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 The
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Storage Area
Networks extension allows SAN-connected
Storage Manager servers and Storage Manager
client computers to make maximum use of
their direct network connection to storage.
This software extension allows both servers
and client computers to make the bulk of
their backup/restore and archive/retrieve
data transfers over the SAN instead of the
LAN, either directly to tape or to the Storage
Manager disk storage pool.
This ability
greatly reduces the impact of data protection
on the LAN while also reducing CPU utilization
on both client and server. For computers
running Windows®, some SAN configurations
will allow specific SAN-devices to perform
data movements directly to and from some
tape devices, further reducing client and
server CPU utilizations. Should a tape library
be connected directly to a SAN, this software
extension also allows multiple IBM Tivoli
Storage Manager servers to share the library
over this high-bandwidth data connection.
Core Functions:
- LAN-Free
backup/restore
- SAN-connected
tape library
- Server-Free
backup/restores in Windows-only environment
| Features |
Advantages |
Benefits |
| LAN-free
backup/restore |
Removes
data transfer from the LAN |
Provides
high-performance backup/restore.
Minimizes network traffic, improving
application and transaction
response times of the TSM server |
| Library
Sharing |
Improve
asset utilization |
Multiple
servers can share a tape library
and drives on a Storage Area Network
|
| Server-free
backup/restores |
|
Minimizes
LAN network traffic, and CPU impact
on Storage Manager servers and
clients |
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