Unmatched data recovery across all storage systems.

A SAN system offers prime performance, ultimate reliability, and straightforward management. Failure of these systems is very rare and data loss is often caused by user error or an alternative data management function.

The recovery of SAN systems most often requires emergency services, and Ontrack is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to help recover this crucial data.

As soon as you call, help begins.

We offer 24/7 professional SAN data recovery service. Data loss can happen any time and we know your storage systems are working around the clock. Our experienced data recovery engineers are working day and night to ensure your data is recovered.

During your free consultation our data recovery expert will:

Confirm your hardware, configuration, operating system and virtualization software
Assess the data loss situation and ongoing risks
Provide tips to prevent further data loss
Assess the possibility of a Remote Data Recovery
Advise on preparations to send in for an In Lab Data Recovery

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Recoverable DAS, SAN, NAS and SDS Manufacturers.

Apple^®	EqualLogic^®	Linksys^®	QNAP^®	Buffalo^™
Hitachi Data Systems	LSI^™	StorNext^®	Cisco^™	Hewlett^® Packard
NetApp^™	StorTrends^®	Compellent Technologies	I-O Data	NetGear^®
Synology^®	DataCore^™ Software	IBM^®	Nexsan^™	Thecus^®
Dell^™	Dell EMC	Infortrend®	ONStor™	Western Digital®
D-Link®	Iomega®	Oracle®	X-IO™ Technologies	Drobo™
Pillar® Data Systems	LaCie	Intel	Lenovo

Common types of storage system failures.

Overwritten storage configuration • Power surge • Failed RAID rebuild • Failed hard disk drive(s)
Deleted snapshots • Metadata corruption • Snapshot management errors • Data management errors

Consult with an expert to help overcome data loss from one or more of these events.

Hardware Failures

Failed Drives
Failed Controllers
Power issues

Software Failures

Failed RAID Rebuilds
Metadata Corruption

User Error

Deleted Data/Snapshots
Overwritten Volumes
Deleted Volumes
Data Management Errors

Data recovery through partnerships

Collaborative partnerships with manufacturers of DAS, SAN, NAS, SDS, and Server systems ensure you receive the best data recovery solutions.

Ontrack partners with OEMs to produce the best results for our customers by increasing the speed, accuracy and success of data recovery. We offer the fastest and most secure data recovery through our Remote Data Recovery (RDR) service. Recover and restore lost data from inaccessible file shares, volumes, or LUNs and more via a secure internet connection.

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Enterprise SAN, NAS and Server Case Studies

Complex VSAN Data Recovered

Jul 7, 2021

The Situation

The VSAN system consisted of three nodes, each with one solid state drive (SSD) and seven hard drives (HDD). The initial drive failure was an SSD on the one of the nodes. The second drive failure was an SSD on a separate node. The 24 drives

appear in the VSAN as individual VMFS data stores. Each Virtual Machine (and snapshot) in this case was comprised of a file level RAID made up of six individual files.

The Solution

The system integrator sent all 24 drives to the Ontrack lab in Singapore via priority shipping. Once received, the drives were imaged and the Ontrack engineers began reassembling the data. The affected Virtual Machine was found to contain three individual virtual disks with between one and four active snapshots each. The virtual disk and snapshot VMDKs were found to be comprised of a mix of file level RAID1s and RAID10s in the VSAN system. Several of the RAID10 VMDKs were found to be degraded. Using proprietary recovery tools, engineers at Ontrack were able to map the VSAN files and rebuild the file level RAIDs, excluding degraded files where appropriate. Once the snapshots were merged, Ontrack was able to recover all of the data for the three crucial Virtual Disks which included four individual Microsoft Exchange Databases.

The Resolution

The customer was relieved to receive all of their critical corporate email data back within days of initial contact with Ontrack. Overall, 12TB of data was processed at the VMFS level data in order to locate, reassemble and recover the critical 256GB of Exchange data on the NTFS level. This was a complex recovery due to all of the different layers involved. Fortunately Ontrack

is ahead of the curve and developed custom tools to work within the VSAN environment back in 2014.

The SAN data recovery process.

From initial consultation to ongoing support, more businesses and consumers choose Ontrack Data Recovery solutions and software to handle data loss situation – from simple to the most complex and catastrophic.

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