Mountain View Data Announces Availability of SnapFS Beta.Business/High Tech Editors PALM SPRINGS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2001 Snapshot management for critical files and data To be demonstrated at Storage Networking World Storage Networking World (commonly called SNW) is a for data storage professionals in the United States. Sponsored by Computerworld and the Storage Networking Industry Association, SNW is held twice each year. in Palm Springs, CA April 9-11. Mountain View Data, a leading provider and developer of networked storage software, announced today the availability of the beta version A pre-shipping release of hardware or software that has gone through alpha test. A beta version of software is supposed to be very close to the final product, but, in practice, it is more a way of getting users to test the software in the first place under real conditions. of SnapFS(TM), enhancing journal file systems with the capability to capture and retain multiple snapshot versions of files and folders. SnapFS offers the ability to restore systems to older versions when necessary and to make instantaneous online backups. SnapFS beta will be demonstrated at Storage Networking World in Palm Springs, CA, April 9-11. Mountain View Data works with hardware manufacturers, systems integrators, service providers and Internet data centers to provide technology solutions in the high-end storage and file management arena. "SnapFS gives system administrators a robust and reliable platform for backing up and protecting critical data," said Cliff Miller, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Mountain View Data. "It will not only save the IT staff time and the company money, but it will allow them to relax at night." SnapFS(TM) captures and retains multiple snapshot versions of files and folders, enabling administrators to quickly restore systems to older versions when necessary and make backups without impacting live file systems. SnapFS is the first and only snapshotting system for Linux. It features advanced journal recovery; high scalability and LAN free backup Refers to backing up data without transferring it across the LAN or WAN and slowing down the network. The simplest LAN free architecture is a server or a NAS storage device with backup storage (tapes, MO, CD, etc.) directly attached. support; support for recovery of unbootable systems, and for database backups; addition of SnapFS functionality to existing disk file system layouts without reformatting or data migration; rollback A DBMS feature that reverses the current transaction out of the database, returning the data to its former state. A rollback is performed when processing a transaction fails at some point, and it is necessary to start over. See two-phase commit. to current and old snapshots in the original disk layout; dynamic snapshot addition and removal; XML-based configuration and management. SnapFS beta is currently available for the Linux 2.2 kernel in conjunction with the Ext3 journal file system, and can be downloaded at www.mountainviewdata.com/snapfs. About Mountain View Data, Inc. Mountain View Data is a leading developer and provider of advanced storage software solutions that ensure the manageability, reliability, security, and high-availability of mission-critical data for the network attached storage (NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular ) and storage area network (SAN) markets. Mountain View Data's products deliver high performance and scalability, while enabling system integrators, service providers, and Internet data centers worldwide to use commodity-based hardware components that lower ownership costs. Mountain View Data's products include file system software for data replication (SyncFS), streaming media See streaming audio, streaming video and digital media hub. delivery (StreamFS), and snapshots (SnapFS). Mountain View Data is also leading the Lustre lustre In mineralogy, the appearance of a mineral surface in terms of its light-reflecting qualities. Lustre depends on a mineral's refractivity (see refraction), transparency, and structure. Project to develop next generation storage technology that delivers scalable performance for ultra high bandwidth, high storage capacity data centers. Headquartered in San Francisco, California “San Francisco” redirects here. For other uses, see San Francisco (disambiguation). The City and County of San Francisco (EN IPA: [sænfrənˈsɪskoʊ] , the company has offices in China and Japan. For further information visit www.mountainviewdata.com For more information, please visit Mountain View Data at: www.mountainviewdata.com or contact Polina Sukonik, 415-644-8529, polina.sukonik@mountainviewdata.com. |
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