Mail server/file server systems with centralized backup management
Enterprise portal systems for providing mail and file services are indispensable in a modern environment. Once your mail system is down, it will soon be difficult to carry on the services of your company. How can we arrange for data backup operations for these systems that are not allowed to be interrupted?
Problems prior to implementation
For such problems, NEC Storage can offer solutions such as presented in this case example.
Solutions and effects
A combination of the NEC Storage S2000 series system, which is a mid-range disk array system, with the Express 5800 cluster system is considered the best solution.
- A high availability system is realized by combining Express 5800 series units in clustered configuration and two NEC Storage S2000 series units for implementing Exchange 2000 mail server and public folder server systems.
- VxVM is used for mirroring mail data and public folder data between two NEC Storage S2000 series units for achieving much higher reliability. Backup to magnetic tapes is also provided.
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