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Article: 100050012
Last Published: 2023-04-12
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Product(s): Veritas Alta SaaS Protection
Description
In 'File' connectors within the Veritas Alta SaaS Protection Connector Service (HCS), you have the option of creating stubs through a stubbing policy, and one of the stubbing methods is 'HTML stubs.' This article discusses the '
HTML' stub option.
What are HTML Stubs?
HTML stubs replace the original file in your existing legacy storage. Upon clicking an HTML stub, users see the HTML loaded as a page in their browser which offers them the options to click a link that will retrieve the item instantly, or to view it in the Veritas Alta SaaS Protection User Portal.
Here's what the stub looks like when the user clicks it and the HTML content loads in their default browser:
NOTE: If you'd like your stubs to look different (e.g. have your company's logo, etc.), contact your Veritas representative for assistance.
Pros and Cons of HTML Stubs
HTML stubs are universal, meaning they just work out of the box with any target storage: Windows, CIFS, NFS. You do not have to deploy additional software for them to work.
The disadvantage to the HTML stubbing method is that it is not transparent to users or applications. Users see the file extension appended with '.stub', and because it is an HTML file type the file icon changes. Furthermore, applications or process are not able to open the original item; they are not transparently redirected.
The disadvantage to the HTML stubbing method is that it is not transparent to users or applications. Users see the file extension appended with '.stub', and because it is an HTML file type the file icon changes. Furthermore, applications or process are not able to open the original item; they are not transparently redirected.
Why Stub?
Stubbing is a great way to reduce storage consumption on primary storage while still providing users with the ability to retrieve files where they expect to find them. For instance, instead of a 700MB MP4 file, the user clicks a stub file (which is around 3KB) and can instantly and securely access the content from the cloud archive.
Best Practice Approaches to HTML Stubbing
Your Veritas Alta SaaS Protection cloud archive is ideal for a variety of unstructured data workloads, and any file type can be stubbed.
However, it is generally NOT a good idea to stub data that is active. Some applications expect low latency access to files. Because Veritas Alta SaaS Protection is in the cloud, retrieval is going to be a touch slower than if it were local or on your network. Thus, it is generally a good idea to use LastAccessedDate in your stubbing policy. For instance, don't stub items until their last accessed time is older than 30 days. Typically, if something hasn't been accessed in 30 days, it's a reliable indicated that the data is now low-touch, if not completely inactive.
With HTML stubs, since they do not retrieve seamlessly for applications/processes, it is best to use them on user content such as what is found in user file shares and home directories.
You can also use item type in your stubbing policies. This allows you to apply stubbing to select file types, or to exclude certain file types from stubbing.
However, it is generally NOT a good idea to stub data that is active. Some applications expect low latency access to files. Because Veritas Alta SaaS Protection is in the cloud, retrieval is going to be a touch slower than if it were local or on your network. Thus, it is generally a good idea to use LastAccessedDate in your stubbing policy. For instance, don't stub items until their last accessed time is older than 30 days. Typically, if something hasn't been accessed in 30 days, it's a reliable indicated that the data is now low-touch, if not completely inactive.
With HTML stubs, since they do not retrieve seamlessly for applications/processes, it is best to use them on user content such as what is found in user file shares and home directories.
You can also use item type in your stubbing policies. This allows you to apply stubbing to select file types, or to exclude certain file types from stubbing.
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