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Dell TimeFinder software delivers point-in-time copies of volumes that can be used for backups, decision support, data warehouse refreshes, or any other process that requires parallel access to production data.
TimeFinder SnapVX is highly scalable, highly efficient, and easy to use.
SnapVX provides low impact snapshots and clones for data volumes. SnapVX supports up to 1024 automated snapshots per source volume, which are tracked as versions with less overhead and simple relationship tracking. Users can assign names to their snapshots and have the option of setting automatic expiration dates on each snapshot.
SnapVX provides the ability to manage consistent point-in-time copies for storage groups with a single operation. Up to 1024 target volumes can be linked per source volume, providing read/write access as pointer-based or full copies.
Users can also create secure snapshots that prevent a snapshot from being terminated until a specified retention time has been reached.
The following Dell products are integrated with SnapVX: