Crossroads and Legato Announce That Crossroads Storage Router is Now Celestra-Enabled
Celestra Power 2.0 Eliminates the Backup Window in SAN Environments
AUSTIN, Texas and MOUNTAINVIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 2000--Crossroads Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:CRDS - news), the leading developer and manufacturer of Fibre Channel storage routers, and Legato© Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:LGTO - news), the leader in enterprise storage management software, announced today the qualification of Crossroads' third-generation storage router as Celestra-Enabled(tm).
With Crossroads' storage router and the Celestra application, users can easily move critical data directly from disk to tape with minimal server intervention and without impacting production networks. The solution will utilize technology based on the emerging Extended Copy standard developed by Legato, Crossroads and members of the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA). Demonstrations of these advanced solutions are being featured at the NetWorld+Interop (N+I) '00 in Las Vegas, May 9-12.
Legato Celestra Power 2.0 is managed by Legato NetWorker, an NDMP (Network Data Management Protocol)-compliant backup application, and moves data directly from disk to tape at ultra high speed. It relies on a SAN device or storage unit embedded with Extended Copy, an open copy specification developed by the Storage Networking Industry Association. Crossroads, a leading member of the Legato Celestra Consortium, has worked closely with Legato to implement Extended Copy.
``Server-free backup is the next installment of the 'killer app' for SANs,'' said Rick Luttrall, Crossroads' director of storage router product management. ``Almost all backup devices require a storage router to connect with the SAN and by combining the server-free capability of the Legato Celestra software with our Crossroads third-generation storage routers we now make it possible to virtually eliminate the backup window.''
By offloading LAN, CPU and I/O resources -- CPU and I/O are reduced by 95% -- during backup and recovery, network bottlenecks are eliminated and high application performance is maintained using Legato Celestra Power and the Crossroads router. And by using advanced snapshot technology, backups are live with no user lockout or system downtime -- eliminating the need for a backup window. Celestra Power 2.0 is an open, interoperable, and highly scalable solution supporting Solaris, HP-UX and NT platforms.
``We are pleased to announce qualification of the Crossroads router as one of the first Celestra-Enabled SAN devices,'' said Paul Payack, senior vice president, Legato Systems. ``This qualification is a testament to both Crossroads' and Legato's commitment to deliver server-free backup to the SAN data protection space.''
Live Demo at Networld+Interop
Legato and Crossroads will demonstrate its Celestra Power 2.0 and the Crossroads storage router at Networld+Interop beginning May 9. Visit booth 341 to see this leading edge technology in action.
About Crossroads Systems Inc.
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Crossroads Systems (Nasdaq:CRDS - news), is the leading provider of enterprise data center routing solutions for open system Storage Area Networks including S/390 connections. Crossroads' solutions enable key Internet, Intranet and e-commerce applications. By using Crossroads, customers can more effectively and efficiently store, manage and ensure the integrity and availability of data in the Internet economy. With more than 3,000 verified and interoperable configurations, Crossroads' products simplify the design, installation and operation of Fibre Channel SANs. Industry leading OEMs such as ADIC, ATL, Bull, Compaq, Dell, Exabyte, Fujitsu-Siemens, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi Data Systems, INRANGE, IBM, McDATA and StorageTek as well as top resellers and distributors including Acal Electronics, Bell Microproducts, Cranel, Datalink, ITIS Services, nStor, Pinacor, Polaris Services, Tech Data and Vangard Technology have partnered with Crossroads to provide these solutions to their customers. By visiting our Web site employment candidates can search for the opportunity of a lifetime or profile their ideal job to be notified instantly when that position becomes available. For more information about Crossroads Systems, please call 800/643-7148 or visit www.crossroads.com.
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