I've been looking in to getting a another server this week, but one of the things that puts me off is that eVault doesn't support Windows 2008. I did consider managed backup, but after exploring that option a little more it wasn't for me (as often I will need a quick 1 file restore from an old dataset).

Are there any plans for Windows 2008 support with eVaultin the future? Or if not, can anyone suggest a way I can perform backups using a similar method? I'd like to take a weekly snapshot of my website data files and DB dumps - but in a way that I can easily restore files from anywhere as required.

edit : I mean eVault, not disksync

Ian,

I also patrol the forums looking to provide assistance to concerns that are posted and to occasionally make a none work related comment during the work day. I am going to have my sales engineer provide some useful information and a solution for your question. You may contact me directly by email or phone to proceed when you are ready.

Best regards,

Why not use the Storage Cloud --which is billed 'utility style' based on usage--as your archive target and employ NTBACKUP to schedule your Weekly and Incremental backups. This would give you the freedom to restore whenever you like and never worry that your archive target is getting full (the Storage Cloud will never get "full".

Thanks to you both for your response

It sounds like the Storage Cloud could indeed do what I am after - the problem is I don't understand how access to it or how it works. Is it mountable like a NAS would be, or can I FTP to it? I guess being cloud based, I could access it just as easily from home and somehow secure it so only I can use it?

Storage Cloud is accessible via FTP ... I'm not sure if it is mountable. We have a Storage Cloud white paper that sheds a bit more light on the product offering, and if you've got any other questions, get in touch with one of our sales representatives via a ticket or Live Chat, and they'll be able to get you all the details.

StorageCloud sounds interesting... but what if something fails with it? If ever S.C. had to be reinstalled, would the files still remain compatible? Also, can the storage file(s) be downloaded to use later in the event that they came up missing or how exactly does the storing process work?

ChuFuong,

I apologize for the delay and I will get a response for you today.

Unfortunately, "things" can fail, so it is very important that you always have a plan for reviewing the schedule, retention period, logs and integrity of all your digital assets. Storage Cloud is one tool out of many, which when used together as part of a data protection strategy, can prove itself very useful. If your application requires 100% SLA for data availability, Storage Cloud with a 3 node replication policy is one of the few options available.


I'm assuming you are referring to the client software piece called Cloud NAS that can be installed on a server. This software creates a directory on your server (/nirvanix) which allows you to easily put files to the Storage Cloud by simply copying them to this local directory. Files are generally transportable between various types of systems, and so the files themselves will always be readable by any system, even if you had to re-install the Cloud NAS software that is used to 'push' them to the Storage Cloud.




Yes. Even if your server dies, or you cancel it, your Could Storage account is an independent service. You can even have Storage Cloud if you have no other services with The Planet. In the case that your server at The Planet was unavailable, you could connect directly to the storage using an FTP-like interface to see and get your files.



Hopefully, I have covered that a little already, but in short, you sign up, decide what level SLA you are comfortable with, decide whether you will use the CloudNAS client software or develop to the API and--last but not least--put some files up there!

Chris,

Thanks for the detailed response. ChuFuong, there are no fees associated with signing up for the cloud storage which would allow you to get hands on experience with the interface.

There is a kernel module(fuse), and some software that will allow you to mount it like NAS. I believe the NAS aspect of it is also available for windows now as well.

There is also an ftp proxy, which is essentially an FTP daemon that runs on your server. When you upload to it, it doesn't write it to your file system, but instead sends it to the storage cloud.