THE SITUATION Backup and data protection continue to be critical considerations for any enterprise. As an established leader in backup storage, Quantum offers QXS hybrid storage systems as a cost-effective option for block storage that can be used for backup. Users have many choices for backup and disaster recovery storage, including deduplication appliances, standard block or NAS storage for backup, the cloud for off-site DR protection, and, of course, most users continue to use tape for long term- retention, compliance, and archiving. QUANTUM QXS HYBRID STORAGE FOR BACKUP STORAGE Quantum QXS hybrid storage arrays are an excellent choice for backup storage—providing the necessary performance at a cost that is typically lower than the competing options. QXS storage includes intelligent software and a flexible hybrid architecture that maximizes performance and minimizes costs. Unparalleled reliability and compliance with the most stringent system certifications make QXS the safe and cost-effective choice for disk backup. A typical deployment example is shown in the diagram on page 2. SOLUTION DESCRIPTION As shown in Figure 1, we’ve highlighted CommVault as the backup application. CommVault, Simpana, Veeam, and others are all certified for use with Quantum QXS hybrid storage. For customers that choose fixed-block deduplication provided by the backup application for data reduction, Quantum’s QXS hybrid storage is a good option. For those that require additional data reduction for their data sets, Quantum’s DXi ® -Series of deduplication appliances provides a great high-performance alternative with integrated storage. In this use case, the media servers (the CommVault Media Agents) are connected to the backup storage over a 10Gb Ethernet SAN. This use case showcases Quantum’s QXS-4 series, which provides cost-effective, highly reliable hybrid storage designed for backup storage use cases, as well as remote and branch office applications. Data is backed up to the QXS-4 series hybrid storage arrays from the backup application (in this example CommVault), data is deduplicated on the media agents using CommVault’s fixed-block deduplication algorithm, and the deduplicated blocks are stored on the QXS-4 series arrays. FOR MORE INFO: www.quantum.com І [email protected] І 1.800.677.6268 Hybrid Storage for Backup and Data Protection