Transcript Enterprise DisribuTape v10 - Gresham Storage Solutions

Product Overview
What is EDT?
• Thin-Provisioning for Tape (TPT) software for TSM
designed to:
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Make resource configuration and allocation quicker
Decrease administration time
Minimize library and drive down time
Create the appearance of an infinite amount of tape
storage
– Maximize resource utilization to minimize
unnecessary capital spend
What are EDT’s key features?
• HBA Load Balancing
• Data Path Failover
• Library Virtualization
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Tape Containers
Library Consolidation
Library Partitioning
Thin Provisioning
• Access Time Minimization
• Tape Volume Management
– Tape Tracking
– Disaster Recovery Media Management for TSM
– Tape Media Reconciliation for ACSLS
• API Driven
What was added in v10?
• FC / SCSI tape library support
• WWPN / device handle mapping for persistent
binding
• Single license key
• Centralize configuration of the environment
• Library aggregation for FC / SCSI tape libraries
The EDT stack
Application
Enterprise
DistribuTape
(EDT)
Data Mover
EDT API
Policy Driven Tape Resource Allocation
FC / SCSI Tape Library Control
Tape Assets
Robotics
ACSLS Tape Library Control
Tape Media
Tape Drives
How is EDT architected?
TSM
TSM
TSM
EDT
EDT
EDT
Agent
LMS
Agent
ACSLS
Agent
FC
ACSLS
ACSLS
FC
ACSLS Library
Drive
Drive
Drive
Licensing / Configuration Communications
Data Paths
Library Communications / Resource Allocation Paths
FC Library
Drive
Drive
Drive
FC
Why is EDT needed?
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TSM is focused on data management not device management
Survey conducted in 2010 showed:
– ~60% of respondents felt TSM did not provide all desired library management functionality
– ~66% of respondents felt that tape library configuration in TSM was difficult
– ~66% of respondents felt that tape library management in TSM was difficult
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EDT delivers connectivity optimization that improves backup performance,
decreases downtime and enhances data protection
EDT addresses shortfalls in library management in TSM that make TSM harder to
use
EDT enables organizations to better control CAPEX and OPEX within their tape
environment and take full advantage of tape by making smarter use of tape assets,
while reducing their total cost of tape ownership
Gresham’s customer-centric development programs give customers a way of
obtaining library management functionality that would not be otherwise made
available
Who benefits from using EDT?
• Organization that are struggling with the following
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Backup performance
Tape device availability / HA
Tape capacity planning and management
Concerns over library and drive utilization
Limited budgets to invest in backup / archive and disaster
recovery solutions
– Limited administrative staff
– Management of DR volumes moving in and out of the
library
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