IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager
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Data Sheet IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager Reduce the risk of data loss with integrated snapshot management Highlights Protect data with an easy-to-install, quick-to-deploy storage snapshot solution Improve application availability and service levels with high-performance, near-instant restore capabilities that help reduce downtime Simplify database cloning to support uses outside of backup and recovery Use as a standalone solution or integrate easily with IBM® Tivoli® Storage Manager, IBM Metro Mirror and IBM Global Mirror Support a wide range of applications, operating systems and storage devices Today, more business applications are operational 24 hours a day, which means there is no tolerance for downtime or data loss. Traditional, daily backups can no longer meet the data protection requirements for these mission-critical systems. Organizations can’t afford to lose data created between daily backups. Restores must be accomplished in minutes, not hours. Data volume snapshot technologies, such as IBM FlashCopy®, have become popular because they enable more frequent backups and provide near-instant restore capabilities. As snapshot usage increases, the new challenge is managing snapshots so that restores can be performed without complexity. Snapshots need to be organized to enable straightforward recovery under a range of scenarios. Many storage systems are now equipped with volume snapshot tools; however, these hardware-based snapshot technologies provide only “crash-consistent” copies of data. Many business-critical applications, including those that rely on relational databases, need an additional snapshot process to help ensure that all parts of a data transaction are f lushed from memory and committed to disk prior to the snapshot. This can also help create a usable, consistent copy of the data. IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager delivers high levels of protection for key applications and databases using integrated application-aware snapshot backup and restore capabilities. Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager is designed to easily integrate with numerous software and storage system snapshot technologies to help create a high-performance, low-impact solution for advanced data protection.

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Data Sheet Integration with VMware environments Advanced data protection and recovery capabilities Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager also meets the needs for advanced data protection and recovery in VMware vSphere 5 virtualized server environments. This integration enables organizations to: To help simplify snapshot backup and restore processes, Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager delivers advanced visualization and automation capabilities. The solution can: ●● ● Facilitate more frequent backups, which can reduce the time spent recovering data with transaction logs, increase the flexibility of...

Data Sheet Integration with storage system snapshot Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager supports storage environ- ments that include: • Any storage system that provides VSS, whether from a VSS system provider or a VSS hardware provider (Windows only) • Any storage system that works with the device adapter appli- cation programming interfaces (APIs) for Linux and UNIX, including EMC Symmetrix (VMAX and DMX) storage systems via the Rocket Device Adapter Pack for IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager • Any storage system volumes that are managed by IBM System Storage® SAN Volume Controller (SVC)...

Data Sheet Optional integration with Metro Mirror and Global Mirror Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager enables remote-site snapshot management through optional integration with Metro Mirror and Global Mirror. This way, organizations can move snapshots off-site for enhanced data protection, enabling IT staff to: ●● ● Off load workloads from production storage devices Consolidate multiple backups of single- or multiple-source sites to the disaster-recovery site Use snapshot backups for restores at the disaster-recovery site Back up snapshots to Tivoli Storage Manager using resources at the...

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