Open File Backup (Windows OS) with Vembu StoreGrid

During a backup, StoreGrid needs the requisite permission to access the file(s) that are to be backed up. Some (open) files may be in use by other applications at the time of backup. This presents a problem for some backup software. However, StoreGrid works comfortably with open files....

Firstly, StoreGrid supports Volume Shadow Copy (VSS service) ! If you're using an operating system that supports Volume Shadow Copy (eg. Windows XP, Vista and Windows Server 2003), you simply need to enable the VSS option in your backup schedules (from the advanced options screen) There is no extra charge for the Volume Shadow Copy functionality!

If you don't have Volume Shadow Copy, StoreGrid helps you to perform the Open File backups with a help of the Plug-in. The plug-in is pre-configured to allow StoreGrid access to open files, and with it you needn’t worry about files not being backed up because they happened to be in use at the time of backup. Please note that the:

1. plug-in needs to run on the machines backing up their data, NOT on the backup server receiving backup data.

2. you should NOT use the open file plugin to backup databases (like SQL & Exchange) - StoreGrid includes powerful support for SQL Backup & Exchange Backup.

If you're sure you really need the open file plugin, please download a free trial and evaluate its suitability for your requirements. Since the open file plugin operates at the kernel level, we strongly recommend that you download a trial first and see it working in your system(s) before purchasing it.