Idealstor is the developer of removable disk backup solutions and data protection
software designed to intelligently backup Windows Servers or virtual machines running in
a VMware ESX environment. Idealstor offers backup solutions that are designed to take
advantage of the increasing capacity, reliability and functionality of hard drives. All
Idealstor systems use disk like tape, not only as a target for backups, but as physically
portable backup media. Idealstor is compatible with any backup software on the market that
can backup to disk and is ideal for local backups, WAN backups and offsite storage.
In addition to hardware, Idealstor is the developer of iBac Data Protection Software. iBac
is designed to take advantage of backing up data to disk. iBac backs up data in native
format allowing backup administrators to quickly recovery data.
Below is a brief introduction to the Idealstor line of backup solutions.
The Idealstor Backup Appliance is a complete disk to disk backup solution that is designed to completely replace your tape backup and backup server. The Idealstor Appliance runs Windows 2003 Server and becomes the host for your backup software and the target for backup data. Idealstor provides the speed and reliability of disk coupled with the portability of tape by using Serial ATA disks as backup media that can be physically removed and taken offsite for backup and recovery. Current disk capacities are 500GB, 1TB, 1.5TB and 2TB. The Idealstor Backup Appliance is available in a 2, 4, 6 and 8 Bay configuration, giving you up to 16TB of removable disk capacity. Connected to the network via GB Ethernet, our backup systems achieve average speeds of up to 2GB/minute and can perform multiple simultaneous backups on a multi-bay system. Fiber connectivity can be added to all of our systems.
The FrankeNAS is a modification of the Idealstor Backup Appliance and combines the redundancy of a RAID5 disk array with the offsite capabilities of Idealstor ejectable disk backup. This system comes configured with 2 to 4 Idealstor Ejectable Bays and up to 14TB of RAID5 storage. Administrators no longer need to buy a server dedicated for storage and a separate backup system from two different vendors. The FrankeNAS is an all in one appliance for the most demanding environments and is priced for any size business.
iBac 5.0 for Windows was developed to speed up and simplify the process of backing up and recovering
critical data. iBac is a disk to disk backup software that combines native format backup, drag and drop
restore, file level de-duplication and consistent point in time backups of Windows databases into one
easy to use software package. Its scalability, performance, and reliability make it an ideal backup
solution for every type of business from SMB's to the most demanding enterprise environments.
iBac 5.0 is licensed per server. The base backup license, iBac Single Server, includes the ability to
backup any Windows 32 bit or 64 bit server and includes an open file backup option and our data
de-duplication solution - iBac BVM. In addition, Open Volume Snapshot (OVS) is available to backup
live databases such as Microsoft SQL and Exchange.
iBac BVM is an integrated component of iBac 5.0. BVM is a data de-duplication solution
that intelligently backs up and stores changed data while presenting this data as a full
backup to the backup administrator. Using BVM allows you to run a full backup in the time
it takes to run an incremental backup and only takes up the space used by the files that
have changed since the last backup.
Once an initial backup has been created, BVM compares the current backup with the baseline.
Any changed files get moved into a separate folder on the backup disk. Any unchanged files use
pointers and will be linked to the original baseline backup on that disk. The end result is
a folder that only takes up the space of the changed data, but can be treated like a full backup
for recovery purposes. BVM is far superior to compression in that multiple full backups that
should take up terabytes of data can be stored on a single removable disk or array using a fraction
of the disk space.
OVS is designed to backup open files and databases like Microsoft Exchange and SQL. OVS protects the integrity of databases and open files by creating a consistent point in time backup of databases or servers that require relational integrity. OVS is licensed on a per server basis and is recommended for Windows servers and databases like Exchange or SQL.
Individually the components of Idealstor hardware and software solve many of the individual and specific needs of administrators everywhere. Combined they become a truly powerful backup solution that can virtually eliminate downtime. Idealstor offers a complete solution but also the peace of mind that you can turn to one company for all your data protection needs.