By extending the data protection offered by NetWorker to removable media, we're offering Legato customers a rich and broad environment for their data files, regardless of their operating system. By building automation agents to NetWorker, Vertices creates a unified environment that gives system administrators complete control over their vault and retention policies that can be as extensive as their enterprise system. Vertices addresses all media management issues, including vault management, inventory control, retention management and media tracking throughout the media's life cycle. Vertices indicates which servers are being backed up, and notifies the administrator if any backups have failed. This helps prevent potentially catastrophic missed backups, regardless of the number or type of backup servers being used.
Vertices also provides organizations with complete inventory control.
A user can take snapshots of the Vertices database at any particular date and time, then scan remote tapes with a batch scanner and upload the information to the Vertices system. Vertices reports will alert users when media are sent inappropriately to a site or have been mis-filed. The system also provides a detailed journal of all activities, simplifying both internal and external audits. This article appears in the February 2001 issue of Unisys World. All rights reserved.