Overview

The Spectra StorCycle solution provides an easy and affordable means to move inactive data onto lower cost storage, saving not only cost per terabyte, but also management expenses of backup, auditing, and maintenance. The StorCycle solution provides a framework to identify inactive data and move it to a lower-cost perpetual storage tier, ensuring the data is stored safely while making it easily accessible.

The StorCycle solution is built around four main pillars of functionality:

§	Identify — Scan primary storage and identify inactive files

§	Migrate and Store — Move inactive files to lower-cost storage, called the “Perpetual Storage Tier”

§	Long-Term Management — Ensure files remain safe on the Perpetual Storage Tier for long term or forever

§	Retrieve — Allow users to easily access and retrieve migrated files

Figure 1 shows the StorCycle solution system component diagram.

Figure 1 The StorCycle component diagram.

The major physical components of a StorCycle workflow include:

§	The organization’s existing primary source storage

§	The StorCycle server(s)

§	Secondary storage target(s)

§	An IT Administrator

§	A Storage User

The StorCycle server connects to the primary source storage using a CIFS or NFS interface, and to the secondary storage using a CIFS, NFS, S3, or Spectra S3 interface. Administrators and users access the StorCycle interface using a web browser. No additional drivers or user software installations are required.

The StorCycle solution runs on Windows® servers and supports CIFS/SMB networked storage or runs on Linux® servers and supports NFS-protocol storage.

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