ALL400s New Sponsor - LaserVault

Our newest sponsor, LaserVault, specializes in easy to use virtual tape and virtual tape library solutions for IBM Power Systems (AS/400, iSeries, System i, AIX, Linux).  LaserVault has been in business for over 30 years and develops and supports their own solutions.  They specialize in tailor-fitting solutions to fit every data backup requirement and every budget.

Basically, virtual tape provides a simplified and streamlined backup and recovery process, overcoming the delays and hassles inherent is using manual tape.  Automating the backup and recovery process can instantly save time and money.

You can use LaserVault to reduce backup windows and speed up recovery.  Save your data to your NAS, SAN, dedupe appliance, and/or to the cloud using standard IBM save/restore commands.  LaserVault solutions connect via Fibre Channel, SAS, or TCP-IP, and allow you to manage your backups remotely— from any chair anywhere.  With so many of us working remotely, being able to manage your backups without having to be onsite is a definite bonus.

They have made it so the transition from tape to virtual tape seamless, with many customers installing the software in the morning and run their first backups to virtual tape that night.  You get an immediate ROI as a result of the simple install and ease of use.

Their newest product, ViTL is a virtual tape and virtual tape library solution that emulates an IBM TS3200 tape library (3573-L4U) with extra cartridges. ViTL supports QLogic 8 and 16 Gb HBA enabling use of NPIV to emulate multiple devices (tape drives/tape libraries) using a single physical connection.  Using ViTL with NPIV maximizes the use of the full bandwidth of the Fibre Channel connection improving capacity management while reducing your overall overhead. Up to 15 connections per physical port with NPIV.

Some of ViTL’s other highlights include:

·  It looks EXACTLY like a tape library to your IBM i

·  Compatible with BRMS, Robot Save, TA Tools, and IBM backup commands

·  Provides enhanced protection against ransomware and other data threats

·  Saves OS/400 objects, including SAVSYS 21, to local disk, NAS, SAN or deduplication appliance allowing for offsite replication and/or cloud storage

·  Supports multiple virtual tape drives assigned to one or more virtual tape libraries

·  No limit on the size of virtual tape files other than available disk space

·  Removes load, unload and rewind wait time

·  Removes DSPTAP and CHKTAP delay

·  Eliminates the possibility of human error and ensures reliable backups

·  Direct support from ViTL developers who know the product best

·  Flexible purchase options including: IBM Global Financing

·  Set it and forget it automation simplifies the backup process

·  Meet disaster recovery requirements without using tape

·  Recover faster from ransomware and other data loss

ViTL can be used as a gateway device to store backups on your NAS, SAN or any deduplication appliance that supports CIFS, NFS or iSCSI connections, such as: Exagrid, Cohesity, Rubrik, NetApp, Quantum, etc.  Backup to the cloud and copy compressed/encrypted backups to the cloud, including Amazon S3, MS Azure, and others.  The complete ViTL solution includes hardware and software with a Windows server appliance that connects via Fibre Channel or SAS. It’s also available as software only for your hardware or VM.