Concept of OpenThink Data Archive Automation System (ODAAS)

1. OpenThink Data Archive Automation System
(ODAAS)
Wildan Maulana
wildan.m@gmail.com
openthinklabs.83@gmail.com
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2. End-User Triggered Backup
๏ End-users can use a dedicated GUI to backup data on the fly
๏ Easy drag & drop file into
archive
(using explorer)
๏ Backup progress monitor
๏ Differential backup using
Grsync GUI
๏ End-user GUI available on:
๏ Windows
๏ Mac OS X
๏ Linux
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3. End User Automatic Backup
● Manage Centrally, which client, what directory, and when the backup will be triggered
through web interface
● When backup proses in progress user will see the progress
● Backup status can be sent by email to administrator or the client it self
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4. End-user triggered + HSM archiving
File Server Secondary Storage:
with Primary Low-Cost Disks,
Storage Tape or Cloud
Storage
Alfresco
Custom API
data
*
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metadata
LAN
Index
Meta-data
*
Windows Windows Windows Windows Alfresco
Explorer/ Explorer/ Explorer/ Explorer/ Server
ALfresco WEB UI ALfresco WEB UI ALfresco WEB UI ALfresco WEB UI
End­users access data on file server through Network Mount points * using one alfresco instance
(CIFS)
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5. File De-duplication (beta)
mid 2010
๏ Eliminates duplicate files to save
space on archive storage media
๏ Identical files are archived only
once. Redundant files become a
pointer to the original file
๏
LessFS
A hash key is created when file is OpenSource Data
archived and compared with the De-Duplication
hash keys of files in the archive
๏ Files are de-duplicated and
compressed
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6. XYZ Company Digital Archive Flow Process
Contoh Shortcut File utk Backup Server &
list arsip dg metode HSM Tanberg Tape
Backup
Custom UI for
File Server Searching and Restoring
(Red Hat) File both on Alfresco/FileServer
Content data
And Tape backup/bacula index
Bacula Agen
Bacula Agent
Alfresco
metadata
LAN
Bacula Index
Meta-data
Backup
Client Client Client Server
Client (Red Hat)
Bacula Server
Digital Archive
Automatic & Manual Archiving App (Custom
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Webacula)

7. Retrieval: archived data search
By browsing and selection
through Windows Explorer
(using Alfresco Web UI)
[Process or User –triggered Archiving]
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8. Meta Data (used for searching / retrieval)
๏ We will develop custom modules for data retrieval, for content
reside on file server or
for data which already been archived to tape
๏ Search based on meta­data
๏ Search criteria:
๏ File name
๏ File size Custom Webacula with
Alfresco Integrarion
๏ File type
๏ Archive date
๏ Creation date
๏ Content / Text
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9. Self Service – End User File Restoration
๏ Via Custom webacula UI
๏ Find or search the file
๏ Select version
๏ Restore
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10. Q&A
Thanks! ^_^
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