Firestreamer-RM

Firestreamer-RM (former Firestreamer-DVD) is a server grade backup solution for Microsoft Windows systems. Firestreamer-RM allows you to use the Microsoft Backup Utility (NTBackup) and Microsoft SQL Server Backup (SQLBackup) to back up your data directly to a wide range of backup media, such as DVD, HDD, Iomega REV, flash memory and so on. Firestreamer-RM supports data compression and encryption, media and drive spanning, Windows Automated System Recovery, remote media drives and more.

Firestreamer-RM is for you if:
You use NTBackup or SQLBackup with tapes, but are considering other storage media.
You use NTBackup or SQLBackup with non-tape media, but would like faster backups with data compression and encryption.
You are looking for low cost feature packed backup software for your Windows server, desktop PC or laptop.

Firestreamer-RM is software that makes your storage media drives appear as a regular tape drive to other applications running on your computer. This allows you to use existing tape oriented backup software, such as the powerful Microsoft Backup Utility, to back up your data to a wide range of storage media, including DVD, HDD, Iomega REV, flash memory and so on.

Why Firestreamer-RM?

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Firestreamer-RM has the following advantages:

Native backup of Windows file systems and components with the Microsoft Backup Utility (NTBackup). All the features of NTBackup are supported, including the volume shadow copy technology.

Native backup of live Microsoft SQL Server databases with SQLBackup.

Support for Microsoft Small Business Server (SBS) Backup.

Support for 64-bit Microsoft Windows, both x64 and IA-64 editions.

Support for Microsoft Removable Storage.

Full integration with Windows Automated System Recovery (ASR), also known as bare metal restore.

Built-in strong data encryption.

Built-in compression to store more data on the same media.

Media spanning to spread large backups across multiple pieces of media with a single media drive.

Drive spanning to spread large backups across multiple media writers to eliminate frequent manual media changes.

Support for remote media drives via iSCSI.

Fast direct writing to the backup media with no intermediate files.

Huge advantages over packet writing (DLA) software.

No more hassle with the drive letters. You can even use media drives with no drive letters assigned.

Painless transition from tape backup to other media.

Costs a fraction of the price of competing software.

Supported software

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Firestreamer-RM supports the following software:

Microsoft Backup Utility (NTBackup).

Microsoft Small Business Server (SBS) Backup Wizard.

Microsoft SQL Server (SQLBackup) 6.5, 7.0 and 2000.

Microsoft Removable Storage.

Windows Automated System Recovery (ASR).

Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4.

Microsoft Windows XP x64 Edition (AMD64, Intel EM64T).

Microsoft Windows Server 2003.

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (AMD64, Intel EM64T).

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 IA-64 Edition (Intel Itanium).

Microsoft Small Business Server (SBS) 2000.

Microsoft Small Business Server (SBS) 2003.

Supported drives

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Firestreamer-RM supports most of the media drives, including:

Internal and external drives.

IDE/ATAPI/SATA.

SCSI and iSCSI.

USB.

IEEE-1394/FireWire.

Any other media drives recognized by Windows as DVD or removable disk drives.

Supported media

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Firestreamer-RM supports the following media types:

DVD-RAM.

DVD+R.

DVD+RW.

DVD+R DL (Double Layer).

Iomega REV.

HDD (hard disk drive).

Flash memory (pen drives, CompactFlash?, SecureDigital etc).

Any other media recognized by Windows as DVD or removable disk media.

DVD-R/RW media is not supported.