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Fibre Channel Or SAS Disk To Disk Backup

For IBM Power Systems (AS/400, iSeries, System i)

For Use With Systems

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Solution Brief

Information Technology Solutions

Universal Backup Device (UBD)

is a Fibre Channel or SAS 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

Unitrends appliance.

ESSENTIALS

Saves OS/400 objects,

including SAVSYS 21,

to local disk, NAS,

SAN or Unitrends

deduplication

appliance allowing for

offsite replication and/

or cloud storage

Supports speeds up to

409 MB/second for a

single backup

Looks EXACTLY

likea tape drive to

your IBM i

Compatible with

BRMS, Robot/SAVE,

TA Tools and

in-house backup

Compatible with all

FC or SAS 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

Tape Speed vs. UBD

*Backup and Restore depends on iSeries model,

disk speed, network, memory, etc.

Universal Backup Device (UBD)

Fibre Channel Or SAS Disk To Disk

Backup For IBM Power Systems With

Unitrends Appliance

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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*

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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

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is available


Compare For Yourself

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 for your business.

Fact: When it comes to ease of use,

backup and recovery speed,

and protecting your data,

UBD beats tape every time


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

Also works to backup

AIX, UNIX, Linux, and

Windows

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Use UBD With Your VM And Save On Hardware Costs

New Features

UBD D2D software-only backup solution is a replacement for physical tape for IBM Power Systems. UBD works with VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V, and other popular hypervisors, eliminating the need for additional hardware expense.

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ESSENTIALS

Remote installation

makes it easy to

upgrade your backup

process without

disrupting operations

Fastest backup for

IBM i and fastest

recovery speeds

provides quicker

access to your data

than with tape

Direct support from UBD

developers who know

the product best

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UBD REQUIREMENTS

IBM Power Systems

(iSeries, AS/400,

System i)

Any FC or SAS

capable OS/400

version

Fibre Channel or

SAS connection


Use UBD With Unitrends For Stronger

And Easier Data Protection For Your IBM i

Deduplication provided by Unitrends



The Unitrends agent must be installed for asset-level protection. For most Windows

assets, the appliance can push-install the agent when you add the asset. For other

physical assets, you must install the Unitrends agent manually before you add the as-

set. For procedures, see Installing the Unitrends agent.

1 Select Configure > Protected Assets.

2 Click Add > Asset.

3 Enter the asset's hostname.

4 Enter the asset's IP address. This is optional in some cases, as described here:

• For Hyper-V hosts and Windows, Linux, or Mac assets, you can use DNS rather than

entering a static IP address.

• DNS registration should be used for assets that obtain their network settings through

DHCP. It is optional for assets with static IP addresses.

•If you do not enter a static IP address, make sure that both the asset and the appliance

have DNS entries and that reverse lookup is configured.

• If you enter a static IP address, the appliance attempts to connect using this address,

but if the attempt fails, it will try to add the asset using DNS.

5 Enter or select optional settings as desired.

6 Click Save.

Supporting A Windows Based Client



You can recover files from host-level backups and host-level backup copies of Windows VMs.

File recovery is supported for VMs that reside on VMware, Hyper-V, and XenServer hosts. A

single file-level recovery can be performed on multiple VMs simultaneously.

Recovery procedures can be run from the backup appliance or from the backup copy target

appliance:

• Recovering from a local backup or imported backup copy involves creating a recovery object

on the backup appliance that contains files from the backup. You recover files by downloading

directly from this object or by mounting the object to a recovery target machine.

• Recovering directly from a backup copy that resides on a target appliance or resides in the

Unitrends Cloud involves creating a recovery object on the target appliance or in the Unitrends

Cloud. You recover files by downloading directly from this object or by mounting the object to a

recovery target machine.

The method you use to recover files is determined by the following:

• Where you run the procedure. Procedures run on a backup appliance differ from those run on

a backup copy target appliance.

• Whether you are recovering from a backup, imported backup copy, or hot backup copy.

• The operating system (OS) and configuration of the protected VM.

See these topics for more on supported recovery methods:

• Recovery procedures overview for a description of procedures by backup type and location.

• Windows prerequisites and considerations to determine the file recovery options for your

Windows VM.

Recovering Files From Virtual Machine Backups


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Prerequisite

or considera-

tion

Description

Supported

recovery

methods

To recover files from a host-level backup or copy, the appliance creates a recovery object that contains

the backup's files. For some Windows VMs, this object is also exposed as a CIFS (Samba) share and/

or an iSCSI LUN on the backup appliance. After you create the recovery object, you will view it on

the File Level Recovery tab to see whether the CIFS and iSCSI options are available.

You can recover files from this object in several ways. Options include:

• Browse the recovery object and download selected files to a .zip file. This is the simplest method.

• Mount the CIFS share on a recovery target machine. From the target machine, select files to recover.

• Mount the iSCSI LUN on a recovery target machine. From the target machine, select files to recover. (You must use an iSCSI LUN in some cases. For details, see When to use an iSCSI LUN.)

Recovery tar-

get require-

ments

If you are recovering by mounting the CIFS share or iSCSI LUN on a target machine, the target

machine must meet these requirements:

•

The recovery target can be the original VM, a different VM running the same operating system, or a physical machine running the same operating system.

• The target can be configured with basic, GUID Partition Table (GPT), or dynamic disks. All configured disks must have unique names.

When to use

an iSCSI

LUN

You must recover by mounting the iSCSI LUN to perform the following tasks:

• Recover access control information on files and folders.

• Recover New Technology File System (NTFS) encrypted files.

• Recover files on dynamic disks. If the dynamic volumes are still in use on the original VM, you must mount the recovery object on a different machine.

Note: For the recovery, iSCSI disks are writable and a 1 GB write limit is enforced. Errors display

on the recovery target machine if more than 1 GB is required. In this case, you must perform a

VM recovery instead.

If file recovery is not supported for your Windows VM, recover the virtual machine instead as described

in Recovering a virtual machine.

Recovery procedures overview

Use the Windows file-level recovery procedures to recover files. The procedure you use to create the recovery object

is determined by where you are running the procedure and whether you are recovering from a local backup, from an

imported backup copy, or directly from a hot backup copy. See the following table for a description of the options you

can use in each case:

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Windows file-level recovery

Use the following procedures to recover files from a backup, imported backup copy, or hot

backup copy of a Windows VM. Before you start, be sure all requirements in Windows prereq-

uisites and considerations have been met.

Step 1: Create the recovery object

Use one of these procedures to create the recovery object:

Note: If a previously-created recovery object is still mounted for the VM, you must remove it

before creating a new one.

To create the recovery object and recover from a backup or imported backup copy

To create the recovery object and recover from a hot backup copy by using the source backup

appliance

To create the recovery object and recover from a hot backup copy by using the target appli-

ance

Step 2: Recover files

View the recovery object on the File Level Recovery tab to see which recovery options are

supported for the VM you selected. Use one of the following procedures to recover files. For a

description of each method, see Recovery procedures overview.



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9 Reasons Why You Should Use UBD

With Unitrends, Instead Of Tape

1) Speed: GUARANTEED to be faster and easier than tape media

2) Reliability: Eliminates the possibility of tape failure

3) Time: Manage backups without leaving your desk

4) Access: Cut downtime in half with less disruption to your users

5) Restore and Recover: RTOs in minutes & seconds

6) Administration: Takes less time and less effort than tape

7) Disaster Recovery: Quickly get backup & running in a disaster

8) Transition from Tape: No disruption to your operations

9) Maximize Storage Space: Provides gateway connection

between your IBM i and your Unitrends deduplication appliance

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