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Universal Backup Device™

The Essential Facts of UBD

Fibre Channel Disk to Disk Backup for IBM® Power Systems

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Solution Brief

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Universal Backup Device (UBD)

is a Fibre Channel connected

appliance that appears as a tape

device to your IBM i® (iSeries

®,

AS/400®, System i

®) host.

This means you can replace your

tape drive with UBD and continue to

backup and restore via BRMS, Robot/

Save or other backup software package

without programming changes.

The only difference to the operator is

instead of getting up to retrieve and load

one or more tape cartridges, they can use

the UBD browser-based interface to create

and load a new tape image before backup.

UBD also supports CL commands for

automating the tape image creation and

selection from the host side, if you prefer

to do so.

UBD can be used as a gateway device

to store backups on your NAS, SAN or

any deduplication appliance that supports

CIFS, NFS or iSCSI connections, such as:

GreenBytes®, NetApp

®, Quantum

®,

Exagrid®, etc.

ESSENTIALS

Saves OS/400 objects,

including SAVSYS 21,

to local disk, NAS,

SAN or deduplication

appliance allowing for

offsite replication and/

or cloud storage

Supports speeds up to

409 MB/second for a

single backup.

Looks EXACTLY like

a tape drive to your

IBM i.

Compatible with

BRMS®, Robot/SAVE®,

TA Tools® and

in-house backup.

Compatible with all

FC capable OS/400

versions.

Removes need to

pre-create tapes with

size restrictions.

Removes load, unload

and rewind wait time

Removes DSPTAP

and CHKTAP delay

Type Size (GB) Speed

(MB/s)

LTO1 100/200 20

LTO2 200/400 40

LTO3 400/800 80

LTO4 800/1600 120

LTO5 1600/3200 140

UBD Unlimited 409*

Tape vs. UBD

*Backup and Restore depends on iSeries model,

disk speed, network, memory, etc.


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Fibre Channel Disk to Disk Backup for IBM® Power Systems

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ESSENTIALS

Allows you to manage

your backups

remotely— from any

chair anywhere.

Gives you immediate

ROI as a result of its

simple install and

use—unplug your tape

drive and plug in UBD

Eliminates the

possibility of human

error and ensures

reliable backups

Seamless integration

with iSeries systems

and current backup

procedures means little

training required

Achieve peace of mind

and start to focus on

your business instead

of your backups

Shortens backup

windows and

eliminates manual

processes required for

managing tapes

IBM Global Financing

is now available


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UBDFact: UBD Outperforms Tape Every Time When you compare the facts, UBD outperforms tape in every way. One reason is

that tape provides a “false confidence” that data is 100% backed up and retrievable.

When it comes to tape restores, the failure rate is high (most estimates run from 40-70%);

although the data may have been “backed up”, if it can’t be restored when it is needed

then that backup is totally useless and that could be a disaster. UBD gives you

confidence in your backups and frees you up to focus on other areas of your business.

UBD FACT COMPARISON TAPE

FAST & SECURE BACKUP

Convenient & reliable

Allows users more access time

Shortest backup time

SIMPLE TO IMPLEMENT & SIMPLE TO USE

Low risk of physical media failure

Easy to restore to off-site facility

Eliminate shipping costs

Unlimited file size acceptable

FASTEST RECOVERY SPEEDS

Reduced manual labor

Easy remote backups

Gateway option to dedup appliances

Immediate recall of lost data

More secure with more layers with less cost

EASY IMPLEMENTATION = IMMEDIATE ROI

Available in software and software/hardware configurations

Vendor-generic for dedup and cloud systems - works with all

UBD is the best backup solution for IBM i systems.


ESSENTIALS

Supports OS/400

V4R5 forward.

Includes in-line

compression and

AES-256 encryption.

Supports secure offsite

cloud storage for

disaster recovery.

The resulting tape

image files can be

copied back to tape

or restored directly

to your IBM i.

UBD is available

in data storage

models with 4 or

8TB of storage,

and with up to 6-1

compression that’s

24 and 48TB

of iSeries backup

storage.

UBD Data Flow

Products Description

UBD–Gateway

- 2U Rack-mount server, Microsoft Windows Server 2012,

- Dual Hex-Core Processors - 16GB RAM, - Dual 1 GB LAN Ports, - Single Port 8 Gb/s Fibre Channel Host Adapter

UBD-04

- 2U Rack-mount server, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, - Dual Hex-Core Processors - 16 GB RAM, - Dual 1 GB LAN Ports, - Single Port 8 Gb/s Fibre Channel Host Adapter, RAID 6 Storage

UBD-08

- 2U Rack-mount server, Microsoft Windows Server 2012,

-Dual Hex-Core Processors - 16 GB RAM, - Dual 1 GB LAN Ports, - Single Port 8 Gb/s Fibre Channel Host Adapter, RAID 6 Storage

UBD software only Universal Backup Device Tape Emulation Software

UBD-SP Universal Backup Device Self-Install Package including UBD Software and Single Port 8Gb/s Fibre Channel Host Adapter


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ESSENTIALS

Optional add-on

feature to UBD

Automatically

replicates tape

image files to offsite

or DR location

Operates as a

scheduled task

Simplifies your

backup process

No longer have to

transport tapes to

offsite location

Makes replication

affordable

Files safely stores and

available for restores

whenever needed

Fully integrated with

all versions of UBD

UBD Synch

Replace physical tape media for offsite & DR backups

UBD Synch is an optional add-on feature for UBD that enables you to automatically

replicate your compressed encrypted UBD tape files to a second offsite UBD server,

or to a file server. Typical compression for IBM SAVLIBs is 5 to 1, or 20% of the

uncompressed file size.

UBD writes each tape image as one or

more files in a folder that you

select. UBD stores your backup tape

images compressed and encrypted on

the local UBD appliance, or its attached storage such as a SAN or NAS.

UBD Synch is set to read that folder, and compare it to a folder on a remote server.

It then transfers those encrypted files to the remote server, replicating your backup.

UBD Synch operates as a scheduled task, and can also be automatically started when

he backup process is completed.

UBD Synch highlights:

Optional add-on feature to UBD Universal Backup Device

For IBM i (AS/400, iSeries, System i) and Linux hosts

Automatically replicate compressed and encrypted tape image files

across network or Internet

With UBD, typical compression for IBM SAVLIB files is 5 to 1, or 20% of the

uncompressed file size

Can replicate files to remote UBD appliance or file server at any location

Simplifies your backup process

Files automatically transferred off-site electronically

No longer deal with the inconvenience of tape

Eliminate having to arrange for or transport physical tapes off-site

Files safely stored as tape images and are readily available for restores

Use in place of other more expensive replication software

Significant savings in time and resources

Reassurance knowing your tape image files are located securely offsite

Makes replication affordable to small and medium sized businesses

Fully integrated with all versions of UBD

Remote installation for current UBD users completed in under an hour


SERVICES AVAILABLE

Technical support

Installation and set-up

Maintenance

Hardware support

Guaranteed warranty

CONTACT INFO

[email protected]

Electronic Storage Corp.

5127 S. 95th East Ave.

Tulsa, OK 74145

US

800-444-6283

918-664-7276

http://laservault.com

Office hours:

Monday - Friday

8:30 AM to 5:00 PM CST

SUPPORT

800-444-6283

International: 918-663-6561

[email protected]


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