EMC revamps backup, software
StorageReview.com reports.
The update is highlighted by increased performance and scalability, deeper integration with EMC Data Domain deduplication systems, expanded enterprise application support, and improved management and security features.
EMC credits a revised architecture for NetWorker, which lowers processor and RAM demands to drive up to three times more scalability with existing resources. Additionally, the new “client direct” feature removes NetWorker storage nodes from the data path, reducing backup times by 50% or more.
NetWorker 8.0 is the most significant new version of the software since 2003, when NetWorker 7 was released, PC World writes.
It updates the product in several major ways, both streamlining it for higher performance and enhancing its usefulness.
The basic architecture of NetWorker has been changed for improved performance and scalability. In previous versions of NetWorker, the management of backup appliances ran entirely on the central NetWorker server.
With Version 8, that work is distributed among NetWorker Storage Nodes, the servers that send data to backup appliances. Adding more backup systems no longer requires more central server capacity.
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