ES-Backup Features

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Comparison of ES-Backup with other backup products:

The following is an outline from UGSoft of the advantages of using ES-Backup compared with other popular backup software.

Best price performance:

• ES-Backup has optimised throughput by using several parallel processes.
• ES-Backup Clients are not charged by seat, but are unlimited clients.
• There are no limits on tape slots in tape changers.
• Large range of backup and quality tape changers supported.

Best data integrity:

• Checks integrity of backups using checksums.
• Provides restoration and backup of special files, such as device files, links, resource forks and creates bootable filesystems - a new feature, not available previously.
• Uses standard UNIX backup routines, preserving data in a universal data format.
• Provides detailed feedback in logs.
• Preserves file owner, group and access rights from original files.
• Backup settings are saved on tape and installation folder on disk.
• Tape verification for longer data lifetime.

Independent administration:

• Using Java applets, several server backups are managed across intranet, internet & extranet, with easy graphical user interface.
• It is possible to use a client to backup a remote managed server running ES-Backup across the Internet.

Best system support:

• Supports third party applications, with APIs available for integration.
• No requirements for additional UNIX applications - the basic tools are acceptable.
• Status information is emailed to administrator.
• Supports large file formats.
• Supports long file names, special character support.
• Barcode tape information can be used for backup identification and indexing.

Best system security:

• Network access is by network clients only.
• Detailed logs of user access and files modified.
• History of all cataloged files by tape stored on tape and local server database.

Best UNIX compatability:

• ES-Backup is also available for Solaris and Linux, thus users can migrate from MacOS X to the other OSs easily using the one system.
• ES-Backup tapes can be used on any other Unix platform with the standard tools dump/restore even if no ES-Backup is installed - most other tape backup systems use a proprietary tape format which requires their application to read the tapes.
• ES-Backup offers standard backup features like backing up entire Unix partitions, full and incremental backups, single files and folders for archiving, schedules, and it supports a wide range of devices - it's a full backup solution.

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ES-Backup Features Summary

ES-Backup for HELIOS:

• ES-Backup handles HELIOS EtherShare files correctly - it knows about UTF-8, data and resource forks, fileID implementation used by EtherShare, whereas other backup applications do not. If you cannot restore files to an EtherShare volume using the correct protocols, the result is a corrupted EtherShare desktop database.