INNOVATION introduces the latest open systems client version 3.3.1 of the FDR/UPSTREAM
family of products. This version features several new enhancements to the UPSTREAM suite of products.
The Dispatcher is the integrated event scheduler
that allows, under Director setup and control, a mainframe class scheduling
system from an UPSTREAM client system. The Dispatcher allows you to be able
to easily manage and control your repeated backups and other operations simply.
The Dispatcher works with both the Reservoir controlling scheduling events to the
open systems backup server and also FDR/UPSTREAM controlling scheduling events to
the mainframe backup server.
When used on a Reservoir system the Dispatcher supports
USTBatch that allows requests to be initiated with security pre-validated and
complete job detailed email notification.
To allow you to be able to easily manage and control your
repeated backups and other operations UPSTREAM now includes an advanced scheduler
with the client software named the UPSTREAM Dispatcher. It allows you to:
Easily setup, add, delete and modify any number of backups and
jobs to be run repeatedly.
As it is integrated in UPSTREAM, it allows easy setup of fulls
and incrementals and easily add or delete systems.
Easy notification for success or failure of operations.
Because it's controlled by the Director, can be setup or managed from anywhere.
You can run as many Dispatcher machines as you have UPSTREAM systems or run a single centralized scheduler.
Operates with either UPSTREAM/MVS or the UPSTREAM Reservoir. If you run the Dispatcher on the Reservoir machine, you
do not have to store security information as it will implicitly use USTBatch. Because it
can run jobs, it can be used for Reservoir vaulting, migration or copying.
Offers full control of scheduled operations including scheduled stop and start of the Dispatcher itself.
Also included in the 3.3.1 client release are:
Beta support for Microsoft VSS (Volume Shadowcopy Service)
that are backups of volume snapshots allowing backups of data consistent open files as
well as support of any compatible VSS writer.
Updated installer. The UPSTREAM has been updated and now allows silent installs. The silent installation will also be used in the client Automatic Upgrade facility.
Enhanced wildcarding. UPSTREAM will now accept the asterisk wildcard in
any position in the filespec path. UPSTREAM will now accept the asterisk or question mark
wild card in any position in the file spec path. Wild cards that are not at the end of the
file spec will be expanded internally as separate filespecs. For example: you could specify
/home/a*/* would backup all /home directories which begin with the letter ‘a’. If you had 3
of these directories, UPSTREAM would generate 3 backup specifications. Repeated parameters
such as NFSBELOW, SINGLEFS, BACKUPREPARSEFILES, etc. are respected. For UNIX, regular
expressions can be used, for example /home/[a-m]*/* and /home/[!a-m]*/* would represent
two files specs which would sep a rate all files in the /home directory into two back ups.
(DB2) Partitioned DB2 server support as well as support for 64-bit AIX, Solaris and HPUX.
UPSTREAM will now perform log clearing as part of daily operations.
There is a new configuration parameter LOGDAYS to set the number of days to preserve the
log entries. UPSTREAM will perform log clearing at the time it is started and every
subsequent day at the same time if this value is non-zero
A number of new UPSTREAM Reservoir features including USTBatch, XML history records and more.
The new UPSTREAM 3.3.1 version features the open systems
backup server release of the newest member of the UPSTREAM family, UPSTREAM
Reservoir. The UPSTREAM Reservoir features centralized management and control
for fast, reliable operations for all systems, databases and enterprise servers.
The UPSTREAM Reservoir provides the same comprehensive and rock solid client
support as FDR/UPSTREAM in addition to the online database agents.
The UPSTREAM Reservoir system is:
Managed by the UPSTREAM “Director”, JAVA and browser interface
Offers the UPSTREAM Dispatcher, an integrated batch job and event scheduling system.
The UPSTREAM Reservoir supports a wide variety of disk,
tape and robotic devices. Backup devices can be a single tape drive, tape library,
silo, or disk arrays. The UPSTREAM Reservoir Backup server can use any tape drive or library
such as 9840, Magstar, DLT, LTO, AIT, Ultrium.
Provides the ability to backup to disk or tape, and provides the option for data to be backed up to disk, staged from disk automatically moved to tape
Provides very efficient tape stacking operations with Profile Sets, taking advantage of the large capacity tapes.
UPSTREAM’s Reservoir provides the highest degree in
flexibility by allowing logically interchangeable tapes generated with the
FDR/UPSTREAM product for media that is compatible, and for tapes that are not
capable supports copying the backup data to a compatible media.
The UPSTREAM’s Reservoir is a separately licensed product
from FDR/UPSTREAM. To get license fee information on the Reservoir please email
sales@fdrinnovation.com or call (973) 890-7300.
Early reminder to Mark your calendars for the Innovation
lunch & learn on August 17th, 2004 to meet with the Innovation development team.
To make a reservation please email sales@fdrinnovation.com.
Also plan on attending the Session 1916 Hilton New York -
Fourth Floor - Midtown Suite @ 08/16/2004 (Mon) - 4:30 PM
With the introduction at Long Beach 2004 SHARE conference
of the UPSTREAM Reservoir Innovation Data Processing’s FDR/UPSTREAM product
expanded its reach far into the enterprise with support for an extensive array
of open systems tape drives.
If you would like to receive the FDR/UPSTREAM 3.3.1
client version, want to review and/or test the UPSTREAM Reservoir, or would
like more information on the release please send an email to
sales@fdrinnovation.com or call (973) 890-7300.
