Information Technology Solutions

StarWind Virtual Tape Library (VTL)

Improve Backup and Recovery Process and
Key Features Reduce Tape Media Management Issues
• Quick, easy installation
• Better data protection StarWind VTL Advantages
• Enhance security
• Easy to maintain, manage • Replaces inefficient tape devices
• Seamless integration with • More reliable than tape libraries
existing backup software
• R e p l i c a t i o n o f a l l d a t a vi a • Considerably improves backup and
a single platform disaster recovery processes
• Speeds recovery by eliminating tape
library changer device latency

Compatibility • Scalable to 64 TB tape devices

• BakBone NetVault • Allows direct attachment of VTL to tape

• CA drives for archival storage
• Symantec • Allows configuration of an unlimited
• CommVault number of virtual tape cartridges
• No need to search for loose tapes

Benefits
VTL for SMB and ROBO Better Than Tapes More Reliable for Business Continuity
A virtual tape system is a storage system When it comes to maintaining business
Offers ease of use, that uses fast disks to emulate physical continuity, a StarWind VTL gets you up
p e r f o r m a n c e , r e l i a b i l i t y,
tape drives. Virtual tape systems look and running in moments, not hours.
scalability, manageability,
simplicity and speed.
just like tape drives to the OS. Current That’s because disk drives write and read
backup and recovery solutions designed data faster than tape. The VTL becomes
Easy, Quick Installation for tape environments are moving to your backup repository. Since all of the
Set up VTL quickly and disk-based storage using virtual tape company's data can be backed up to a
e a s i l y. I t i n t e g r a t e s technology. Disk is a better storage single VTL appliance, the backup data can
seamlessly with existing medium, not only because it is much then be replicated to a remote site for
tape backup processes. faster than traditional tape drives, but disaster recovery and data protection.
because it is also more dependable and
Improve Performance and easier to manage.
media management Faster than competing VTLs
Not all VTLs are created equal. StarWind’s
Disk-based backup and There are many challenges associated VTL delivers much faster speeds than
recovery is much faster with antiquated tape systems, due to
than when using tape
competing VTLs by eliminating tape
the limits of the technology, that impact library-specific search and load
d e v i c e s. A n d n o n e e d t o
business continuity and disaster recovery commands that are no longer necessary.
chase tapes in a remote
warehouse.
processes within an organization. With a
StarWind VTL, you will never need to Ready for a test drive?
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again.
 Create a virtual tape library in minutes
Many IT departments cannot be certain that all their existing tapes, stored in a warehouse,
Who Buys StarWind are recoverable. That is why a disk-based technology is better - it is simpler, scalable and
StarWind VTL is a powerful and reliable.
reliable iSCSI based technology used
by small and midsize businesses and StarWind offers an affordable and easy-to-use virtual tape library (VTL) for companies that
regional/branch offices (ROBOs) to have already invested in a tape backup infrastructure. It’s aimed at organizations that want
reduce tape management issues. to take advantage of the high performance and low costs of disk drives without having to
re-architect the way they carry out their backup and recovery procedures. Do you require
Technical Support faster-than-tape recovery in order to meet increasingly stringent business continuity
standards? If so, a StarWind VTL is right for you. StarWind VTL takes only about 30 minutes
Full-function products deserve full-
to set up: the host automatically detects the appliance’s virtual tape drives and loads the
featured support. Whether you’re
correct driver.
downloading StarWind to evaluate
it, or just need technical support for If you can operate a tape-based library, you will be pleasantly surprised to find that the
your VTL, StarWind is always StarWind VTL is much faster, allowing you to shorten backup windows to a fraction of what
available to help you at you’re used to with tape-based systems. When data is lost and you need it back in a hurry,
www.starwindsoftware.com StarWind simplifies and speeds disaster recoveries.

A real performance advantage. Many companies offer VTLs, and all of them claim
About StarWind significant performance advantages over tape libraries. But StarWind’s approach offers an
Since 2003, StarWind is a global additional performance advantage by cutting out all legacy overhead communications
leader in reliable, powerful, and required to manage the movement of tapes within a library and eliminating the physical
affordable storage solutions. Our latency of the robotic library itself. It’s the StarWind advantage.
iSCSI SAN software is designed for
use with VMware ESX, Microsoft
Hyper-V and Microsoft Windows
Server clustering. A worldwide
provider, we have customers in
more than 50 countries.
System Requirements
Minimum System Requirements:
Windows XP (with Service Pack 2 installed)
800 MHz Intel Pentium III class processor
512 MB of RAM
50 MB of disk space for application data
Shared disk volume
Fast Ethernet connection
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Recommended System Requirements:
Windows Server 2003 (with Service Pack 1 installed)
The StarWind name and the 2 GHz Intel Xeon class processor
4 GB of RAM
StarWind logo are registered 6 GB of available disk storage for application data and log files
trademarks of StarWind Software. Dedicated disk volumes
VMware, Microsoft, and other Gigabit Ethernet connection
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