XFM for FileMaker

The XFM appliance has three key components: server, disk subsystem, and backup software.

• Server. The XFM comes standard with a dual-core Intel Xeon CPU (upgradeable to 8 cores) and four GBs of RAM, to support the highest possible FileMaker performance.

• Disk Subsystem. The XFM uses one of the world's fastest disk subystems. Originally designed for financial services, large government labs, and the world's fastest supercomputer applications, Econnectix has adapted this technology to accelerate FileMaker backups.

• Backups and Restores. At its heart, the XFM provides a professional, turn-key backup system. Using the XFM, customers do nothing to receive professionally backed up FileMaker databases, every 15 minutes for 2 hours, every hour for a day, and every day for a week. Alternatively, customers may create a custom retention schedule.

  The XFM will back up in a second and restore with a click.

What would you do differently if you could backup in a few seconds and restore with one click? With an XFM, a few seconds ensures the safety and recoverability of your FileMaker data.

Key feaures of the XFM include:

• 1.8 Million RPM Performance. The world's fastest SCSI drives operate at 15,000 RPMs, 100 MB/sec throughput, and millisecond response time. XFM backs up at the equivalent of 1.8 million RPMs and microsecond response time.
• Backup Speed. The XFM will backup any size database in about 1 second. The XFM will allow you to grow database size without ever worrying about backup performance again.
• One Touch Restore. Click a button and restore a backup. Restore a backup in less than a minute. If you don't like that backup, try another. With the default schedule, you'll have 39 full backups to select from.
• Turn-Key Installation. Install the XFM onto your network, plug-in the accompanying UPS, copy your database files into the FileMaker directory, and that's it.
• Professional Backups. No longer will you need to worry about data integrity, how or when to make backups, whether they're done consistently, when to remove them, or how to restore them. XFM fully automates all backup procedures by default. You don't even have to turn-on backups. Of course, you can customize XFM extensively should you wish.
• Retention Schedule. By default the XFM backs up your data every 15 minutes for 2 hours, every hour for a day, every day for a week, maintaining a rotational schedule of 39 full copies of your data during the normal course of a week. If you prefer, you can change the defaults to create a custom retention schedule. Of course, you can protect any specific backup that you wish, eliminating it from automatic rotational removal.
• Data Integrity. No longer will you need to worry about data integrity. Even before backups, the XFM automatically synchronizes memory data to a RAID-10 disk array. If there is a problem with a disk in the RAID-10 array, just replace the failed disk and the XFM automatically resynchronizes the data. The management console will identify which disk failed, and point you to what needs to be replaced. It's easy. Meanwhile, the default retention schedule will have 39 complete backups. Combined with XFM's remote, off-site, storage capability, it becomes very, very difficult to lose data. Just remember--these features are fully automated and completely turn-key.
• Fast FileMaker Server. Each XFM comes "standard" with a dual-core Intel Xeon CPU (upgradeable to 8 cores), to maximize FileMaker performance.
• Automated Remote Backups. You might wish to save more than 1 week's data, or save a snapshot of data once a month for historical purposes, or mirror a portion of your backups off-site for disaster recovery. With XFM remote backups are a snap. Please contact your reseller for details.
• Automated Remote Health Monitoring. The XFM self-heals for most problems that can occur, eliminating problems before they ever are noticed. Additionally, XFM constantly monitors storage health, and can report status via SNMP, Syslog, or HTTP down to the second. Please contact your reseller for details.
• Uninteruptible Power Supply (UPS). The XFM comes standard with a UPS to protect against downtime. You'll never be bothered by another utility company power spike. If a power outage does occur, the XFM will stay up as long as possible, gracefully shutting-down only if or when necessary to protect the data. When you bring the XFM back online after an outage, your data will be right where it should be, safe and secure.

CPU

Dual-core 2.3GHz Intel Xeon (upgradeable to 2 CPUs and 8 cores)

Database Capacity

8-24GB (size of user database files)

Backup Speed

~1 second for any size database

One Touch Restore

One click, ~1 minute restore

Connectivity

10/100/1000 ethernet twisted pair

Hot Swappable

Disk drives, power supplies

FileMaker Version

Server 10 (user-supplied license)

Operating System

Windows 2008, Web Edition (manufacturer-supplied license)

Management

Web browser GUI, Windows CIFS, HTTP for remote service; SNMP and Syslog

Retention Schedule

Default:	every 15 minutes for 2 hours, every hour for a day, every day for a week (39 total backups)
Custom:	user programmable

Uninterruptible Power Supply

Comes standard. XFM tightly integrates with UPS to keep FileMaker up when possible, and to shut FileMaker down gracefully when necessary. Provides maximal FileMaker uptime with policy to protect data integrity. FileMaker will run smoothly through any power interruption. No data loss.

Secure FTP

Securely push backups across the machine room or across the network. Use integrated scheduler to create a remote, off-site backup policy.

Remote Backups

Remote sites available for off-site backup procedures. Please consult reseller for more details.

Health Monitoring

Automated remote notification if a system problem occurs. Please consult reseller for more details.

Power

250 Watts. USA UL listed, FCC; Canada CUL listed; Germany TUV Certified; EN 60950/IEC 60950-Compliant; CB Report; CCC Certification.

Warranty

90 day manufacturer's warranty. Depot replacement available for on-site delivery: (a) same day, (b) next day, (c) second day. Please consult reseller for details.

XFM customers save money and increase staff efficiency.

• AWAC: A $400k Bonus (PDF).

  "Our FileMaker backups used to present significant challenges. Since installing the Econnectix XFM, we have professional backup coverage with zero impact to our users." — Jerry Sims, Software Developer, AWAC

• Tekserve: Instant Backups, even on Mac OS (PDF).

  "Econnectix enabled us to create an enterprise solution using FileMaker and Mac OS X." — Aaron Freimark, IT Director, Tekserve

• Univ. of Auckland: 8,200 Miles Away, "Better than Local" (PDF).

  "The XFM server liberated our users and has proven to be both reliable and fast. These days we choose when to take `coffee cup' breaks and we will never look back." — Katy Butterworth, Faculty Database Administrator, Faculty of Education, New Zealand