Vault Management Technology
In the locations that Corovan has a media “vault” or climate (moisture and temperature) controlled secure facility, San Diego and the Bay Area, Corovan features TapeTrack software as its operating system. The benefits of this package are enormous and one version, TapeTrack Lite, is included FREE with the base fee.
Key Benefits
- Tape automation in the Data Center
- Frees up expensive technical resources
- Interfaces to Corovan's, automates the tape cycling process
- Cycling scheduling for un-managed servers also
- Enterprise view of all tapes from all systems, in all locations, including offsite
- Barcode scanning of all tapes as they move between Data Centers and offsite
- Every tape has an audit trail, with date and time stamps
- Assists with Sarbanes Oxley compliance
- Fast and accurate for Data Recovery
Easy To Use
There is no need for ongoing updating as the automated media cycling is managed by a calendar-based schedule, set up by Corovan with the customer during the Implementation. When the scheduled delivery is due, trained Corovan staff pick the correct tapes — confirm by barcode scanner — securely pack them for delivery in custom designed satchels or boxes and transport them in specially equipped vehicles. While onsite, the Corovan driver meets with the customer’s authorized personnel, delivers the correct tapes and collects the fresh tapes for secure storage.
Once back at the vault, the computer media is placed in the correct position in the tape racks using three checking levels:
- Each media item is assigned it’s own slot location
- Vault staff are directed to the correct rack location by the TapeTrack software
- Vault staff are then instructed to the slot location for 100% accurate storage
TapeTrack “The process”
Here we can see the lifecycle of a backup tape using TapeTrack:
Please note, Corovan is also able to track and coordinate the movement and storage of container level storage of media.