frequent backup schedule. It should support Veeam's in-memory database backup software. To ensure uninterrupted availability, the storage device should have a redundant design.

Advantages of EonStor solution: EonStor GS is fully compatible with Veeam backup software. GS uses a U.2 NVMe SSD as a cache to increase storage performance and reduce backup time. It provides 12 GB/s of block-level write throughput, enabling backups every 5 minutes. Redundant controller design and RAID protection guarantee data availability.

Backup virtual machines with Commvault

Scenario: An enterprise needs a backup solution capable of handling backups of hundreds of virtual machines. The solution should support Commvault backup software to create three copies of VMs per day.

Advantages of the Infortrend solution: the EonStor GS is fully compatible with Commvault backup software. The solution connects via a 100GbE network interface and includes a U.2 NVMe SSD as a cache for efficient data backup. It provides a file-level write throughput of 5GB/s, supporting backup frequencies of up to every 8 hours. Redundant controller design and RAID protection guarantee data availability.

HPC data backup in the oil and gas sector

Scenario: An oil and gas company uses HPC to conduct seismic surveys to map geological structures beneath the Earth's surface. For these projects, they use the StorNext parallel file system for computational tasks and require a backup solution to store the results obtained.

Benefits of the Infortrend solution: EonStor GS offers block storage solutions and is fully compatible with StorNext. With U.2 NVMe SSD cache to boost storage performance, GS offers 10 GB/s block-level write throughput, significantly speeding up the backup process for efficient data storage and management.

Backup of general IT data

Scenario: A manufacturing company is looking for a storage solution to back up general IT data from file servers. The solution should offer sufficient capacity and provide efficient backup capabilities to handle millions of small files.

Explore Infortrend's benefits: the EonStor GS offers a backup server function to back up general IT data, eliminating the need to install third-party backup software. The high-density design enables it to provide 1.8 PB of capacity in a compact 4U form factor. U.2 NVMe SSD cache speeds up small files.

File backup of users' computers

Scenario: A company is looking for a solution to back up data from thousands of users' computers to reduce data loss. The solution should support Windows and Mac platforms. To manage costs, free backup software options are preferred.

Infortrend Advantage: EonStor GS offers a backup server function for Windows and Mac OS computers, making it easy to back up users' computer data. The GS backup server function does not incur any additional fees. The high-density design can provide 1.8 PB of capacity in a 4U format. U.2 NVMe SSD cache speeds up small files.

Data backup in the public cloud

Scenario: An Internet company stores a significant amount of data in Amazon's public cloud. Due to security concerns, it intends to establish a regular backup process at its local location. The desired solution should offer automatic schedules for backing up data to the cloud while keeping the five most recent copies.

Infortrend product advantages: EonStor GS offers a backup server function that allows you to back up your data to the public cloud, eliminating the need to install third-party backup software. You can specify backup frequency and storage policies. The backup server function provides support for major public clouds such as Amazon and Microsoft Azure.

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