
Appendix B. Higher Level Storage Management Products
This appendix is intended to provide an overview of some of the higher level
storage management products available. The products will be compared in
terms of function and positioning.
The main areas in which higher level tools provide enhanced function are:
1. Automation
The provision of mechanisms to define when information should be backed
up, archived or migrated, and what information should be selected. This
allows the defined operations to be scheduled as required without the need
for operator intervention.
2. Backup/restore
The ability to create copies of a client system′s vital data, so that ...