Open File Manager is enterprise-class software that enables your backup application to also back up open and in-use files, ensuring business continuity and protection of mission-critical data. It is a reliable, easy-to-use, disk-level open file solution that is cost-effective and scalable from workstations to servers. And Open File Manager consistently captures open and in-use files and relational applications, even if they are changing during the backup – all without locking users out of applications or forcing them to log off the network.

In addition, Open File Manager supports coherent backup of corporate data while it remains in use and serves system administrators in their most critical mission – assuring secure, efficient, round-the-clock operation of their corporate infrastructure. With Open File Manager working alongside a company’s backup software, popular databases, applications and servers like Oracle SQL Server, Exchange Server and Lotus Notes can be in use and running while backup occurs. Because backups can be run at any time without the risk of skipped or corrupt files, the need for a specific “backup window” has now been “closed.”

Open File Manager seamlessly works with leading backup software, including Computer Associates BrightStor ARCserve, VERITAS Backup Exec and NetBackup, IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, Hewlett-Packard Data Protector, EMC/LEGATO NetWorker and many more.

Open File Manager supports data protection in high availability environments, enabling
your backup software to back up open and in-use files without taking users offline or interrupting systems use.

Open File Manager provides enhanced clustering capabilities for data protection in high
availability environments. It automatically detects volume mounts and dismounts. If failover occurs during a backup, Open File Manager will automatically un-synchronize and then re-synchronize, allowing the new volume to join the current backup, ensuring the highest standard for data protection.

Open File Manager enhances storage management frameworks such as Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS). Open File Manager has components that integrate with VSS to ensure that legacy and non-VSS compliant business applications are captured correctly.

Open File Manager has three license levels — Enterprise Server, Server, and Workstation — based on the operating system of the targeted machine.