Innovation Data Processing is pleased to announce substantial updates to the FDR/UPSTREAM and UPSTREAM/SOS product lines.

FDR/Upstream MVS version 3.1.0 is now available and features a new variable length overflow format. When the FDR/UPSTREAM proprietary format is used for one or more of the UPSTREAM repository files (Catalog, File-Info and/or File-Data) instead of native VSAM, V3.1.0 supports a new variable-length overflow format which will more efficiently manage space in those files.

The latest FDR/Upstream client release 3.01H is now available and features:

FDR/UPSTREAM can now operate as a client in the UNIX Systems Services space (formally OpenEdition/MVS) on MVS. Similar to the other UNIX client versions of FDR/UPSTREAM, it supports the following UNIX Systems Services features:

• External Links
• Symbolic Links
• Auditing flags
• HFS Extended Attributes
• Unix owners and permissions
• Case sensitivity

This is a completely new facility of FDR/UPSTREAM. A separate program, written as a Java application, provides a Windows Explorer-like interface for the selection and monitoring of restores for users. This facility greatly reduces training for user specified restores and allows a GUI restore facility in environments where none existed previously including UNIX systems and the Java console on NetWare file servers.

Novell Certified NLM

FDR/Upstream is now available as NLM (NetWare Loadable Module) which allows it to be run on the Novell server that it is backing up providing much better backup performance and reduced network overhead. FDR/UPSTREAM is also Novell certified for NetWare V5.

Database Highlights

SAP R/3 backup agent. FDR/UPSTREAM now supplies a SAP certified agent for backing up Oracle based SAP R/3 databases. Systems supported include Windows NT, AIX, Solaris and HPUX.

Windows NT highlights

• Physical Disk support with single floppy Disaster Recovery
• Online Support for SQL Server
• Online Support for Microsoft Exchange