FullTime has extended the availability and replication functions of Octopus with open file synchronisation, which allows users to synchronise files even when they are open on the source system.
"This means users have no interruption in production service levels while the initial copy of data is made, because files can be open or in use during synchronisation," says Dave Terespolsky, MD of South African distributor Server Tools.
The new throttling feature in Octopus allows users to proactively manage the rate, in kbytes per second, at which mirrored data is placed on the network. The rate of data being transferred from the source system to the target system can be scheduled, enabled or disabled, and can be configured from the scheduled option screen in the "throttling" dialogue box. Users can have throttling enabled all the time, or applied only for certain times and dates.
Octopus 3.2 also supports easy installation and use in a Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS) configuration. Octopus complements MSCS capabilities by protecting data to other systems and off-site for disaster recovery. It mirrors data out of an MSCS cluster to either a single system or to another MSCS cluster. This provides data protection from a Windows NT cluster set up with MSCS. Octopus can also protect the data within the cluster even when switchover of Octopus or other applications occurs.
Octopus provides realtime data protection and high availability for NT networks. It allows a target system to automatically assume the role of one or more source systems without human intervention.
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