Hierarchical Storage Manager (HSM) as a Disaster Recovery Solution

Optical Image Technology, Inc.’s (OIT) Hierarchical Storage Manager (HSM) module addresses disaster recovery issues as it manages your company’s document and information repository. HSM automatically backs up and organizes all of your vital business information without human intervention after its initial set-up. Backups can be configured to various storage media simultaneously, even in different locations.

DocFinity® HSM intelligently processes requests to store, retrieve, and/or move information from multiple storage devices, providing unparalleled efficiency even in mixed medium environments, such as word documents, emails, faxes, electronic forms, digital pictures, and wav files, to name a few. Outdated records can be moved to slower, less expensive storage media. You can specify when to move specific files, when to purge files, and how many files to move at any one time. HSM protects companies against unwanted or unforeseen physical destruction of their data. Its records management abilities ensure that current information that is integral to your business process can be configured to be quickly recovered in a disaster situation. But disaster recovery is just one component of HSM’s extensive capabilities.

HSM also organizes your storage reservoir, providing the tools to configure automatic retention schedules, move and purge requirements, data migration, and various other forms of records management. HSM software moves, backs up, and deletes files based on age, category, or any other criteria that you specify. When a drive is full, HSM can automatically move to a backup drive. HSM can even be configured to purge database records. The options for backing up and automating files are limitless, and the potential for human error is removed after the initial set-up. Disaster recovery can be ensured with HSM, as it provides a contingency plan in the case of unexpected data loss events.  HSM should be a vital component to your disaster recovery plan — whether it involves preparation for acts of terror, acts of nature, or Acts of Congress.

For more information on disaster recovery, please read The Value of Effective Disaster Recovery Planning in our reference section. For additional information regarding DocFinity HSM as a Disaster Recovery Solution, please contact us.

For information about Optical Image Technology’s document management solutions, please visit the desired product pages on our website, such as DocFinity COLD-ERM, DocFinity Workflow, DocFinity Electronic Signature Server, DocFinity Barcode Server, the imaging and Web services in the DocFinity Core, and other products.