Worried about your server failing?
Not sure how reliable your backup tapes are?

Why do we put our data in fate's hands each day? Why do we work hard to create new information and not take an extra moment to make a backup copy...just in case? Maybe it's because most of us don't know what to backup, where to backup, what to use to make backups or how to use them. CyberLynk’s Off-site Server Backup service will offer you the flexibility and piece of mind to sleep safely at night knowing your data is protected.

Customer Benefits

• Client Software has an easy to use Explorer-like interface
• Client software offers wizards to help first time users
• Implementing the service is FAST
• Far less expensive than maintaining own onsite backup system
• Reduced load on IT staff
• No new investments in hardware or software (CyberLynk supplies the client software)
• Secure encryption
• Compresses file to save on bandwidth
• Customizable backup sets
• Silent mode runs backup invisibly in the background

Offsite Data Backup FAQ's

Backup Software

The backup software has a familiar interface which makes it easy to use for all skill levels. The backup software can run in a totally invisible mode of operation that silently backs up data at scheduled intervals without interrupting your daily work. The Event Manager will alert you in the event of a problem or missed backup.

Bandwidth Requirements

The initial backup of your data will take the longest and consume the most bandwidth. Even though the backup software uses compression and FastBit patching the full effect of these two processes will not be seen until the initial backup is done. The FastBit patching process is the core technology behind the speedy backup service. The patching process involves the comparison of two different versions of the same file and extracting the differences between the files. When the differences are extracted from the two files, they are saved into a new file and compressed into what is known as a Patch. The patch file is often 85% to 99.9% smaller than the file, which the patch was extracted from originally.

In order to perform a FastBit backup, the software has to backup the files3 times: the first backup is a full, the next backup will perform an incremental, and the third performs the FastBit backup.

The FastBIT patching process manipulates files at the binary level. This means it can process any file type without error. Different types of files will yield different FastBIT patch sizes based on the binary organization of the file. We provide some FastBIT patch statistics to illustrate this point further.

Offsite Data Backup FAQ's

***** FastBIT reduces the average daily backup by OVER 99% *****

Minimum PC Requirements

System Requirements:

Server:
Pentium III or higher CPU, 512 MB RAM or greater, 8+ GB Hard Disk (2+ independent drives), TCP/IP Network, .NET 2.0 Framework, Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher

Client:
Pentium III or higher CPU, 128 MB RAM or greater, 500 MB Disk Space plus space required for processing, TCP/IP Network, Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher

Operating Systems:

Server:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP4/ Advanced Server SP4
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard/ Enterprise SP1 (or greater) (32-bit & 64 bit)
Connectivity to SQL2000, SQL2005 or SQLEXPRESS

Client:
Microsoft Windows XP SP2 (32-bit & 64-bit)
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional/Server/Advanced Server SP4
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard/SBS 2003/Enterprise SP1 (or greater) (32-bit & 64-bit)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic/Home Premium/Business/Enterprise/Ultimate (32-bit & 64-bit)

Client Plug-ins

SQL Agent:
SQL 2000/2005/MSDE/Express on Microsoft Windows XP SP2/2000 Server SP4/2003/2003 R2

Exchange Agent:
Exchange 2000/2003 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP4/2003/2003 R2

NOTE: For backups that require more then 50GB of storage please fill out the form at the bottom of the page and a sales representative will contact shortly.

Example Backup Scenario's

 

Offsite Data Backup FAQ's

Determining Storage Needs

Note, CyberLynk's Offsite Backup Service provides multiple versioning of documents. As new versions of documents are stored for your retrieval, additional space is required. CyberLynk recommends selecting a Storage Quota which is a minimum of 50% greater then your current total file size and recommends a quota which is 2x the size of your current disk usage.

Multiple Versioning: Each time a document is edited it represents a new version. The CyberLynk data backup system scans the files that are scheduled for backup and looks for files which are new or have changed. If the file has changed it represents a new version. Multiple versions of designated files are stored for recovery. By default, older versions of documents are stored for 30 days.

If you would like more information about this service, please fill out the form below or give us a call at 1-800-862-5965.