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BlueArc WORM File System

When You Need the Utmost Assurance in Data Integrity BlueArc WORM file systems Offer the Ultimate Protection for the Data Lifecycle.

Whether an organization faces the strictest compliance requirements (such as, HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley, DoD 5015.2-STD, etc.) or just wants to ensure original versions of data remain unaltered, the BlueArc WORM file system offers another powerful tool for maximum data protection. With a write-once, read-many (WORM) file system capability, BlueArc WORM locks down designated disk-based data from modification or further deletion until the completion of a designated time period.

With BlueArc WORM, IT groups can gain a powerful extension to the innovative, Tiered Storage concept BlueArc pioneered. Administrators can now move data through a multi-tiered BlueArc storage system: From Fibre Channel to lower cost SATA disk, then onto disk-based archives, and now, ultimately, to disk-based WORM all within the same system.

Compliant, WORM Storage for Even the Most Exacting Requirements

Highly regulated environments that require the assurance of full, disk-based WORM compliance now have an economical alternative with the BlueArc WORM file system. With the security of a fully-compliant implementation, all in a single storage system, BlueArc WORM answers the most demanding data retention requirements while still providing access to the same power and scalability customers have come to expect from BlueArc's non-WORM compliant storage.

By taking advantage of a simple BlueArc WORM software license key, IT groups can now turn their BlueArc storage tiers into a strictly secure, locked-down environment where data can be designated as WORM at the most granular storage level. Once the strict WORM designation is made, that WORM portion of the physical disk remains unchangeable or delete-able until the associated data passes its predefined retention date.

The Assurance of WORM Storage with Built-In Flexibility

Unlike competing solutions, BlueArc WORM can be implemented in one of two ways. Recognizing that some customer environments require the utmost WORM compliance, while others may need to preserve data while still allowing future modification, BlueArc WORM offers a "strict" WORM file system for regulatory compliance, and a "non-strict" WORM read only file system for other digital preservation needs.

In either case, BlueArc's WORM implementation prevents data from being modified or deleted, yet still allows administrators to work with copies of the original or perform other data management functions, such as moving it to other locations, or protecting it with more traditional backup, replication and snapshot procedures.

Non-Strict WORM storage provides additional flexibility. It can be used as a staging area for testing and planning purposes while developing a fully strict WORM solution design. The "sandbox" feature in effect lets users try out WORM storage before committing data to the permanent WORM lockdown.

In addition, administrators might use non-strict WORM storage for more commercial purposes to protect digital assets from modification or corruption by individuals or viruses. Prime candidates are intellectual property assets, original work, "golden" software code, legal records or online reference libraries.

Because the WORM functionality is easily added as a licensed feature, it can be used as a powerful extension of the tiered storage concept. Ultimately, WORM serves as the end of the line in the data life cycle when data can easily be accessed but remain free from the risks of being changed or deleted.

Data management is easy, due to a powerful command line interface for maximum precision and integration with archiving applications, such as MDS, KVS, or VERITAS, and other third-party applications. The BlueArc WORM file system offers the power to support compliance solutions yet has the flexibility for easy deployment and more general-purpose applications. For optimal protection, BlueArc WORM delivers the utmost protection for data integrity needs.

WORM File System Highlights

• Does not require additional server
• Enforces strict (compliance) or non-strict WORM File Systems
• “Sandbox” capability for planning implementation
• Supports traditional backup, replication, and snapshot functions
• Open interface for integration with 3rd party applications