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 The Quantum DX30 is the optimal entry-level solution that addresses the most
significant backup challenges facing IT professionals: meeting short backup
windows, confidence that backups are complete, and the ability to quickly
restore data when needed. With Quantum's patent-pending Optyon™ In-line Data
Compression, the DX-Series is the first and only open system disk-based virtual
tape library to offer hardware based compression! Optyon™ hardware compression
allows users to effectively double their usable capacity with approximately 2:1
compression ratio* – without decreasing the performance of the backup server or
the DX30 processor!
The DX30 enhances an existing tape backup system by separating the backup
target from the backup archive. After installing a DX30, backup jobs are sent
directly to the DX30 (the backup target) with throughput up to 1TB/hr.
With the Quantum DX30 system, high availability features such as RAID 5 and
redundant, hot-swappable components are combined with blazing disk performance,
which allows for more frequent and reliable backup and restore operations. By
emulating a tape library, the DX30 seamlessly integrates into existing backup
architectures without any changes to existing processes. Since it emulates a
tape library, the DX30 is not susceptible to fragmentation, file or operating
system overhead, tuning, hackers, or volume management complexities. The DX30
truly complements existing tape libraries (the backup archive) by allowing them
to focus on archive operations for disaster recovery and regulatory compliance.
As a pioneer in open systems virtual tape, Quantum Corporation introduced the
DX30 disk-based virtual tape library system over four years ago. Quantum is now
the first open systems vendor to offer hardware-based data compression via our
patent-pending Optyon In-line Data Compression card. It enables DX30 users to
double their usable capacity with approximately 2:1 compression. By offloading
data compression to a dedicated hardware adapter card, the backup server and
DX30 processor are not impacted. Competitor's disk-based systems only offer
software compression (if any at all), which can decrease aggregate performance
by 50% or more.
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