FalconStor VTL OpenStorage Option For Symantec NetBackup

By Strategic Storage Solutions

Symantec's OpenStorage (OST) is a new technology for Symantec NetBackup environments designed to simplify backup operations and reduce disaster recovery (DR) costs. FalconStor® Virtual Tape Library (VTL) OpenStorage Option is a plug-in component for NetBackup Media Servers that works with the OpenStorage API to integrate key FalconStor VTL functions with NetBackup operations.

Meeting the backup window remains one of the toughest IT challenges in the face of explosive data growth. Backup speed is one factor that can't be sacrificed. FalconStor VTL offers the industry's first Fibre Channel (FC) SAN target for OpenStorage, providing far faster backup rates than high-overhead CIFS and NFS-based interfaces. NetBackup media servers connect directly to the FC fabric over 2Gb or 4Gb ports and push data across the fabric to the FalconStor VTL with minimal server and network overhead.