New Tools in REDI Control Software Line Offer Event-Driven Storage Management
And Web-Based Storage Monitoring
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- XIOtech(R) Corporation, a
wholly owned subsidiary of Seagate and a storage area network (SAN) pioneer,
today announced that it has expanded its REDI(TM) Control software line to
include new storage automation and monitoring tools. XIOtech's AutoScript and
WebWatch tools bring its customers two steps closer to achieving complete
proactive and automated storage management, which places continuous data and
application availability within easy reach.
XIOtech's new AutoScript tool gives XIOtech MAGNITUDE(TM) system users the
ability to create event-driven scripts that allow complex data management
tasks to be performed automatically. The new WebWatch tool allows customers
to monitor their MAGNITUDE hardware platform via the Internet.
"Our AutoScript and WebWatch tools were developed upon request from some
of our largest customers who have chosen to implement our MAGNITUDE system for
critical 24/7 operations," said Richard Blaschke, executive vice president of
marketing at XIOtech. "The new tools provide specific, proactive measures to
improve uptime, and they complement our virtualized storage architecture which
maximizes data, system and application availability by allowing most storage
management tasks to be performed online."
According to Steve Duplessie, founder of the analyst firm Enterprise
Storage Group, "The biggest problem users face with storage is management.
Anything that automates processes and allows a user to manage more storage
with less people is welcome. AutoScript takes the reactionary guesswork out
of managing a XIOtech environment. We think customers will love this."
The AutoScript tool is a feature of XIOtech's REDI Control Scheduler, an
automated task scheduling application that improves system availability by
reducing the need for human intervention for storage administration tasks.
The AutoScript tool provides MAGNITUDE users the ability to create scripts
that can launch various activities within the MAGNITUDE system based on events
that occur either in that system or in outside applications. Examples of
activities that can be launched include mirroring data volumes and reassigning
data volumes to other servers. This event-based storage management tool not
only offers users greater data availability by removing human intervention in
performing regular complex tasks, but it also provides users with a great deal
of efficiency in their operations and allows them to spend less of their time
on day-to-day activities and focus on long-term projects.
For example, in XIOtech's Enterprise Solutions Lab, the AutoScript tool
has been used to create an end-to-end automatic backup of an Oracle database
with no downtime in any of the attached applications and systems. Using the
AutoScript tool, a script was written that created a mirror of the Oracle
database storage volume. When the mirror was complete and in sync with the
original volume, the mirror was broken, and the mirrored volume was mounted to
a server that then copied the data to tape. Once the AutoScript tool was in
place, the end-to-end backup of the Oracle database from disk to tape was
completely automatic.
The WebWatch tool is a feature of REDI Control Manager, XIOtech's remote
configuration and monitoring software for the MAGNITUDE hardware platform.
WebWatch allows users to monitor operating characteristics, environmental
specifications, performance data and system alerts on the MAGNITUDE system
from anywhere in the world in html format.
The REDI Control Scheduler with AutoScript is available today for U.S.
list $3,333, and REDI Control Manager with WebWatch is available today for
U.S. list $6,667. Users can purchase the REDI Control Suite of products,
which includes both AutoScript and WebWatch for U.S. list $8,667.
XIOtech will be participating at TECHXNY/PC Expo 2001 in New York City, at
the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, June 25-29, and will be located in the
Microsoft Partner Pavilion (Booth #3912) and the Novell Partner Pavilion
(Booth #2422).
About XIOtech
XIOtech Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Seagate, develops
comprehensive network storage solutions for business customers. The XIOtech
MAGNITUDE hardware platform is based on the company's exclusive Real-Time Data
Intelligence (REDI) software family -- the first in the industry to
incorporate true storage virtualization. The MAGNITUDE hardware platform,
along with our comprehensive suite of application-specific software, makes
storing, managing, safeguarding and retrieving data on heterogeneous computing
platforms easy and cost effective. Founded in 1995, the company's growing
list of customers include Fortune 2000 firms in the fields of accounting,
e-commerce, education, finance, gas and oil, government, healthcare, imaging,
insurance, law, manufacturing and retail. XIOtech is an active participant in
the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) through Seagate, which is a
voting member. For more information, visit XIOtech's Web site at
http://www.xiotech.com , call 952-983-3000, or email info@xiotech.com
About Seagate
Seagate is the world's leading provider of storage technology for
Internet, business and consumer applications. The Company's products include
disc drives for the Enterprise, PCs and Consumer Electronics, as well as
Storage Area Network (SAN) solutions and Server Appliances. Seagate's market
leadership is based on delivering award-winning products, customer support and
reliability to meet the world's growing demand for information storage.
Seagate can be found around the globe and at http://www.seagate.com
XIOtech is a registered trademark and MAGNITUDE and REDI are trademarks of
XIOtech Corporation. Seagate and Seagate Technology are registered trademarks
of Seagate Technology LLC. All other trademarks are property of their
respective owners.
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CONTACT:
Mary Folkerds, Corporate Communications of
XIOtech Corporation, 952-983-2211, maryf@xiotech.com , or Katie
Hayes of Weber Shandwick Worldwide, 952-346-6003,
khayes@webershandwick.com , for XIOtech Corporation
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