What s New in Catalogic ECX 2.0

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1 What s New in Catalogic ECX 2.0 Manage, Orchestrate, and Analyze Across the Enterprise and the Cloud New and Enhanced Features Catalogic ECX 2.0 Instant Flexible Retention Policies Automatic Storage Volume Copy Workflow Process for Site-based recovery and reuse New Reporting NetApp ONTAP support Cloud-based Help documentation Version 2.0 of Catalogic ECX brings to market a robust intelligent copy data platform. With ECX 2.0, IT organizations can now manage the full lifecycle of their copy data, from creating the customized policies that create the copies, to the orchestrated workflows that enable their use across the business operations. The release of ECX 2.0 builds upon the foundation of the central catalog and analytics engine of the previous version with improvements to these functions, while adding revolutionary new functionality that delivers the orchestration of the creation and use of snapshots, vaults, and mirrors, enabling the IT organization to dramatically improve its ability to support use cases such as automated DR, DR Testing, Dev and Test, and Analytics Explore the chart below for more details on this new 2.0 release. For details on the previous release of ECX 1.2.1, please visit the Catalogic MySupport Portal at :

2 NetApp Copy and Use Data Policies Intelligent Flexible Retention Policies Automated Storage Volume Copy Workflow Process for Copy NetApp data with snapshots using a NetApp policy. A NetApp policy consists of snapshot, mirror, and vault sub-policies, each with their own set of options to give you more control of your NetApp protection and/or copy creation needs. After an initial primary snapshot is added to the workflow, additional vaults and mirrors ensure your data is replicated to multiple locations. Leverage flexible retention policies to retain copies and meet your required SLA. Instance-based and days-based retention is supported. NetApp copy data policy automatically provisions volumes of appropriate sizes required for vaults and mirrors. A graphical workflow displays each step of your copy data management policies. ECX technology allows you to leverage NetApp data copies through NetApp Use Data policies. These policy types include: Instant Access Provides instant writable access to a volume or LUN. An ECX snapshot is mapped to a target server where it can be accessed, copied, or put immediately into production use, as needed. Restore Volume(s) Recover a volume from a primary snapshot, vault, or mirror copy created through an ECX NetApp policy. Volumes can be restored to their original location or a new volume in the same or different NetApp cluster or server. Enables insightful management of your NetApp protection and/or copy creation needs. Intelligently replicates and reuses snapshots, vaults, and mirrors. Simple process to consistently configure and deploy snapshots, SnapMirrors and SnapVaults across your environment or cloud. Easy to trouble shoot environment with detailed logging and exceptionbased reporting. Meet your SLAs for Recovery Point Objectives (RPO s). Increased efficiency in storage management. Facilitates policy creation and visualization. Facilitates intelligent and efficient reuse of data copies. Allows for greater business agility. Site-based recovery and reuse Restore File(s) Recover files from a primary snapshot copy created through an ECX NetApp policy. Files are restored to their original location. ECX selects the best site for data recovery or reuse based on your available copies. Quickly identify and interact with the data created through Copy Data policies, and ensure that you leverage the appropriate data copies.

3 VMware Copy and Use Data Policies Intelligent Application consistency and Pre and Post Snapshot Scripts Flexible Retention Policies Automatic Volume Copy Workflow Process for Copy VMware data, including virtual machines, datastores, folders, vapps, and datacenters, with snapshots using a VMware policy. A VMware policy consists of snapshot, mirror, and vault sub-policies, each with their own set of options to give you more control of your VMware protection and/or copy creation needs. After an initial primary snapshot is added to the workflow, additional vaults and mirrors ensure your data is replicated to multiple locations. In cases where application consistent backups on the virtual machine are required, users can create custom scripts that will run before a virtual machine is snapshotted or after the virtual machine snapshot is completed through a VMware policy. In a Windows environment, if your application supports VSS, the policy triggers the VSS application quiesce logic when creating the VMware policy. However, for applications that don t support VSS, or on Linux virtual machines, pre and post snapshot scripts can be used to quiesce your application for the snapshot backup. Leverage flexible retention policies to retain copies to meet your required SLA. Instance-based and days-based retention is supported. VMware copy data policy will automatically provision required volumes of appropriate sizes required for vaults and mirrors. A graphical workflow displays each step of your copy data management policies. ECX technology allows you to leverage VMware data copies for testing and cloning use cases, instant recovery, and full disaster recovery. VMware policies support Instant Virtualization and Instant Access scenarios. Instant Virtualization - policies are run in the following modes: Test Mode Creates temporary virtual machines for development/testing, snapshot verification, and disaster recovery verification on a scheduled, repeatable basis without affecting production environments. Test machines are kept running as long as needed to complete testing and verification and are then cleaned up after testing and verification completes. Through fenced networking, you can establish a safe environment to test your policies without interfering with virtual machines used for production. Virtual machines created through Test mode are also given unique names and identifiers to avoid conflicts within your production environment. Enables insightful management of your VMware protection and/or copy creation needs. Intelligently replicates and reuses snapshots, vaults, and mirrors. Data integrity is maintained for application copies, enabling consistent recovery and use. Meet your SLAs for Recovery Point Objectives (RPO s) and data access. Increased efficiency in storage management. Facilitates policy creation and visualization. Facilitates intelligent and efficient reuse of data copies. Allows for greater business agility.

4 VMware Copy and Use Data Policies (continued) for (continued) Instant Virtualization - policies are run in the following modes: Clone Mode Creates copies of virtual machines for use cases requiring permanent or long-running copies for data mining or duplication of a test environment in a fenced network. Virtual machines created through Clone mode are also given unique names and identifiers to avoid conflicts within your production environment. With clone mode you must be sensitive to resource consumption, since clone mode creates permanent or long-term virtual machines. Production Mode Enables disaster recovery at the local site from primary storage or a remote disaster recovery site, replacing original machine images with recover images. All configurations are carried over as part of the recovery, including names and identifiers, and all copy data policies associated with the virtual machine continue to run. Facilitates intelligent and efficient reuse of data copies. Allows for greater business agility. Site-based recovery and reuse Reporting New DPX Reports Instant Access - Provides instant writable access to data and application recovery points. An ECX snapshot is mapped to a target server where it can be accessed, copied, or put immediately into production use as needed ECX selects the best site for data recovery or reuse based on your available copies. DPX reports present important data pertaining to DPX nodes, storage, and status. Tailor DPX reports to meet your specific reporting requirements, schedule them, and have them ed to your inbox. The following reports are available: DPX License DPX Node Configuration DPX RPO Compliance DPX Secondary Storage Volume Protection Status DPX Secondary Storage Volume Utilization Quickly identify and interact with the data created through ECX policies, and ensure that you leverage the appropriate data copies. Facilitates management of DPX resources. New Protection Compliance Protection Compliance reports display snapshot usage and help ensure data is protected through user-defined RPO parameters. The following reports are available: NetApp RPO Compliance Report Protection Usage Report Unprotected Virtual Machines Report VMware RPO Compliance Report Provides insight into RPO compliance and snapshot usage.

5 Reporting (continued) Export performance improvements for File Analytics reports License compliance dashboard widget Storage and System Enhancements ONTAP support Space check warning for ECX appliance data disks User Interface enhancements Report usability improvements Cloud-based Help Documentation Supportability improvements through log downloads Significant performance improvements in exporting data for File Analytics reports. The License Compliance dashboard widget displays information including License Type, Version, Activation Date and the Expiration Date. ECX 2.0 supports Clustered Data ONTAP 8.2 and 8.3 ECX 2.0 provides a built-in capability to warn user if a certain threshold of disk capacity is reached. Structural and contextual improvements designed to improve usability of the user interface. Structural and contextual improvements designed to improve usability of reports. An online help system is available through the user interface, ensuring documentation and procedures remain current. Log files are now available to download through the Support menu in ECX. Faster access to file analytics and improved user productivity. Quickly visualize whether you are approaching license limits. Extends platform support, allowing for broader management of copy data. Helps keep disk usage in check. Improves user experience. Improves report comprehension and cohesion. Users have access to the most current online help. Greatly facilitates troubleshooting. In addition to the above, you can find the Catalogic ECX 2.0 Release Notes at: The release notes provide a comprehensive list of all the new feaures, feature enhancements, and fixes for the release. Copyright Catalogic Software Tice Boulevard, Suite 110 Woodcliff Lake, NJ U.S.A. catalogicsoftware.com United Kingdom: +44 (0) France: +33 (0) Germany: +49 (0) Singapore: +65 (0) Netherlands: + 31 (0) Catalogic is a registered trademark of Catalogic Software Inc. NSB, DPX, and ECX are trademarks of Catalogic Software Inc. All other company and product names used herein may be the trademarks of their respective companies. Alliance Partner ECX-DS US