LAN-free data transfer

Data Protection for Oracle supports backup and restore operations in a LAN-free environment. This environment shifts the movement of data from the communications network to a storage area network (SAN). Data moves over the SAN to a SAN-attached storage device by the IBM® Storage Protect Storage Agent. Running Data Protection for Oracle in a LAN-free environment avoids constraints of the network. The load on the IBM Storage Protect server is decreased, allowing the server to support a greater number of simultaneous connections.

Data Protection for Oracle can be installed on a client with the Storage Agent (STA). The agents can be installed on a non-STA client. The backup data is sent over the LAN (TCP/IP) to the STA client. The STA client sends the data over the SAN LAN-free, directly to tape or disk.