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EMC Symmetrix DMX-3 Product Guide
Performance and Optimization
TimeFinder family of
products
The TimeFinder family of software is the most powerful suite of local
storage replication solutions available, delivering a wide range of
in-the-system data copying capabilities to meet mixed service level
requirements without operational impact.
Use the TimeFinder family to:
â—† Create instantly accessible business continuance volumes (BCVs):
mirrors, clones, and snapshots.
â—† Perform backups quickly, frequently, and without disruption.
â—† Reduce time limitations through workload compression.
â—† Eliminate job-step copies to improve batch processing time.
â—† Seamlessly load or update data warehouses as needed.
â—† Provide production data for application development testing
without scheduling downtime.
The TimeFinder family includes the following products:
â—† TimeFinder family base products:
• TimeFinder/Clone
Highly functional, high performance full volume,
point-in-time BCVs for backups, online restores, and volume
migrations.
• TimeFinder/Snap
Pointer-based, economical, space-saving snapshots of BCvs
for reduced recovery points and fast local data restore.
â—† TimeFinder family add-on options:
• TimeFinder/Mirror
Highly available, ultra-performance mirror BCV option for the
most demanding environments.
• TimeFinder/Consistency Groups
Maintain data coherency across TimeFinder-protected
application volumes to ensure data consistency and
restartability.
• TimeFinder/Exchange Integration Module and TimeFinder
SQL integration Module.
Tight integration of the TimeFinder family with Microsoft
Exchange and SQL applications for automated backup and
restore.