Sun and Veritas expand storage cooperation

Palo Alto 09 May 00 Sun Microsystems and Veritas Software Corporation announced that Sun will package Veritas NetBackup software with Sun StorEdge tape libraries to deliver a comprehensive and fully automated backup management solution for data center environments.

The Sun StorEdge tape libraries, combined with VERITAS NetBackup software, address the needs of high-end Sun Enterprise 6500 and Sun Enterprise 10000 server environments where enterprise-class tape backup solutions are essential. The VERITAS Software NetBackup Data Protection Suite increases application availability and simplifies administration of database backup and recovery. In addition, the Sun StorEdge tape libraries and VERITAS NetBackup deliver high-end data center backup in pre-integrated solutions for easy procurement. Included with the software are a VERITAS NetBackup Master Server license, a client license, a robotic support license with unlimited drive support, and the customer's choice of a Database Extension for Oracle, Sybase or Informix.

The Sun StorEdge family of automated tape libraries is architected for high performance, flexibility, availability and data protection. Each of the tape libraries provides the scalable capacity and high performance that enterprises of all sizes need to grow and obtain a competitive edge. Sun offers 8mm, DDS-3, DLT and 9840 tape drive technology to meet a full range of needs from the workgroup to the data center. In addition, Sun StorEdge tape libraries deliver comprehensive backup, archive, and disaster recovery programs.

VERITAS NetBackup, the industry's leading enterprise data protection solution, provides centralized tape library control from a single management interface. The software's multi-tier architecture provides a fast, reliable, data center-strength backup and recovery solution that can protect environments that span terabytes to petabytes in size. VERITAS NetBackup provides dynamic tape drive sharing, snapshot backup, server free backup, disaster recovery support and intuitive Java technology and Windows NT administrative interfaces. In addition to protecting data in a mixed UNIX[R], Windows NT and Novell NetWare environment, VERITAS NetBackup provides advanced, "database aware" solutions for all leading databases, such as Oracle, DB2, Informix, Sybase and Microsoft SQL Server.

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