MUG WNY. IBM i Data Resiliency yikes without Tape!

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1 MUG WNY IBM i Data Resiliency yikes without Tape!

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3 Data Resiliency Terms HA RTO RPO Hot, Warm, Cold Site Deduplication

4 and YES, without Tape

5 So, when it comes to your data, what keeps you awake at night?

6 Business Downtime Expected System Upgrades PTFs Backups Unexpected Power Outage Network Issue Cyber Security Incident Catastrophe

7 Business Disruption Probing Qs What is cost of your company s per hour of downtime? Hard Dollars Soft Costs Lost Revenue Reputation Regulatory Actions / Fines

8 Business Disruption Probing Qs What are the mission critical applications? Who are the key users? What triggers declaration of DR process? What is the DR process (who, what, when)? What is RTO and RPO Have you ever tested DR Process

9 Disaster Recovery (DR) Challenge Most likely a heterogeneous computing environment: Physical Windows Servers VMs Linux, Unix and the orphaned - IBM Power i (AS/400) Usually equals separate Backup / Recovery Strategies, Processes and Technical

10 Business Disruption Recovery Humpty Dumpty Syndrome of Recovery

11 Are you saving the right stuff?

12 Before restore: IBM i Backup Options TAPE DISK External Storage Another Server Cloud Include with other computing environment s backups (not orphaned) Other

13 Dependent on Tape? When was last time displayed tape to ensure what should be saving is indeed saving? When was last time restored from tape to validate data is restorable? How old are your tapes? Any challenges with backup windows? (ie. 24x7)

14 Tape Challenges? 1) Tapes can be mislabeled, broken, lost, stolen and/or destroyed 2) Human error happens and tape backups are always at risk the more tapes the more risk 3) Gaps in your data results in incomplete backups due to using a manual process

15 4) Tape media degrades over time and results in irretrievable data Many industries require long retention periods and data stored on tape is vulnerable

16 5) Costs of downtime for all company employees unable to access your system while it is being backed up

17 What is the cost of tape?

18 If you are backing up 500GB of data each day to tape, it costs your company over $20,000 per year

19 IBM i Backup Options Backup to DISK unlocks multiple options Removes limitations / constraints Allows IBM i (AS/400) to be part of the centralized backup / recovery process (NOT Orphaned anymore) A Tapeless option is LaserVault Backup by Electronic Storage Corporation (ESC)

20 Making IBM i Backups Easier Use your existing TCP/IP network Use iseries commands similar to tape backup commands SAVLIBLV SAVOBJLV SAVCFGLV SAVLV WRKVOLLV RTVVOLLV RSTLIBLV RSTOBJLV

21 Improve Disaster Recovery Backup all user libraries, configuration files, security data, IFS, and DLO files Replicate backup copies to Cloud and/or Disaster Recovery site Know that your data is secure and can be restored in case of any size disaster Eliminate the need to transport physical tapes

22 Can I really get away from using physical tape? ABSOLUTELY. Let s take a look

23 LaserVault Backup Software Install on a Windows server, PC or VM Install IBM i LaserVault library Deduplication, Replication, Cloud

24 Connects thru TCP/IP with standard Ethernet card or 10 GBE Uses backup commands to save directly to the PC server without using Save Files

25 Why Use LVB Instead of Tape? Replacing labor-intensive manual process of using tape leaves you more time for other important tasks Easy deployment means no disruption for your IT operations Automated backups eliminates the worry over whether your backups are complete

26 Why Use LVB Instead of Tape? Designed specifically for the IBM i, it provides for a seamless transition from tape and reassurance that your data is backed up Online catalog for simple restores so you get access to your data faster Save from one I5 host or LPAR and restore to another makes backing up easy & convenient

27 Why Use LVB Instead of Tape? Save to RAID Storage, SAN, NAS, or deduplication appliance using your existing hardware saves you money (IBM i data will other nonas400 system data) Compression of 4* to 12* for most IBM i data lets you maximize your storage space Supports AES-256 encryption making your data more secure

28 Why Use LVB Instead of Tape? Appliance version or software only lets you choose what works best for your organization Replicate to the cloud, offsite location, or external drive for disaster recovery protection SAVSYS for full system saves for DR optional add-on module

29 In Closing Revisit your Backup / Recovery (DR) Plan and Activities Test your DR Plan in some capacity if not full Document your DR Plan if not already Consider getting your IBM i backup / recovery part of the family (un-orphaned) Remove Tape Limitations and Constraints If concerned, consider GEMKO and/or LaserVault for help: Backup Audit and Remediation Managed Backup Security Audit and Remediation

30 FREE TRIAL Try it before you buy it No risk for your investment

31 Before we purchased LaserVault we were dealing with the daily tape backups for our IBM i. We were able to easily and successfully eliminate tape when we went with LaserVault Backup. Brian Wall

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